diff --git a/Viewer/data/blank.mp4 b/Viewer/data/blank.mp4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..818fb7cd
Binary files /dev/null and b/Viewer/data/blank.mp4 differ
diff --git a/Viewer/electron.html b/Viewer/electron.html
index 9e3e0593..308020bb 100755
--- a/Viewer/electron.html
+++ b/Viewer/electron.html
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ requirejs('ui')
 </head>
 <body>
 
+<!--
+XXX STUB: this fixes Chrome's tendency to mess up full screen colors unless a 
+	video is present and visible...
+-->
+<video style="display:block; position:absolute; width:1px; height:1px; top:0px; left:0px" tabindex="-1">
+	<source src="data/blank.mp4" type="video/mp4">
+</video>
+
 
 <!-- 
 XXX this lives in css/filters.svg but Chrome refuses to reference 
diff --git a/Viewer/index.html b/Viewer/index.html
index aeb9f538..f6e149c9 100755
--- a/Viewer/index.html
+++ b/Viewer/index.html
@@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ requirejs(['ui'])
 </head>
 <body>
 
+<!--
+XXX STUB: this fixes Chrome's tendency to mess up full screen colors unless a 
+	video is present and visible...
+-->
+<video style="display:block; position:absolute; width:1px; height:1px; top:0px; left:0px" tabindex="-1">
+	<source src="data/blank.mp4" type="video/mp4">
+</video>
+
+
 <!-- 
 XXX this lives in css/filters.svg but Chrome refuses to reference 
 	it's internals from the file: protocol... 
diff --git a/Viewer/package-lock.json b/Viewer/package-lock.json
index 139b2e8b..e86b2035 100755
--- a/Viewer/package-lock.json
+++ b/Viewer/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ImageGrid.Viewer.g4",
-  "version": "4.0.0a",
+  "version": "4.0.0-a",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
