To reproduce: 1.Add a RadGridView with several levels of hierarchy. 2.Apply Office2007Silver theme. When clicking over the "+" sign, it seems to be a refresh problem for the GridIndentCellElement. Please, refer to the attached picture. Workaround: private void radGridView1_ViewCellFormatting(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.CellFormattingEventArgs e) { if (e.CellElement is GridIndentCellElement) { e.CellElement.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(231, 231, 231); e.CellElement.DrawFill = true; e.CellElement.GradientStyle = GradientStyles.Solid; } else { e.CellElement.ResetValue(LightVisualElement.BackColorProperty, ValueResetFlags.Local); e.CellElement.ResetValue(LightVisualElement.DrawFillProperty, ValueResetFlags.Local); e.CellElement.ResetValue(LightVisualElement.GradientStyleProperty, ValueResetFlags.Local); } }