diff --git a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/Blocks/PublishedPageBlock.tsx b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/Blocks/PublishedPageBlock.tsx
index ef98c328..dca43492 100644
--- a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/Blocks/PublishedPageBlock.tsx
+++ b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/Blocks/PublishedPageBlock.tsx
@@ -167,9 +167,8 @@ export function PagePreview(props: {
 }) {
   let previewRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   let { rootEntity } = useReplicache();
-  const { theme } = useDocument();
   let pageWidth = `var(--page-width-unitless)`;
-  let cardBorderHidden = !theme?.showPageBackground;
+  let cardBorderHidden = useCardBorderHidden();
   return (
     <div
       ref={previewRef}
diff --git a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/PostPages.tsx b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/PostPages.tsx
index e2eb8d5e..972ef073 100644
--- a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/PostPages.tsx
+++ b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/PostPages.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { LinearDocumentPage } from "./LinearDocumentPage";
 import { CanvasPage } from "./CanvasPage";
 import { ThreadPage as ThreadPageComponent } from "./ThreadPage";
 import { BlueskyQuotesPage } from "./BlueskyQuotesPage";
+import { useCardBorderHidden } from "components/Pages/useCardBorderHidden";
 
 // Page types
 export type DocPage = { type: "doc"; id: string };
@@ -248,10 +249,7 @@ export function PostPages({
   if (!document || !record) return null;
 
   let theme = pubRecord?.theme || record.theme || null;
-  // For publication posts, respect the publication's showPageBackground setting
-  // For standalone documents, default to showing page background
-  let isInPublication = !!pubRecord;
-  let hasPageBackground = isInPublication ? !!theme?.showPageBackground : true;
+  let hasPageBackground = !useCardBorderHidden();
 
   let firstPage = pages[0] as
     | PubLeafletPagesLinearDocument.Main
diff --git a/components/ThemeManager/PublicationThemeProvider.tsx b/components/ThemeManager/PublicationThemeProvider.tsx
index 71bb8173..eb3979aa 100644
--- a/components/ThemeManager/PublicationThemeProvider.tsx
+++ b/components/ThemeManager/PublicationThemeProvider.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,11 @@ export const usePubTheme = (
   } else if (theme && !theme.pageBackground) {
     bgPage = bgLeaflet;
   }
-  let showPageBackground = theme?.showPageBackground;
+  // For standalone documents, default to showing page background
+  // For publications, default to hiding it (borderless)
+  let showPageBackground = isStandalone
+    ? theme?.showPageBackground !== false
+    : !!theme?.showPageBackground;
   let pageWidth = theme?.pageWidth;
 
   let primary = useColor(theme, "primary");