diff --git a/source/blender/editors/screen/area.cc b/source/blender/editors/screen/area.cc
index cd08bbb9c4f..794aada8973 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/screen/area.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/screen/area.cc
@@ -4040,26 +4040,37 @@ void ED_region_cache_draw_background(ARegion *region)
 
 void ED_region_cache_draw_curfra_label(const int framenr, const float x, const float y)
 {
+  using namespace blender;
   const uiStyle *style = UI_style_get();
   int fontid = style->widget.uifont_id;
-  char numstr[32];
-  float font_dims[2] = {0.0f, 0.0f};
 
-  /* frame number */
+  /* Format frame number. */
+  char numstr[32];
   BLF_size(fontid, 11.0f * UI_SCALE_FAC);
   SNPRINTF(numstr, "%d", framenr);
 
-  BLF_width_and_height(fontid, numstr, sizeof(numstr), &font_dims[0], &font_dims[1]);
+  float2 text_dims = {0.0f, 0.0f};
+  BLF_width_and_height(fontid, numstr, sizeof(numstr), &text_dims.x, &text_dims.y);
+  float padding = 3.0f * UI_SCALE_FAC;
 
-  uint pos = GPU_vertformat_attr_add(
-      immVertexFormat(), "pos", GPU_COMP_I32, 2, GPU_FETCH_INT_TO_FLOAT);
-  immBindBuiltinProgram(GPU_SHADER_3D_UNIFORM_COLOR);
-  immUniformThemeColor(TH_CFRAME);
-  immRecti(pos, x, y, x + font_dims[0] + 6.0f, y + font_dims[1] + 4.0f);
-  immUnbindProgram();
+  /* Rounded corner background box. */
+  float4 bg_color;
+  UI_GetThemeColorShade4fv(TH_CFRAME, -5, bg_color);
+  float4 outline_color;
+  UI_GetThemeColorShade4fv(TH_CFRAME, 5, outline_color);
 
-  UI_FontThemeColor(fontid, TH_TEXT);
-  BLF_position(fontid, x + 2.0f, y + 2.0f, 0.0f);
+  rctf rect{};
+  rect.xmin = x - text_dims.x / 2 - padding;
+  rect.xmax = x + text_dims.x / 2 + padding;
+  rect.ymin = y;
+  rect.ymax = y + text_dims.y + padding * 2;
+  UI_draw_roundbox_corner_set(UI_CNR_ALL);
+  UI_draw_roundbox_4fv_ex(
+      &rect, bg_color, nullptr, 1.0f, outline_color, U.pixelsize, 3 * UI_SCALE_FAC);
+
+  /* Text label. */
+  UI_FontThemeColor(fontid, TH_HEADER_TEXT_HI);
+  BLF_position(fontid, x - text_dims.x * 0.5f, y + padding, 0.0f);
   BLF_draw(fontid, numstr, sizeof(numstr));
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_draw.cc
index 72399bac4fe..cf9fe8bd930 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_draw.cc
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ static void draw_movieclip_cache(SpaceClip *sc, ARegion *region, MovieClip *clip
 
   immUnbindProgram();
 
-  ED_region_cache_draw_curfra_label(sc->user.framenr, x, 8.0f * UI_SCALE_FAC);
+  ED_region_cache_draw_curfra_label(
+      sc->user.framenr, x + roundf(framelen / 2), 8.0f * UI_SCALE_FAC);
 
   pos = GPU_vertformat_attr_add(immVertexFormat(), "pos", GPU_COMP_I32, 2, GPU_FETCH_INT_TO_FLOAT);
   immBindBuiltinProgram(GPU_SHADER_3D_UNIFORM_COLOR);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_draw.cc
index 6df6750b3a3..e7a987fa116 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_draw.cc
@@ -543,7 +543,8 @@ void draw_image_cache(const bContext *C, ARegion *region)
   immRecti(pos, x, region_bottom, x + ceilf(framelen), region_bottom + 8 * UI_SCALE_FAC);
   immUnbindProgram();
 
-  ED_region_cache_draw_curfra_label(cfra, x, region_bottom + 8.0f * UI_SCALE_FAC);
+  ED_region_cache_draw_curfra_label(
+      cfra, x + roundf(framelen / 2), region_bottom + 8.0f * UI_SCALE_FAC);
 
   if (mask != nullptr) {
     ED_mask_draw_frames(mask, region, cfra, sfra, efra);