diff --git a/sd/source/ui/inc/unopage.hxx b/sd/source/ui/inc/unopage.hxx
index 5d5a68be5592..350492431ba9 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/inc/unopage.hxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/inc/unopage.hxx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ protected:
     const SvxItemPropertySet*   mpPropSet;
 
     virtual void setBackground( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw(::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, std::exception);
-    virtual void getBackground( ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw();
+    virtual void getBackground( ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw(std::exception);
 
     OUString getBookmarkURL() const;
     void setBookmarkURL( OUString& rURL );
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ private:
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Type > maTypeSequence;
 protected:
     virtual void setBackground( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw( ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, std::exception  ) SAL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void getBackground( ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw() SAL_OVERRIDE;
+    virtual void getBackground( ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw (std::exception) SAL_OVERRIDE;
 
 public:
     SdMasterPage( SdXImpressDocument* pModel, SdPage* pInPage ) throw();
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/unoidl/unopage.cxx b/sd/source/ui/unoidl/unopage.cxx
index 60d72873b5e1..0455f55e6474 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/unoidl/unopage.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/unoidl/unopage.cxx
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ void SdGenericDrawPage::setBackground( const Any& ) throw(lang::IllegalArgumentE
     OSL_FAIL( "Don't call me, I'm useless!" );
 }
 
-void SdGenericDrawPage::getBackground( Any& ) throw()
+void SdGenericDrawPage::getBackground( Any& ) throw(std::exception)
 {
     OSL_FAIL( "Don't call me, I'm useless!" );
 }
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ void SdMasterPage::setBackground( const Any& rValue )
     }
 }
 
-void SdMasterPage::getBackground( Any& rValue ) throw()
+void SdMasterPage::getBackground( Any& rValue ) throw (std::exception)
 {
     if( GetModel() ) try
     {