diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.cpp b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.cpp
index 88c383556b..7adedf7c10 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
     // connections
     ui.outerColor->setEnabled( false );
-    connect( ui.useOuterColor, SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ), ui.outerColor, SLOT( setEnabled( bool ) ) );
+    connect( ui.useOuterColor, SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ), SLOT( enableOuterColor() ) );
+    connect( this, SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ), SLOT( enableOuterColor() ) );
 
     connect( ui.shadowSize, SIGNAL( valueChanged( int ) ), SIGNAL( changed() ) );
     connect( ui.verticalOffset, SIGNAL( valueChanged( int ) ), SIGNAL( changed() ) );
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.h b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.h
index 3912e4402d..f50ae860c1 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.h
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.h
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ namespace Oxygen
     //! emmitted when configuration is changed
     void changed( void );
 
+    protected slots:
+
+    //! update enable state of outer color chooser
+    void enableOuterColor( void )
+    { ui.outerColor->setEnabled( isChecked() && ui.useOuterColor->isChecked() ); }
 
   };