diff --git a/scene.cpp b/scene.cpp
index 939f000f0c..6a3aaeb26a 100644
--- a/scene.cpp
+++ b/scene.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ void Scene::paintWindow(Window* w, int mask, QRegion region, WindowQuadList quad
         EffectWindowImpl *thumb = it.value().data();
         WindowPaintData thumbData(thumb);
         thumbData.setOpacity(data.opacity());
+        thumbData.setBrightness(data.brightness() * item->brightness());
+        thumbData.setSaturation(data.saturation() * item->saturation());
 
         const QRect visualThumbRect(thumb->expandedGeometry());
 
diff --git a/thumbnailitem.cpp b/thumbnailitem.cpp
index 66b665a685..4d10501f18 100644
--- a/thumbnailitem.cpp
+++ b/thumbnailitem.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ ThumbnailItem::ThumbnailItem(QDeclarativeItem* parent)
     , m_clip(true)
     , m_parent(QWeakPointer<EffectWindowImpl>())
     , m_parentWindow(0)
+    , m_brightness(1.0)
+    , m_saturation(1.0)
 {
     setFlags(flags() & ~QGraphicsItem::ItemHasNoContents);
     Q_ASSERT(Compositor::isCreated());
@@ -152,4 +154,24 @@ void ThumbnailItem::repaint(KWin::EffectWindow *w)
     }
 }
 
+void ThumbnailItem::setBrightness(qreal brightness)
+{
+    if (qFuzzyCompare(brightness, m_brightness)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_brightness = brightness;
+    update();
+    emit brightnessChanged();
+}
+
+void ThumbnailItem::setSaturation(qreal saturation)
+{
+    if (qFuzzyCompare(saturation, m_saturation)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_saturation = saturation;
+    update();
+    emit saturationChanged();
+}
+
 } // namespace KWin
diff --git a/thumbnailitem.h b/thumbnailitem.h
index f7dc4fe621..5be10754da 100644
--- a/thumbnailitem.h
+++ b/thumbnailitem.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class ThumbnailItem : public QDeclarativeItem
     Q_PROPERTY(qulonglong wId READ wId WRITE setWId NOTIFY wIdChanged SCRIPTABLE true)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool clip READ isClip WRITE setClip NOTIFY clipChanged SCRIPTABLE true)
     Q_PROPERTY(qulonglong parentWindow READ parentWindow WRITE setParentWindow)
+    Q_PROPERTY(qreal brightness READ brightness WRITE setBrightness NOTIFY brightnessChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(qreal saturation READ saturation WRITE setSaturation NOTIFY saturationChanged)
 public:
     explicit ThumbnailItem(QDeclarativeItem *parent = 0);
     virtual ~ThumbnailItem();
@@ -53,9 +55,18 @@ public:
         return m_parentWindow;
     }
     void setParentWindow(qulonglong parentWindow);
+    qreal brightness() const;
+    qreal saturation() const;
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    void setBrightness(qreal brightness);
+    void setSaturation(qreal saturation);
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void wIdChanged(qulonglong wid);
     void clipChanged(bool clipped);
+    void brightnessChanged();
+    void saturationChanged();
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void init();
     void effectWindowAdded();
@@ -67,8 +78,22 @@ private:
     bool m_clip;
     QWeakPointer<EffectWindowImpl> m_parent;
     qulonglong m_parentWindow;
+    qreal m_brightness;
+    qreal m_saturation;
 };
 
+inline
+qreal ThumbnailItem::brightness() const
+{
+    return m_brightness;
+}
+
+inline
+qreal ThumbnailItem::saturation() const
+{
+    return m_saturation;
+}
+
 } // KWin
 
 #endif // KWIN_THUMBNAILITEM_H