diff --git a/clients/tabstrip/config/tabstripconfig.cpp b/clients/tabstrip/config/tabstripconfig.cpp
index 4174cba7b9..4ddd8fdf56 100644
--- a/clients/tabstrip/config/tabstripconfig.cpp
+++ b/clients/tabstrip/config/tabstripconfig.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ TabstripConfig::TabstripConfig( KConfig *c, QWidget *parent )
     connect( ui->center, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(changed()) );
     connect( ui->right, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(changed()) );
     connect( ui->showIcon, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(changed()) );
+    connect( ui->outlineColor, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(changed()) );
     load( cg );
     ui->show();
     }
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ void TabstripConfig::load( KConfigGroup &c )
     ui->center->setChecked( align == "Center" );
     ui->right->setChecked( align == "Right" );
     ui->showIcon->setChecked( c.readEntry( "ShowIcon", true ) );
+    ui->outlineColor->setColor( c.readEntry( "OutlineColor", QColor( Qt::white ) ) );
     }
 
 void TabstripConfig::save( KConfigGroup &c )
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ void TabstripConfig::save( KConfigGroup &c )
     else
         c.writeEntry( "TitleAlignment", "Right" );
     c.writeEntry( "ShowIcon", ui->showIcon->isChecked() );
+    c.writeEntry( "OutlineColor", ui->outlineColor->color() );
     config->sync();
     }
 
@@ -88,5 +91,6 @@ void TabstripConfig::defaults()
     ui->center->setChecked( true );
     ui->right->setChecked( false );
     ui->showIcon->setChecked( true );
+    ui->outlineColor->setColor( Qt::white );
     emit changed();
     }
diff --git a/clients/tabstrip/config/tabstripconfig.ui b/clients/tabstrip/config/tabstripconfig.ui
index 1a21e05b3c..8927f9dec9 100644
--- a/clients/tabstrip/config/tabstripconfig.ui
+++ b/clients/tabstrip/config/tabstripconfig.ui
@@ -51,6 +51,26 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="outlineColorLayout">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="outline">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>O&amp;utline Color:</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+       <property name="buddy">
+        <cstring>outlineColor</cstring>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="KColorButton" name="outlineColor"/>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
diff --git a/clients/tabstrip/tabstripdecoration.cpp b/clients/tabstrip/tabstripdecoration.cpp
index ae468728ab..a159a96e4c 100644
--- a/clients/tabstrip/tabstripdecoration.cpp
+++ b/clients/tabstrip/tabstripdecoration.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void TabstripDecoration::paintTab( QPainter &painter, const QRect &geom, ClientG
     // Draw border around the tab
     painter.setPen( Qt::black );
     painter.drawRect( geom.adjusted( 0, 0, -1, -1 ));
-    painter.setPen( Qt::white );
+    painter.setPen( TabstripFactory::outlineColor() );
     painter.drawRect( geom.adjusted( 1, 1, -2, -2 ));
 
     // Background
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void TabstripDecoration::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
     // Draw black/white border around the main window
     painter.setPen( Qt::black );
     painter.drawRect( 0, titlebar.height() - 1, frame.width() - 1, frame.height() - titlebar.height() );
-    painter.setPen( Qt::white );
+    painter.setPen( TabstripFactory::outlineColor() );
     painter.drawRect( 1, titlebar.height(), frame.width() - 3, frame.height() - titlebar.height() - 2 );
 
     QList< ClientGroupItem > tabList = clientGroupItems();
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void TabstripDecoration::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
         painter.setPen( Qt::black );
         painter.drawRect( 0, 0, allTabGeom.left(), allTabGeom.height() - 1 );
         painter.drawRect( allTabGeom.right() - 1, 0, frame.width() - allTabGeom.right(), allTabGeom.height() - 1 );
-        painter.setPen( Qt::white );
+        painter.setPen( TabstripFactory::outlineColor() );
         painter.drawRect( 1, 1, allTabGeom.left() - 2, allTabGeom.height() - 3 );
         painter.drawRect( allTabGeom.right(), 1, frame.width() - allTabGeom.right() - 2, allTabGeom.height() - 3 );
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void TabstripDecoration::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
         // Draw border around the titlebar
         painter.setPen( Qt::black );
         painter.drawRect( titlebar.adjusted( 0, 0, -1, -1 ));
-        painter.setPen( Qt::white );
+        painter.setPen( TabstripFactory::outlineColor() );
         painter.drawRect( titlebar.adjusted( 1, 1, -2, -2 ));
 
         // Background
diff --git a/clients/tabstrip/tabstripfactory.cpp b/clients/tabstrip/tabstripfactory.cpp
index 591a148c04..6b34c01562 100644
--- a/clients/tabstrip/tabstripfactory.cpp
+++ b/clients/tabstrip/tabstripfactory.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extern "C"
 
 Qt::AlignmentFlag TabstripFactory::titlealign = Qt::AlignCenter;
 bool TabstripFactory::show_icon = true;
+QColor TabstripFactory::outline_color = Qt::white;
 
 TabstripFactory::TabstripFactory()
     {
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ bool TabstripFactory::readConfig()
     else if( align == "Right" )
         titlealign = Qt::AlignRight;
     show_icon = cg.readEntry( "ShowIcon", true );
+    outline_color = cg.readEntry( "OutlineColor", QColor( Qt::white ) );
     return ( titlealign != oldalign );
     }
 
diff --git a/clients/tabstrip/tabstripfactory.h b/clients/tabstrip/tabstripfactory.h
index 2b667f039d..0b610c21d3 100644
--- a/clients/tabstrip/tabstripfactory.h
+++ b/clients/tabstrip/tabstripfactory.h
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ class TabstripFactory : public KDecorationFactoryUnstable
         QList< KDecorationDefines::BorderSize > borderSizes() const;
         static Qt::AlignmentFlag titleAlign();
         static bool showIcon();
+        static QColor &outlineColor();
     private:
         bool readConfig();
         bool initialized;
         static Qt::AlignmentFlag titlealign;
         static bool show_icon;
+        static QColor outline_color;
     };
 
 inline Qt::AlignmentFlag TabstripFactory::titleAlign()
@@ -53,5 +55,9 @@ inline bool TabstripFactory::showIcon()
     {
     return show_icon;
     }
+inline QColor &TabstripFactory::outlineColor()
+    {
+    return outline_color;
+    }
 
 #endif