diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenshadowcache.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenshadowcache.cpp
index 0adcc45094..3a3f10e83b 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenshadowcache.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenshadowcache.cpp
@@ -264,12 +264,12 @@ namespace Oxygen
     // this is all fixedSize. Does not scale with shadow size
     QLinearGradient lg = QLinearGradient(0.0, size-4.5, 0.0, size+4.5);
     lg.setColorAt(0.0, helper().calcLightColor( helper().backgroundTopColor(color) ));
-
-    if(  key.hasBorder || key.isShade ) lg.setColorAt(0.52, helper().backgroundTopColor(color) );
-    else lg.setColorAt(0.52, helper().backgroundBottomColor(color) );
-
     lg.setColorAt(1.0, helper().backgroundBottomColor(color) );
 
+    if( key.isShade ) lg.setColorAt(0.51, helper().backgroundTopColor(color) );
+    else lg.setColorAt(0.51, helper().backgroundBottomColor(color) );
+
+
     // draw ellipse.
     p.setBrush( lg );
     p.drawEllipse( QRectF( size-4, size-4, 8, 8 ) );