diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.cpp
index ed08f707f5..d99c62541f 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ namespace Oxygen
     void Button::parentUpdate( void )
     {
 
-        if( _client.compositingActive() && parentWidget() ) parentWidget()->update( geometry().adjusted( -1, -1, 1, 1 ) );
+        if( _client.compositingActive() || _client.isPreview() ) _client.update( geometry().adjusted( -1, -1, 1, 1 ) );
+        else if( parentWidget() ) parentWidget()->update( geometry().adjusted( -1, -1, 1, 1 ) );
         else this->update();
 
     }
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.h b/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.h
index 1302f52a61..a47ba934b3 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.h
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
         private:
 
         //! parent client
-        const Client &_client;
+        Client &_client;
 
         //! helper
         DecoHelper &_helper;