diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigwidget.cpp b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigwidget.cpp
index 34e31358ea..710c286c5a 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         connect( ui.titleAlignment, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui.buttonSize, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui.frameBorder, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
-        connect( ui.blendColor, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
 
         connect( ui.titleOutline, SIGNAL(clicked()), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui.drawSizeGrip, SIGNAL(clicked()), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         if( !_configuration ) return;
         ui.titleAlignment->setCurrentIndex( _configuration->titleAlignment() );
         ui.buttonSize->setCurrentIndex( _configuration->buttonSize() );
-        ui.blendColor->setCurrentIndex( _configuration->blendStyle() );
         ui.frameBorder->setCurrentIndex( _configuration->frameBorder() );
         ui.separatorMode->setCurrentIndex( _configuration->separatorMode() );
         ui.drawSizeGrip->setChecked( _configuration->drawSizeGrip() );
@@ -130,7 +128,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         // apply modifications from ui
         _configuration->setTitleAlignment( ui.titleAlignment->currentIndex() );
         _configuration->setButtonSize( ui.buttonSize->currentIndex() );
-        _configuration->setBlendStyle( ui.blendColor->currentIndex() );
         _configuration->setFrameBorder( ui.frameBorder->currentIndex() );
         _configuration->setSeparatorMode( ui.separatorMode->currentIndex() );
         _configuration->setDrawSizeGrip( ui.drawSizeGrip->isChecked() );
@@ -231,7 +228,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
         if( ui.titleAlignment->currentIndex() != _configuration->titleAlignment() ) modified = true;
         else if( ui.buttonSize->currentIndex() != _configuration->buttonSize() ) modified = true;
-        else if( ui.blendColor->currentIndex() != _configuration->blendStyle() ) modified = true;
         else if( ui.frameBorder->currentIndex() != _configuration->frameBorder() ) modified = true;
         else if( ui.separatorMode->currentIndex() != _configuration->separatorMode() ) modified = true;
         else if( ui.drawSizeGrip->isChecked() != _configuration->drawSizeGrip() ) modified = true;
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp
index 9834b7e3fd..348463956f 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
         // store checkboxes from ui into list
         _checkBoxes.insert( FrameBorder, frameBorderCheckBox );
-        _checkBoxes.insert( BlendColor, blendColorCheckBox );
         _checkBoxes.insert( SizeGripMode, sizeGripCheckBox );
         _checkBoxes.insert( TitleOutline, titleOutlineCheckBox );
         _checkBoxes.insert( DrawSeparator, separatorCheckBox );
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         connect( exceptionType, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( exceptionEditor, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( frameBorderComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
-        connect( blendColorComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( sizeGripComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( titleOutlineComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( separatorComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         exceptionType->setCurrentIndex(_exception->exceptionType() );
         exceptionEditor->setText( _exception->exceptionPattern() );
         frameBorderComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->frameBorder() );
-        blendColorComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->blendStyle() );
         sizeGripComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->drawSizeGrip() );
         separatorComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->separatorMode() );
         titleOutlineComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->drawTitleOutline() );
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         _exception->setExceptionType( exceptionType->currentIndex() );
         _exception->setExceptionPattern( exceptionEditor->text() );
         _exception->setFrameBorder( frameBorderComboBox->currentIndex() );
-        _exception->setBlendStyle( blendColorComboBox->currentIndex() );
         _exception->setDrawSizeGrip( sizeGripComboBox->currentIndex() );
         _exception->setSeparatorMode( separatorComboBox->currentIndex() );
         _exception->setDrawTitleOutline( titleOutlineComboBox->currentIndex() );
@@ -120,7 +116,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         if( _exception->exceptionType() != exceptionType->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->exceptionPattern() != exceptionEditor->text() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->frameBorder() != frameBorderComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
-        else if( _exception->blendStyle() != blendColorComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->drawSizeGrip() != sizeGripComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->separatorMode() != separatorComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->drawTitleOutline() != titleOutlineComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenconfigurationui.ui b/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenconfigurationui.ui
index 309b694653..6007ca7603 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenconfigurationui.ui
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenconfigurationui.ui
@@ -17,16 +17,7 @@
    </sizepolicy>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <property name="leftMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="topMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="rightMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="bottomMargin">
+   <property name="margin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
    <item>
@@ -223,16 +214,7 @@
        <string>Fine Tuning</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-       <property name="leftMargin">
-        <number>4</number>
-       </property>
-       <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>4</number>
-       </property>
-       <property name="rightMargin">
-        <number>4</number>
-       </property>
-       <property name="bottomMargin">
+       <property name="margin">
         <number>4</number>
        </property>
        <item row="6" column="0" colspan="3">
@@ -274,51 +256,6 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="0" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Bac&amp;kground style: </string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="alignment">
-          <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
-         </property>
-         <property name="buddy">
-          <cstring>blendColor</cstring>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="1">
-        <widget class="KComboBox" name="blendColor">
-         <item>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Solid Color</string>
-          </property>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Radial Gradient</string>
-          </property>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Follow Style Hint</string>
-          </property>
-         </item>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="2">
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
        <item row="3" column="0" colspan="3">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="titleOutline">
          <property name="text">
@@ -360,6 +297,19 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item row="1" column="2">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>40</width>
+           <height>20</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_3">
@@ -469,7 +419,6 @@
   <tabstop>buttonSize</tabstop>
   <tabstop>animationsEnabled</tabstop>
   <tabstop>_expertModeButton</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>blendColor</tabstop>
   <tabstop>separatorMode</tabstop>
   <tabstop>titleOutline</tabstop>
   <tabstop>narrowButtonSpacing</tabstop>
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenexceptiondialog.ui b/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenexceptiondialog.ui
index ba071706c9..e69e4eec7d 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenexceptiondialog.ui
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenexceptiondialog.ui
@@ -83,6 +83,45 @@
       <string>Decoration Options</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
+      <item row="3" column="2">
+       <widget class="KComboBox" name="titleOutlineComboBox">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>false</bool>
+        </property>
+        <item>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string comment="outline window title">Disabled</string>
+         </property>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string comment="outline window title">Enabled</string>
+         </property>
+        </item>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="4" column="2">
+       <widget class="KComboBox" name="separatorComboBox">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>false</bool>
+        </property>
+        <item>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Never Draw Separator</string>
+         </property>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Draw Separator When Window is Active</string>
+         </property>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Always Draw Separator</string>
+         </property>
+        </item>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="frameBorderCheckBox">
         <property name="text">
@@ -90,42 +129,35 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="3" column="0">
+      <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="sizeGripCheckBox">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Add handle to resize windows with no border</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0">
+      <item row="3" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="titleOutlineCheckBox">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Outline active window title:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="5" column="0">
+      <item row="4" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="separatorCheckBox">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Separator display:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="blendColorCheckBox">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Background style:</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="7" column="0" colspan="3">
+      <item row="6" column="0" colspan="3">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="hideTitleBar">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Hide window title bar</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="6" column="0" colspan="3">
+      <item row="5" column="0" colspan="3">
        <widget class="QFrame" name="frame">
         <property name="frameShape">
          <enum>QFrame::HLine</enum>
@@ -188,28 +220,6 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="2" column="2">
-       <widget class="KComboBox" name="blendColorComboBox">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>false</bool>
-        </property>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Solid Color</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Radial Gradient</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Follow Style Hint</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="3" column="2">
        <widget class="KComboBox" name="sizeGripComboBox">
         <property name="enabled">
          <bool>false</bool>
@@ -226,45 +236,6 @@
         </item>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="4" column="2">
-       <widget class="KComboBox" name="titleOutlineComboBox">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>false</bool>
-        </property>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string comment="outline window title">Disabled</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string comment="outline window title">Enabled</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="5" column="2">
-       <widget class="KComboBox" name="separatorComboBox">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>false</bool>
-        </property>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Never Draw Separator</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Draw Separator When Window is Active</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Always Draw Separator</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -342,22 +313,6 @@
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>blendColorCheckBox</sender>
-   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
-   <receiver>blendColorComboBox</receiver>
-   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>136</x>
-     <y>188</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>333</x>
-     <y>189</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
   <connection>
    <sender>sizeGripCheckBox</sender>
    <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
index 44833f4515..6efe691897 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
@@ -609,17 +609,9 @@ namespace Oxygen
     {
 
         // window background
-        if(
-            _configuration->blendStyle() == Configuration::BlendNone ||
-            ( _configuration->blendStyle() == Configuration::BlendFromStyle &&
-            !helper().hasBackgroundGradient( windowId() )
-            ) )
+        if( helper().hasBackgroundGradient( windowId() ) )
         {
 
-            painter->fillRect( rect, palette.color( QPalette::Window ) );
-
-        } else {
-
             int offset = layoutMetric( LM_OuterPaddingTop );
 
             // radial gradient positionning
@@ -629,6 +621,10 @@ namespace Oxygen
             const QWidget* window( isPreview() ? this->widget() : widget->window() );
             helper().renderWindowBackground(painter, rect, widget, window, palette, offset, height );
 
+        } else {
+
+            painter->fillRect( rect, palette.color( QPalette::Window ) );
+
         }
 
         // background pixmap
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfigdata.kcfg b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfigdata.kcfg
index 4542ab7350..bd65884d98 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfigdata.kcfg
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfigdata.kcfg
@@ -50,15 +50,6 @@
       <default>BorderTiny</default>
     </entry>
 
-    <entry name="BlendStyle" type = "Enum">
-      <choices>
-          <choice name="BlendNone" />
-          <choice name="BlendRadial" />
-          <choice name="BlendFromStyle" />
-      </choices>
-      <default>BlendFromStyle</default>
-    </entry>
-
     <entry name="DrawSizeGrip" type = "Bool">
       <default>true</default>
     </entry>
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygendecorationdefines.h b/clients/oxygen/oxygendecorationdefines.h
index abdab33152..dd383eb5f7 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygendecorationdefines.h
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygendecorationdefines.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         DrawSeparator = 1<<2,
         TitleOutline = 1<<3,
         FrameBorder = 1<<4,
-        BlendColor = 1<<5,
         SizeGripMode = 1<<6
     };
 
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenexceptionlist.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenexceptionlist.cpp
index 3087e3d9bb..cf54f0a29f 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenexceptionlist.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenexceptionlist.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
             // propagate all features found in mask to the output configuration
             if( exception.mask() & FrameBorder ) configuration->setFrameBorder( exception.frameBorder() );
-            if( exception.mask() & BlendColor ) configuration->setBlendStyle( exception.blendStyle() );
             if( exception.mask() & DrawSeparator ) configuration->setSeparatorMode( exception.separatorMode() );
             if( exception.mask() & TitleOutline ) configuration->setDrawTitleOutline( exception.drawTitleOutline() );
             if( exception.mask() & SizeGripMode ) configuration->setDrawSizeGrip( exception.drawSizeGrip() );