diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp
index 22f10b09a1..47ec4f8923 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
         // read shadowCache configuration
         changed |= shadowCache().readConfig( config );
+        if( changed )
+        { helper().setBackgroundPixmapOffset( QPoint( shadowCache().shadowSize(), 0 ) ); }
 
         return changed;