diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h
index 54b28c0ac6..7807a97e2d 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class EffectFilterModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor backgroundActiveColor READ backgroundActiveColor CONSTANT);
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor backgroundNormalColor READ backgroundNormalColor CONSTANT);
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor backgroundAlternateColor READ backgroundAlternateColor CONSTANT);
+    Q_PROPERTY(QColor sectionColor READ sectionColor CONSTANT)
 public:
     EffectFilterModel(QObject *parent = 0);
     const QString &filter() const;
@@ -141,6 +142,12 @@ public:
     QColor backgroundNormalColor() { return KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::View, KSharedConfigPtr(0)).background(KColorScheme::NormalBackground).color(); };
     QColor backgroundAlternateColor() { return KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::View, KSharedConfigPtr(0)).background(KColorScheme::AlternateBackground).color(); };
 
+    QColor sectionColor() const {
+        QColor color = KColorScheme(QPalette::Active).foreground().color();
+        color.setAlphaF(0.6);
+        return color;
+    }
+
     void defaults();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
index e935089de8..f58b41e841 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
@@ -31,14 +31,17 @@ Item {
         id: sectionHeading
         Rectangle {
             width: parent.width
-            height:25
-            color: "white"
+            implicitHeight: sectionText.implicitHeight + 2 * col.spacing
+            color: searchModel.backgroundNormalColor
 
             Text {
+                id: sectionText
+                x: col.spacing
+                y: col.spacing
                 text: section
                 font.bold: true
-                font.pointSize: 16
-                color: "gray"
+                color: searchModel.sectionColor
+                anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
             }
         }
     }