diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp
index 7dd91cace1..6a9d213a0f 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
         // read shadowCache configuration
         changed |= shadowCache().readConfig( config );
+        if( changed )
+        { helper().setBackgroundPixmapOffset( QPoint( shadowCache().shadowSize(), 0 ) ); }
+
+        // background pixmap
+        {
+            KConfigGroup group( config.group("Common") );
+            helper().setBackgroundPixmap( group.readEntry( "BackgroundPixmap", "" ) );
+        }
 
         return changed;