diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigurationui.cpp b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigurationui.cpp
index 09e2c4f5e3..1b30fb0180 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigurationui.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigurationui.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
     ui.blendColor->insertItems(0, QStringList()
       << Configuration::blendColorName( Configuration::NoBlending, true )
       << Configuration::blendColorName( Configuration::RadialBlending, true )
+      << Configuration::blendColorName( Configuration::BlendFromStyle, true )
       );
 
     // draw size grip
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp
index 28c6f4c2b2..2a2cae41e1 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ namespace Oxygen
         // blend color
         ui.blendColorComboBox->insertItems(0, QStringList()
             << Exception::blendColorName( Exception::NoBlending, true )
-            << Exception::blendColorName( Exception::RadialBlending, true ) );
+            << Exception::blendColorName( Exception::RadialBlending, true )
+            << Exception::blendColorName( Exception::BlendFromStyle, true )
+            );
         ui.blendColorComboBox->setEnabled( false );
         checkboxes_.insert( std::make_pair( Exception::BlendColor, ui.blendColorCheckBox ) );
         connect( ui.blendColorCheckBox, SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ), ui.blendColorComboBox, SLOT( setEnabled( bool ) ) );
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
index 33682c2b49..4fee1b7c8e 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
@@ -522,7 +522,11 @@ namespace Oxygen
     void Client::renderWindowBackground( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, const QWidget* widget, const QPalette& palette ) const
     {
 
-        if( configuration().blendColor() == Configuration::NoBlending )
+        if(
+            configuration().blendColor() == Configuration::NoBlending ||
+            ( configuration().blendColor() == Configuration::BlendFromStyle &&
+            !helper().hasBackgroundGradient( windowId() )
+            ) )
         {
 
             painter->fillRect( rect, palette.color( QPalette::Window ) );
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.cpp
index aa9abc3c9d..33759e61b7 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
         titleAlignment_( Qt::AlignHCenter ),
         buttonSize_( ButtonDefault ),
         frameBorder_( BorderTiny ),
-        blendColor_( RadialBlending ),
+        blendColor_( BlendFromStyle ),
         sizeGripMode_( SizeGripWhenNeeded ),
         separatorMode_( SeparatorNever ),
         drawTitleOutline_( false ),
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
         {
             case NoBlending: out = translated ? i18n( "Solid Color" ):"Solid Color"; break;
             case RadialBlending: out = translated ? i18n( "Radial Gradient" ):"Radial Gradient"; break;
+            case BlendFromStyle: out = translated ? i18n( "Follow Style Hint" ):"Follow Style Hint"; break;
             default: return Configuration().blendColorName( translated );
         }
 
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
     {
         if( value == blendColorName( NoBlending, translated ) ) return NoBlending;
         else if( value == blendColorName( RadialBlending, translated ) ) return RadialBlending;
+        else if( value == blendColorName( BlendFromStyle, translated ) ) return BlendFromStyle;
         else return Configuration().blendColor();
     }
 
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.h b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.h
index 76a45b14ba..6db18fb1cc 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.h
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.h
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ namespace Oxygen
         //! blend color enumeration
         enum BlendColorType {
             NoBlending,
-            RadialBlending
+            RadialBlending,
+            BlendFromStyle
         };
 
         //! size grip mode