diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigwidget.cpp b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigwidget.cpp
index e36212d55e..7ffc4d9ddf 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ 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()) );
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ 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() );
@@ -127,7 +125,6 @@ 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() );
@@ -228,7 +225,6 @@ 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 1d2b1b6dbf..3a7d3df603 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptiondialog.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
         // store checkboxes from ui into list
         _checkBoxes.insert( FrameBorder, ui.frameBorderCheckBox );
-        _checkBoxes.insert( BlendColor, ui.blendColorCheckBox );
         _checkBoxes.insert( SizeGripMode, ui.sizeGripCheckBox );
         _checkBoxes.insert( TitleOutline, ui.titleOutlineCheckBox );
         _checkBoxes.insert( DrawSeparator, ui.separatorCheckBox );
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         connect( ui.exceptionType, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui.exceptionEditor, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui.frameBorderComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
-        connect( ui.blendColorComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui.sizeGripComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui.titleOutlineComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui.separatorComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         ui.exceptionType->setCurrentIndex(_exception->exceptionType() );
         ui.exceptionEditor->setText( _exception->exceptionPattern() );
         ui.frameBorderComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->frameBorder() );
-        ui.blendColorComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->blendStyle() );
         ui.sizeGripComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->drawSizeGrip() );
         ui.separatorComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->separatorMode() );
         ui.titleOutlineComboBox->setCurrentIndex( _exception->drawTitleOutline() );
@@ -99,7 +96,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         _exception->setExceptionType( ui.exceptionType->currentIndex() );
         _exception->setExceptionPattern( ui.exceptionEditor->text() );
         _exception->setFrameBorder( ui.frameBorderComboBox->currentIndex() );
-        _exception->setBlendStyle( ui.blendColorComboBox->currentIndex() );
         _exception->setDrawSizeGrip( ui.sizeGripComboBox->currentIndex() );
         _exception->setSeparatorMode( ui.separatorComboBox->currentIndex() );
         _exception->setDrawTitleOutline( ui.titleOutlineComboBox->currentIndex() );
@@ -123,7 +119,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         if( _exception->exceptionType() != ui.exceptionType->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->exceptionPattern() != ui.exceptionEditor->text() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->frameBorder() != ui.frameBorderComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
-        else if( _exception->blendStyle() != ui.blendColorComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->drawSizeGrip() != ui.sizeGripComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->separatorMode() != ui.separatorComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
         else if( _exception->drawTitleOutline() != ui.titleOutlineComboBox->currentIndex() ) modified = true;
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenconfigurationui.ui b/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenconfigurationui.ui
index 41c94a119a..293aa72f11 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenconfigurationui.ui
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenconfigurationui.ui
@@ -132,19 +132,6 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="1" column="3">
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-         <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="2" column="0" colspan="2">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
          <property name="text">
@@ -207,6 +194,19 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item row="0" column="3">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+         <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_2">
@@ -217,7 +217,20 @@
        <property name="margin">
         <number>4</number>
        </property>
-       <item row="1" column="1">
+       <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="0" column="1">
         <widget class="KComboBox" name="separatorMode">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
@@ -236,7 +249,7 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="1" column="0">
+       <item row="0" column="0">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Separator display:</string>
@@ -249,80 +262,35 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="0" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Background 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">
+       <item row="2" column="0" colspan="3">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="titleOutline">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Outline active window title</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="8" column="0" colspan="3">
+       <item row="7" column="0" colspan="3">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="narrowButtonSpacing">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Use narrow space between decoration buttons</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="7" column="0" colspan="3">
+       <item row="6" column="0" colspan="3">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="drawSizeGrip">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Add handle to resize windows with no border</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="6" column="0" colspan="3">
+       <item row="5" column="0" colspan="3">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="closeFromMenuButton">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Close windows by double clicking the menu button</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="9" column="0" colspan="3">
+       <item row="8" column="0" colspan="3">
         <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
@@ -450,7 +418,6 @@
   <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 6ecadb5a33..09c45515a6 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenexceptiondialog.ui
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/ui/oxygenexceptiondialog.ui
@@ -80,49 +80,28 @@
       <string>Decoration Options</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="frameBorderCheckBox">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Border size:</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item row="3" 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">
        <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>
@@ -184,29 +163,21 @@
         </item>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="2">
-       <widget class="KComboBox" name="blendColorComboBox">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>false</bool>
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="frameBorderCheckBox">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Border size:</string>
         </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">
+      <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="2" column="2">
        <widget class="KComboBox" name="sizeGripComboBox">
         <property name="enabled">
          <bool>false</bool>
@@ -223,7 +194,7 @@
         </item>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="4" column="2">
+      <item row="3" column="2">
        <widget class="KComboBox" name="titleOutlineComboBox">
         <property name="enabled">
          <bool>false</bool>
@@ -240,7 +211,7 @@
         </item>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="5" column="2">
+      <item row="4" column="2">
        <widget class="KComboBox" name="separatorComboBox">
         <property name="enabled">
          <bool>false</bool>
@@ -285,8 +256,6 @@
   <tabstop>detectDialogButton</tabstop>
   <tabstop>frameBorderCheckBox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>frameBorderComboBox</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>blendColorCheckBox</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>blendColorComboBox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>sizeGripCheckBox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>sizeGripComboBox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>titleOutlineCheckBox</tabstop>
@@ -313,22 +282,6 @@
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>blendColorCheckBox</sender>
-   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
-   <receiver>blendColorComboBox</receiver>
-   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>99</x>
-     <y>217</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>315</x>
-     <y>217</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 9b9a710301..536684b636 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
@@ -607,17 +607,9 @@ 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
@@ -627,6 +619,10 @@ 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 14be20824d..d84d151420 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() );