diff --git a/data/themes/default/style.css b/data/themes/default/style.css
index 6f7e07d7d..778e4686a 100644
--- a/data/themes/default/style.css
+++ b/data/themes/default/style.css
@@ -691,3 +691,4 @@ LmmsPalette {
 	qproperty-highlight: #202020;
 	qproperty-highlightedText: #ffffff;
 }
+
diff --git a/include/LmmsPalette.h b/include/LmmsPalette.h
index 0e38750d7..4ce41d514 100644
--- a/include/LmmsPalette.h
+++ b/include/LmmsPalette.h
@@ -24,17 +24,13 @@
  */
 
 #include <QtGui/QWidget>
+#include "export.h"
 
 #ifndef LMMSPALETTE_H
 #define LMMSPALETTE_H
 
-#define ACCESSMET( read, write ) \
-	QColor read () const \
-	{	return m_##read ; } \
-	void write ( const QColor & c ) \
-	{	m_##read = QColor( c ); }
 
-class LmmsPalette : public QWidget
+class EXPORT LmmsPalette : public QWidget
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor background READ background WRITE setBackground )
@@ -49,9 +45,14 @@ class LmmsPalette : public QWidget
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor highlightedText READ highlightedText WRITE setHighlightedText )
 
 public:
-	LmmsPalette( QWidget * parent ); 
+	LmmsPalette( QWidget * parent, QStyle * stylearg  ); 
 	virtual ~LmmsPalette();
 
+#define ACCESSMET( read, write ) \
+	QColor read () const; \
+	void write ( const QColor & c ); \
+
+
 	ACCESSMET( background, setBackground )
 	ACCESSMET( windowText, setWindowText )
 	ACCESSMET( base, setBase )
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ public:
 	ACCESSMET( highlight, setHighlight )
 	ACCESSMET( highlightedText, setHighlightedText )
 
+#undef ACCESSMET
+
 	QPalette palette() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index 16161ef05..e3416cbd3 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -390,10 +390,14 @@ int main( int argc, char * * argv )
 	if( render_out.isEmpty() )
 	{
 		// init style and palette
-		QApplication::setStyle( new LmmsStyle() );
+		LmmsStyle * lmmsstyle = new LmmsStyle();
+		QApplication::setStyle( lmmsstyle );
 		
-		LmmsPalette * lmmspal = new LmmsPalette( NULL );
+		LmmsPalette * lmmspal = new LmmsPalette( NULL, lmmsstyle );
+		lmmspal->show();	// necessary to get properties
+		lmmspal->hide();		
 		QPalette lpal = lmmspal->palette();
+
 		QApplication::setPalette( lpal );
 		LmmsStyle::s_palette = &lpal;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/LmmsPalette.cpp b/src/gui/LmmsPalette.cpp
index c18f4d99c..c2238d0a4 100644
--- a/src/gui/LmmsPalette.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/LmmsPalette.cpp
@@ -29,29 +29,53 @@
 #include "LmmsStyle.h"
 
 
-LmmsPalette::LmmsPalette( QWidget * parent ) : QWidget( parent ),
-	m_background( 0,0,0 ),
-	m_windowText( 0,0,0 ),
-	m_base( 0,0,0 ),
-	m_text( 0,0,0 ),
-	m_button( 0,0,0 ),
+LmmsPalette::LmmsPalette( QWidget * parent, QStyle * stylearg ) : 
+	QWidget( parent ),
+	
+/*	sane defaults in case fetching from stylesheet fails*/	
+	
+	m_background( 91, 101, 113 ),
+	m_windowText( 240, 240, 240 ),
+	m_base( 128, 128, 128 ),
+	m_text( 224, 224, 224 ),
+	m_button( 201, 201, 201 ),
 	m_shadow( 0,0,0 ),
 	m_buttonText( 0,0,0 ),
-	m_brightText( 0,0,0 ),
-	m_highlight( 0,0,0 ),
-	m_highlightedText( 0,0,0 )
+	m_brightText( 74, 253, 133 ),
+	m_highlight( 100, 100, 100 ),
+	m_highlightedText( 255, 255, 255  )
 {
-	setStyle( QApplication::style() );
+	setStyle( stylearg );
+	stylearg->polish( this );
 }
 
 LmmsPalette::~LmmsPalette()
 {
 }
 
+#define ACCESSMET( read, write ) \
+	QColor LmmsPalette:: read () const \
+	{	return m_##read ; } \
+	void LmmsPalette:: write ( const QColor & c ) \
+	{	m_##read = QColor( c ); }
+	
+
+	ACCESSMET( background, setBackground )
+	ACCESSMET( windowText, setWindowText )
+	ACCESSMET( base, setBase )
+	ACCESSMET( text, setText )
+	ACCESSMET( button, setButton )
+	ACCESSMET( shadow, setShadow )
+	ACCESSMET( buttonText, setButtonText )
+	ACCESSMET( brightText, setBrightText )
+	ACCESSMET( highlight, setHighlight )
+	ACCESSMET( highlightedText, setHighlightedText )
+
+
 
 QPalette LmmsPalette::palette() const
 {
-	QPalette pal = style()->standardPalette();
+	QPalette pal = QApplication::style()->standardPalette();
 	
 	pal.setColor( QPalette::Background, 		background() );	
 	pal.setColor( QPalette::WindowText, 		windowText() );	
diff --git a/src/gui/LmmsStyle.cpp b/src/gui/LmmsStyle.cpp
index 1e2f557b9..600e290be 100644
--- a/src/gui/LmmsStyle.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/LmmsStyle.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ LmmsStyle::LmmsStyle() :
 	file.open( QIODevice::ReadOnly );
 	qApp->setStyleSheet( file.readAll() );
 
-	qApp->setPalette( standardPalette() );
+	//qApp->setPalette( standardPalette() );
+	if( s_palette != NULL ) { qApp->setPalette( *s_palette ); }
 }
 
 
@@ -212,25 +213,10 @@ LmmsStyle::LmmsStyle() :
 
 QPalette LmmsStyle::standardPalette( void ) const
 {
-	if( s_palette != NULL) return * s_palette;
+	if( s_palette != NULL) { return * s_palette; }
 
 	QPalette pal = QPlastiqueStyle::standardPalette();
 
-
-/*	sane defaults in case fetching from stylesheet fails*/
-/*
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Background, QColor( 91, 101, 113 ) );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::WindowText, QColor( 240, 240, 240 ) );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Base, QColor( 128, 128, 128 ) );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Text, QColor( 224, 224, 224 ) );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Button, QColor( 201, 201, 201 ) );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Shadow, QColor( 0, 0, 0 ) );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::ButtonText, QColor( 0, 0, 0 ) );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::BrightText, QColor( 74, 253, 133 ) );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Highlight, QColor( 100, 100, 100 ) );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::HighlightedText, QColor( 255, 255, 255 ) );
-*/
-
 	return( pal );
 }