diff --git a/kexi/plugins/forms/widgets/kexidbtextedit.cpp b/kexi/plugins/forms/widgets/kexidbtextedit.cpp
index 6352f3348..6948d840a 100644
--- a/kexi/plugins/forms/widgets/kexidbtextedit.cpp
+++ b/kexi/plugins/forms/widgets/kexidbtextedit.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void KexiDBTextEdit::setReadOnly( bool readOnly )
 {
 	KTextEdit::setReadOnly( readOnly );
 	TQPalette p = palette();
-	TQColor c(readOnly ? lighterGrayBackgroundColor(kapp->palette()) : p.color(TQPalette::Normal, TQColorGroup::Base));
+	TQColor c(readOnly ? lighterGrayBackgroundColor(kapp->palette()) : p.color(TQPalette::Active, TQColorGroup::Base));
 	setPaper( c );
 	p.setColor(TQColorGroup::Base, c);
 	p.setColor(TQColorGroup::Background, c);
diff --git a/lib/kofficecore/KoDetailsPane.cpp b/lib/kofficecore/KoDetailsPane.cpp
index 18e0f317b..0d2185321 100644
--- a/lib/kofficecore/KoDetailsPane.cpp
+++ b/lib/kofficecore/KoDetailsPane.cpp
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ void KoTemplatesPane::openTemplate(TQListViewItem* item)
 void KoTemplatesPane::changePalette()
 {
   TQPalette p = kapp ? kapp->palette() : palette();
-  p.setBrush(TQColorGroup::Base, p.brush(TQPalette::Normal, TQColorGroup::Background));
-  p.setColor(TQColorGroup::Text, p.color(TQPalette::Normal, TQColorGroup::Foreground));
+  p.setBrush(TQColorGroup::Base, p.brush(TQPalette::Active, TQColorGroup::Background));
+  p.setColor(TQColorGroup::Text, p.color(TQPalette::Active, TQColorGroup::Foreground));
   m_detailsLabel->setPalette(p);
 }
 
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ void KoRecentDocumentsPane::updatePreview(const KFileItem* fileItem, const TQPix
 void KoRecentDocumentsPane::changePalette()
 {
   TQPalette p = kapp ? kapp->palette() : palette();
-  p.setBrush(TQColorGroup::Base, p.brush(TQPalette::Normal, TQColorGroup::Background));
-  p.setColor(TQColorGroup::Text, p.color(TQPalette::Normal, TQColorGroup::Foreground));
+  p.setBrush(TQColorGroup::Base, p.brush(TQPalette::Active, TQColorGroup::Background));
+  p.setColor(TQColorGroup::Text, p.color(TQPalette::Active, TQColorGroup::Foreground));
   m_detailsLabel->setPalette(p);
 }