diff --git a/src/komposedesktopwidget.cpp b/src/komposedesktopwidget.cpp
index 1760069..4c1bbde 100644
--- a/src/komposedesktopwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/komposedesktopwidget.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ KomposeDesktopWidget::KomposeDesktopWidget(int desktop, TQWidget *parent, Kompos
 
   // Background blur -- exactly as done in Kicker
   if(KomposeSettings::instance()->getBlurBackground())
-    rootpix->setBlurEffect(0.0, 4.0);
+    rootpix->setBlurEffect(0.0, 2.0);
   else
     rootpix->setBlurEffect(0.0, 0.0);
 
diff --git a/src/komposefullscreenwidget.cpp b/src/komposefullscreenwidget.cpp
index 4c452b9..4fdda7f 100644
--- a/src/komposefullscreenwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/komposefullscreenwidget.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ KomposeFullscreenWidget::KomposeFullscreenWidget( int displayType, KomposeLayout
 
   // Background blur -- exactly like done in Kicker
   if (KomposeSettings::instance()->getBlurBackground())
-    rootpix->setBlurEffect(0.0, 4.0);
+    rootpix->setBlurEffect(0.0, 2.0);
   else
     rootpix->setBlurEffect(0.0, 0.0);