diff --git a/src/qalculateresultdisplay.cpp b/src/qalculateresultdisplay.cpp
index f5515a5..03fed66 100644
--- a/src/qalculateresultdisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/qalculateresultdisplay.cpp
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ void QalculateResultDisplay::editMatrix() {
 
 void QalculateResultDisplay::paletteChanged() {
 	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));
 	setPalette(p);
 }