diff --git a/src/kcategorizedview.cpp b/src/kcategorizedview.cpp
index c062b12b32..8d1f93d5b2 100644
--- a/src/kcategorizedview.cpp
+++ b/src/kcategorizedview.cpp
@@ -695,6 +695,9 @@ void KCategorizedView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     }
 
     QStyleOptionViewItemV3 option = viewOptions();
+    option.palette = palette(); // viewOptions() doesn't seem to return the correct palette
+                                // if the app was already running and the color scheme was changed
+                                // (ereslibre)
     option.widget = this;
     if (wordWrap())
     {