diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
index d0096550a6..b5e1058433 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
@@ -678,6 +678,16 @@ void KItemListView::paint(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem* opt
     }
 }
 
+QVariant KItemListView::itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &value)
+{
+    if (change == QGraphicsItem::ItemSceneHasChanged && scene()) {
+        if (!scene()->views().isEmpty()) {
+            m_styleOption.palette = scene()->views().at(0)->palette();
+        }
+    }
+    return QGraphicsItem::itemChange(change, value);
+}
+
 void KItemListView::setItemSize(const QSizeF& size)
 {
     const QSizeF previousSize = m_itemSize;
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
index 6d609a9df5..6467b8c915 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ signals:
     void roleEditingFinished(int index, const QByteArray& role, const QVariant& value);
 
 protected:
+    virtual QVariant itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &value);
     void setItemSize(const QSizeF& size);
     void setStyleOption(const KItemListStyleOption& option);