diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/editmode/HeaderSettings.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/editmode/HeaderSettings.qml
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/editmode/HeaderSettings.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/editmode/HeaderSettings.qml
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
         tooltip: i18n("Feel free to move around your widgets and configure them from their tooltips")
         reverseIcon: plasmoid.location === PlasmaCore.Types.RightEdge
 
-        textColor: settingsRoot.textColor
-        backgroundColor: "transparent"
+        textColor: colorizerManager.buttonTextColor
+        backgroundColor: containsMouse? colorizerManager.buttonHoverColor : colorizerManager.buttonBackgroundColor
         checkedTextColor: colorizerManager.highlightedTextColor
         checkedBackgroundColor: colorizerManager.highlightColor