diff --git a/kcms/colors/colorscm.cpp b/kcms/colors/colorscm.cpp
--- a/kcms/colors/colorscm.cpp
+++ b/kcms/colors/colorscm.cpp
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@
         QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(message);
     }
 
+    // Force-reload breeze's colors, just in case we're using it
+    QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createSignal(QStringLiteral("/BreezeStyle"),
+    QStringLiteral("org.kde.Breeze.Style"), QStringLiteral("reparseConfiguration"));
+    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(msg);
+
     emit changed(false);
 }