diff --git a/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector.cpp b/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector.cpp
--- a/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector.cpp
+++ b/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
             m_grabbingComponent=m_subComponent;
 
         mouseEvent(e);
+        updatePreviousColorPreview();
         e->accept();
     }
 }
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@
         m_lastColorRole = Acs::buttonToRole(e->button());
 
         updateColor(m_lastRealColor, m_lastColorRole, false);
+        updateBaseColorPreview(m_currentRealColor);
         e->accept();
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector_base.h b/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector_base.h
--- a/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector_base.h
+++ b/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector_base.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     void updateColor(const KoColor &color, Acs::ColorRole role, bool needsExplicitColorReset);
     void updateColorPreview(const KoColor &color);
     void showColorPreview();
+    void updateBaseColorPreview(const KoColor &color);
+    void updatePreviousColorPreview();
 
     virtual void setColor(const KoColor& color);
 
diff --git a/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector_base.cpp b/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector_base.cpp
--- a/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector_base.cpp
+++ b/plugins/dockers/advancedcolorselector/kis_color_selector_base.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
         setWindowFlags(Qt::ToolTip);
         setQColor(QColor(0,0,0));
         setMouseTracking(true);
+        m_baseColor = Qt::black;
+        m_previousColor = Qt::black;
     }
 
     void show()
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@
         } else {
             targetPos =  QPoint(parentPos.x(), parentPos.y() + m_parent->height());
         }
-        setGeometry(targetPos.x(), targetPos.y(), 100, 100);
+        setGeometry(targetPos.x(), targetPos.y(), 100, 165);
+        setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);
     }
 
     void setQColor(const QColor& color)
@@ -79,16 +82,30 @@
         update();
     }
 
+    void setPreviousQColor()
+     {
+           m_previousColor = m_baseColor;
+     }
+
+    void setBaseQColor(const QColor& color)
+     {
+           m_baseColor = color;
+           update();
+     }
+
 protected:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e) {
         Q_UNUSED(e);
         QPainter p(this);
-        p.fillRect(0,0, width(), width(), m_color);
+        p.fillRect(0, 0, width(), width(), m_color);
+        p.fillRect(35, width(), width(), height(), m_previousColor);
     }
 
 private:
     KisColorSelectorBase* m_parent;
     QColor m_color;
+    QColor m_baseColor;
+    QColor m_previousColor;
 };
 
 KisColorSelectorBase::KisColorSelectorBase(QWidget *parent) :
@@ -426,6 +443,16 @@
     m_colorPreviewPopup->setQColor(converter()->toQColor(color));
 }
 
+void KisColorSelectorBase::updateBaseColorPreview(const KoColor &color)
+{
+    m_colorPreviewPopup->setBaseQColor(converter()->toQColor(color));
+}
+
+void KisColorSelectorBase::updatePreviousColorPreview()
+{
+    m_colorPreviewPopup->setPreviousQColor();
+}
+
 void KisColorSelectorBase::canvasResourceChanged(int key, const QVariant &v)
 {
     if (key == KoCanvasResourceManager::ForegroundColor || key == KoCanvasResourceManager::BackgroundColor) {