diff --git a/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp b/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
--- a/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
@@ -239,27 +239,26 @@
     QColor Helper::buttonBackgroundColor( const QPalette& palette, bool mouseOver, bool hasFocus, bool sunken, qreal opacity, AnimationMode mode ) const
     {
 
-        QColor background( sunken ?
-            KColorUtils::mix( palette.color( QPalette::Button ), palette.color( QPalette::ButtonText ), 0.2 ):
-            palette.color( QPalette::Button ) );
-
-        if( mode == AnimationHover )
-        {
+        const QColor sunkenColor( KColorUtils::mix( palette.color( QPalette::Button ), palette.color( QPalette::ButtonText ), 0.2 ) );
+        QColor background( sunken ? sunkenColor : palette.color( QPalette::Button ) );
+        
+        if( mode == AnimationHover ) {
 
             const QColor focus( focusColor( palette ) );
             const QColor hover( hoverColor( palette ) );
-            if( hasFocus ) background = KColorUtils::mix( focus, hover, opacity );
+            if( hasFocus && !sunken ) background = KColorUtils::mix( focus, hover, opacity );
+            else if( sunken ) background = KColorUtils::mix( sunkenColor, hover, opacity );
 
-        } else if( mouseOver && hasFocus ) {
+        } else if( mouseOver && ( hasFocus || sunken ) ) {
 
             background = hoverColor( palette );
 
-        } else if( mode == AnimationFocus ) {
+        } else if( mode == AnimationFocus && !sunken ) {
 
             const QColor focus( focusColor( palette ) );
             background = KColorUtils::mix( background, focus, opacity );
 
-        } else if( hasFocus ) {
+        } else if( hasFocus && !sunken ) {
 
             background = focusColor( palette );