diff --git a/kstyle/breezehelper.h b/kstyle/breezehelper.h
--- a/kstyle/breezehelper.h
+++ b/kstyle/breezehelper.h
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@
         void renderToolBarHandle( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, const QColor& color ) const
         { return renderProgressBarGroove( painter, rect, color ); }
 
+        //* separator between scrollbar and contents
+        void renderScrollBarBorder( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QColor& ) const;
+
         //* tabbar tab
         void renderTabBarTab( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QColor& color, const QColor& outline, Corners ) const;
 
diff --git a/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp b/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
--- a/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
@@ -1255,6 +1255,23 @@
         
     }
 
+
+    //______________________________________________________________________________
+    void Helper::renderScrollBarBorder(
+        QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect,
+        const QColor& color ) const
+    {
+
+        // content
+        if( color.isValid() )
+        {
+            painter->setPen( Qt::NoPen );
+            painter->setBrush( color );
+            painter->drawRect( rect );
+        }
+
+    }
+
     //______________________________________________________________________________
     void Helper::renderTabBarTab( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, const QColor& color, const QColor& outline, Corners corners ) const
     {
diff --git a/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp b/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp
--- a/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp
@@ -6558,6 +6558,17 @@
 
         if( opacity == AnimationData::OpacityInvalid ) opacity = 1;
 
+        QRect separatorRect;
+        if ( option->state & State_Horizontal ) {
+            separatorRect = QRect(0, 0, option->rect.width(), 1);
+        } else {
+            separatorRect = alignedRect(option->direction,
+                                        Qt::AlignLeft,
+                                        QSize(1, option->rect.height()), option->rect);
+        }
+
+        _helper->renderScrollBarBorder( painter, separatorRect, _helper->alphaColor( option->palette.color( QPalette::WindowText ), 0.1 ));
+
         // render full groove directly, rather than using the addPage and subPage control element methods
         if( (!StyleConfigData::animationsEnabled() || mouseOver || animated) && option->subControls & SC_ScrollBarGroove )
         {