diff --git a/kcms/colors/colors.cpp b/kcms/colors/colors.cpp
--- a/kcms/colors/colors.cpp
+++ b/kcms/colors/colors.cpp
@@ -343,10 +343,13 @@
 
 void KCMColors::save()
 {
-    ManagedConfigModule::save();
+    // We need to save the colors change first, to avoid a situation,
+    // when we announced that the color scheme has changed, but
+    // the colors themselves in the color scheme have not yet
     if (m_selectedSchemeDirty) {
         saveColors();
     }
+    ManagedConfigModule::save();
     m_activeSchemeEdited = false;
 
     processPendingDeletions();
diff --git a/kcms/colors/colorssettings.kcfgc b/kcms/colors/colorssettings.kcfgc
--- a/kcms/colors/colorssettings.kcfgc
+++ b/kcms/colors/colorssettings.kcfgc
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 DefaultValueGetters=true
 GenerateProperties=true
 ParentInConstructor=true
+Notifiers=colorScheme
diff --git a/kcms/fonts/fontssettings.kcfgc b/kcms/fonts/fontssettings.kcfgc
--- a/kcms/fonts/fontssettings.kcfgc
+++ b/kcms/fonts/fontssettings.kcfgc
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 DefaultValueGetters=true
 GenerateProperties=true
 ParentInConstructor=true
+Notifiers=font
diff --git a/kcms/icons/iconssettingsbase.kcfgc b/kcms/icons/iconssettingsbase.kcfgc
--- a/kcms/icons/iconssettingsbase.kcfgc
+++ b/kcms/icons/iconssettingsbase.kcfgc
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 DefaultValueGetters=true
 GenerateProperties=true
 ParentInConstructor=true
+Notifiers=Theme
diff --git a/kcms/style/stylesettings.kcfgc b/kcms/style/stylesettings.kcfgc
--- a/kcms/style/stylesettings.kcfgc
+++ b/kcms/style/stylesettings.kcfgc
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 DefaultValueGetters=true
 GenerateProperties=true
 ParentInConstructor=true
+Notifiers=iconsOnButtons,iconsInMenus,toolButtonStyle
diff --git a/kcms/workspaceoptions/workspaceoptions_kdeglobalssettings.kcfgc b/kcms/workspaceoptions/workspaceoptions_kdeglobalssettings.kcfgc
--- a/kcms/workspaceoptions/workspaceoptions_kdeglobalssettings.kcfgc
+++ b/kcms/workspaceoptions/workspaceoptions_kdeglobalssettings.kcfgc
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 DefaultValueGetters=true
 GenerateProperties=true
 ParentInConstructor=true
-Notifiers=animationDurationFactor
+Notifiers=scrollbarLeftClickNavigatesByPage,animationDurationFactor