diff --git a/kcms/colors/colors.cpp b/kcms/colors/colors.cpp
--- a/kcms/colors/colors.cpp
+++ b/kcms/colors/colors.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
     // 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) {
+    if (m_selectedSchemeDirty || m_activeSchemeEdited) {
         saveColors();
     }
     ManagedConfigModule::save();