diff --git a/kcms/colors/colorscm.cpp b/kcms/colors/colorscm.cpp
--- a/kcms/colors/colorscm.cpp
+++ b/kcms/colors/colorscm.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@
             const bool canWrite = (permissions & QFile::WriteUser);
             qDebug() << "checking permissions of " << path;
             schemeRemoveButton->setEnabled(canWrite);
+
+            if (canWrite && QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation,
+                "color-schemes/" + fileBaseName + ".colors").length() > 1) {
+                schemeRemoveButton->setText(i18n("Default Values"));
+            } else {
+                schemeRemoveButton->setText(i18n("Remove Scheme"));
+            }
+
             schemeEditButton->setEnabled(true);
 
             KSharedConfigPtr config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(path);
@@ -203,7 +211,13 @@
         job->uiDelegate()->setParent(this);
         if (job->exec())
         {
-            delete schemeList->takeItem(schemeList->currentRow());
+            //no more fallback files for this scheme?
+            if (QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation,
+                "color-schemes/" + schemeList->currentItem()->data(Qt::UserRole).toString() + ".colors").isEmpty()) {
+                delete schemeList->takeItem(schemeList->currentRow());
+            } else {
+                schemeRemoveButton->setText(i18n("Remove Scheme"));
+            }
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/kcms/colors/scmeditordialog.cpp b/kcms/colors/scmeditordialog.cpp
--- a/kcms/colors/scmeditordialog.cpp
+++ b/kcms/colors/scmeditordialog.cpp
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@
     filename.replace(0, 1, filename.at(0).toUpper());
 
     // check if that name is already in the list
-    const QString path = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation,
-        "color-schemes/" + filename + ".colors");
+    const QString path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) +
+        "color-schemes/" + filename + ".colors";
 
     QFile file(path);
     const int permissions = file.permissions();