diff --git a/plugins/paintops/libpaintop/kis_compositeop_option.cpp b/plugins/paintops/libpaintop/kis_compositeop_option.cpp
index e96c68c23f..be6f25c2e4 100644
--- a/plugins/paintops/libpaintop/kis_compositeop_option.cpp
+++ b/plugins/paintops/libpaintop/kis_compositeop_option.cpp
@@ -1,113 +1,118 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 2011 Silvio Heinrich <plassy@web.de>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *  GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 #include "kis_compositeop_option.h"
 
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <kis_icon.h>
 
 #include <kis_cmb_composite.h>
 #include <KoCompositeOpRegistry.h>
 #include <kis_types.h>
 #include <KoID.h>
 #include <ui_wdgCompositeOpOption.h>
 #include <kis_composite_ops_model.h>
 #include "kis_signals_blocker.h"
 
 KisCompositeOpOption::KisCompositeOpOption(bool createConfigWidget):
     KisPaintOpOption(KisPaintOpOption::GENERAL, true),
     m_createConfigWidget(createConfigWidget),
     m_eraserMode(false)
 {
     m_checkable         = false;
     m_currCompositeOpID = KoCompositeOpRegistry::instance().getDefaultCompositeOp().id();
 
     if (createConfigWidget) {
         QWidget* widget = new QWidget();
 
         Ui_wdgCompositeOpOption ui;
         ui.setupUi(widget);
         ui.bnEraser->setIcon(KisIconUtils::loadIcon("draw-eraser"));
 
         m_label    = ui.lbChoosenMode;
         m_list     = ui.list;
         m_bnEraser = ui.bnEraser;
 
+       // show current compositeOp on UI at the start
+       KoID compositeOp = KoCompositeOpRegistry::instance().getKoID(m_currCompositeOpID);
+       m_label->setText(compositeOp.name());
+
+
         setConfigurationPage(widget);
 
         connect(ui.list    , SIGNAL(clicked(QModelIndex)), this, SLOT(slotCompositeOpChanged(QModelIndex)));
         connect(ui.bnEraser, SIGNAL(toggled(bool))                , this, SLOT(slotEraserToggled(bool)));
     }
 
     setObjectName("KisCompositeOpOption");
 
 }
 
 KisCompositeOpOption::~KisCompositeOpOption()
 {
 }
 
 void KisCompositeOpOption::writeOptionSetting(KisPropertiesConfigurationSP setting) const
 {
     setting->setProperty("CompositeOp", m_currCompositeOpID);
     setting->setProperty("EraserMode", m_eraserMode);
 }
 
 void KisCompositeOpOption::readOptionSetting(const KisPropertiesConfigurationSP setting)
 {
     QString ompositeOpID = setting->getString("CompositeOp", KoCompositeOpRegistry::instance().getDefaultCompositeOp().id());
     KoID    compositeOp = KoCompositeOpRegistry::instance().getKoID(ompositeOpID);
     changeCompositeOp(compositeOp);
 
     const bool eraserMode = setting->getBool("EraserMode", false);
     slotEraserToggled(eraserMode);
 }
 
 void KisCompositeOpOption::changeCompositeOp(const KoID& compositeOp)
 {
     if (compositeOp.id() == m_currCompositeOpID)
         return;
 
     m_currCompositeOpID = compositeOp.id();
 
     if (m_createConfigWidget) {
         m_label->setText(compositeOp.name());
     }
 
     emitSettingChanged();
 }
 
 
 void KisCompositeOpOption::slotCompositeOpChanged(const QModelIndex& index)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(index);
 
     KoID compositeOp = m_list->selectedCompositeOp();
     changeCompositeOp(compositeOp);
 }
 
 void KisCompositeOpOption::slotEraserToggled(bool toggled)
 {
     if (m_bnEraser->isChecked() != toggled) {
         KisSignalsBlocker b(m_bnEraser);
         m_bnEraser->setChecked(toggled);
     }
 
     m_eraserMode = toggled;
 
     emitSettingChanged();
 }