diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ProgressOverlay.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ProgressOverlay.qml
index 51b9cfba..2bf6465c 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ProgressOverlay.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ProgressOverlay.qml
@@ -1,124 +1,127 @@
 /*
 *  Copyright 2016  Smith AR <audoban@openmailbox.org>
 *                  Michail Vourlakos <mvourlakos@gmail.com>
 *
 *  This file is part of Latte-Dock
 *
 *  Latte-Dock 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.
 *
 *  Latte-Dock 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 import QtQuick 2.0
 
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
 import org.kde.latte 0.2 as Latte
 import org.kde.latte.components 1.0 as LatteComponents
 
 Item {
     id: background
 
     readonly property int contentWidth: progressCircle.width + 0.1*height
 
     Item {
         id: subRectangle
         width: contentWidth
         height: parent.height / 2
 
         states: [
             State {
                 name: "default"
                 when: (root.position !== PlasmaCore.Types.RightPositioned)
 
                 AnchorChanges {
                     target: subRectangle
                     anchors{ top:parent.top; bottom:undefined; left:undefined; right:parent.right;}
                 }
             },
             State {
                 name: "right"
                 when: (root.position === PlasmaCore.Types.RightPositioned)
 
                 AnchorChanges {
                     target: subRectangle
                     anchors{ top:parent.top; bottom:undefined; left:parent.left; right:undefined;}
                 }
             }
         ]
 
         LatteComponents.BadgeText {
             id: progressCircle
             anchors.centerIn: parent
             minimumWidth: Math.min(0.8 * parent.height, maximumWidth)
             maximumWidth: {
                 if (showsAudioBadge) {
                     return height;
                 } else if ( index === parabolicManager.firstRealTaskIndex && !taskItem.containsMouse) {
                     return (wrapper.mScale * (root.iconSize - (root.enableShadows ? shadowSize/2 : 0)));
                 } else {
                     return 999999;
                 }
             }
             height: 0.8 * parent.height
             numberValue: {
                 if (taskIcon.smartLauncherItem && (taskIcon.smartLauncherItem.countVisible || taskIcon.smartLauncherItem.progressVisible)) {
                     return taskIcon.smartLauncherItem.count;
                 } else if (taskItem.badgeIndicator > 0) {
                     return taskItem.badgeIndicator;
                 }
 
                 return 0;
             }
             fullCircle: true
             showNumber: true
 
             color: theme.backgroundColor
             textColor: {
                 if (showsInfoBadge) {
-                    return root.infoBadgeProminentColorEnabled ? root.lightTextColor : theme.highlightedTextColor
+                    return root.infoBadgeProminentColorEnabled ? prominentTextColor : theme.highlightedTextColor
                 }
 
                 return theme.textColor;
             }
             borderColor: root.lightTextColor
 
             highlightedColor: {
                 if (showsInfoBadge) {
-                    return root.infoBadgeProminentColorEnabled ? theme.negativeTextColor : theme.highlightColor
+                    return root.infoBadgeProminentColorEnabled ? prominentBackColor : theme.highlightColor
                 }
 
                 return theme.buttonFocusColor;
             }
 
 
             textWithBackgroundColor: false
 
             proportion: {
                 if (taskIcon.smartLauncherItem && taskIcon.smartLauncherItem.progressVisible) {
                     return taskIcon.smartLauncherItem.progress / 100;
                 }
 
                 if (taskItem.badgeIndicator > 0 || (taskIcon.smartLauncherItem && taskIcon.smartLauncherItem.countVisible)) {
                     return 100;
                 }
 
                 return 0;
             }
 
+            readonly property color prominentBackColor: "#cc0000" //redish  (deprecated: theme.negativeTextColor)
+            readonly property color prominentTextColor: "#f3f3f3" //whitish (deprecated: root.lightTextColor)
+
             readonly property bool showsInfoBadge: ((taskItem.badgeIndicator > 0)
                                                     || (taskIcon.smartLauncherItem && taskIcon.smartLauncherItem.countVisible && !taskIcon.smartLauncherItem.progressVisible))
 
             readonly property bool showsAudioBadge: root.showAudioBadge && taskItem.hasAudioStream && taskItem.playingAudio && !taskItem.isSeparator
         }
     }
 }