diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog.cpp
index 79a71599c0a..c08a034d9e3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void selected(int row, int col);
+    void currentChanged(int row, int col);
 
 protected:
     virtual void paintCell(QPainter *, int row, int col, const QRect&);
@@ -309,6 +310,8 @@ void QWellArray::setCurrent(int row, int col)
 
     updateCell(oldRow, oldCol);
     updateCell(curRow, curCol);
+
+    emit currentChanged(curRow, curCol);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -342,6 +345,7 @@ void QWellArray::setSelected(int row, int col)
 void QWellArray::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent*)
 {
     updateCell(curRow, curCol);
+    emit currentChanged(curRow, curCol);
 }
 
 void QWellArray::setCellBrush(int row, int col, const QBrush &b)
@@ -1426,11 +1430,15 @@ void QColorDialogPrivate::_q_newColorTypedIn(QRgb rgb)
     lp->setCol(h, s, v);
 }
 
+void QColorDialogPrivate::_q_nextCustom(int r, int c)
+{
+    nextCust = r + 2 * c;
+}
+
 void QColorDialogPrivate::_q_newCustom(int r, int c)
 {
     const int i = r + 2 * c;
     setCurrentColor(QColorDialogOptions::customColor(i));
-    nextCust = i;
     if (standard)
         standard->setSelected(-1,-1);
 }
@@ -1494,6 +1502,7 @@ void QColorDialogPrivate::init(const QColor &initial)
         custom->setAcceptDrops(true);
 
         q->connect(custom, SIGNAL(selected(int,int)), SLOT(_q_newCustom(int,int)));
+        q->connect(custom, SIGNAL(currentChanged(int,int)), SLOT(_q_nextCustom(int,int)));
         lblCustomColors = new QLabel(q);
 #ifndef QT_NO_SHORTCUT
         lblCustomColors->setBuddy(custom);
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog.h b/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog.h
index 80a31c42680..f6dc627a055 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog.h
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ private:
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_addCustom())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_newHsv(int h, int s, int v))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_newColorTypedIn(QRgb rgb))
+    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_nextCustom(int, int))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_newCustom(int, int))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_newStandard(int, int))
     friend class QColorShower;
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog_p.h b/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog_p.h
index 900b38fc61c..695e95d26c8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qcolordialog_p.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
 
     void _q_newHsv(int h, int s, int v);
     void _q_newColorTypedIn(QRgb rgb);
+    void _q_nextCustom(int, int);
     void _q_newCustom(int, int);
     void _q_newStandard(int, int);