diff --git a/kdeplasma-addons/applets/kolourpicker/kolourpicker.cpp b/kdeplasma-addons/applets/kolourpicker/kolourpicker.cpp
index 19d79ab6..f9774394 100644
--- a/kdeplasma-addons/applets/kolourpicker/kolourpicker.cpp
+++ b/kdeplasma-addons/applets/kolourpicker/kolourpicker.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ void Kolourpicker::setDefaultColorFormat(QAction *act)
     }
 
     m_color_format = qvariant_cast<QString>(act->data());
+    KConfigGroup cg = config();
+    saveData(cg);
 }
 
 Kolourpicker::~Kolourpicker()