diff --git a/kstyle/breeze.kcfg b/kstyle/breeze.kcfg
index 7fde09d9..d8456069 100644
--- a/kstyle/breeze.kcfg
+++ b/kstyle/breeze.kcfg
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
     <!-- splitter proxy -->
     <entry name="SplitterProxyEnabled" type="Bool">
-      <default>false</default>
+      <default>true</default>
     </entry>
 
     <entry name="SplitterProxyWidth" type="Int">
diff --git a/kstyle/breezesplitterproxy.cpp b/kstyle/breezesplitterproxy.cpp
index 138adfaa..fa56b021 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezesplitterproxy.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/breezesplitterproxy.cpp
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ namespace Breeze
                 event->accept();
 
                 // grab on mouse press
-                if( event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress) grabMouse();
-
-                parentWidget()->setUpdatesEnabled(false);
-                resize(1,1);
-                parentWidget()->setUpdatesEnabled(true);
+                if( event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress)
+                {
+                    grabMouse();
+                    resize(1,1);
+                }
 
                 // cast to mouse event
                 QMouseEvent *mouseEvent( static_cast<QMouseEvent*>( event ) );
@@ -270,18 +270,18 @@ namespace Breeze
             if( static_cast<QTimerEvent*>( event )->timerId() != _timerId )
             { return QWidget::event( event ); }
 
-            if( mouseGrabber() == this )
-            { return true; }
-
             /*
             Fall through is intended.
-            We somehow lost a QEvent::Leave and gonna fix that from here
+            We somehow lost a QEvent::Leave before timeout. We fix it from here
             */
 
             case QEvent::HoverLeave:
             case QEvent::Leave:
             {
 
+                if( mouseGrabber() == this )
+                { return true; }
+
                 // reset splitter
                 if( isVisible() && !rect().contains( mapFromGlobal( QCursor::pos() ) ) )
                 { clearSplitter(); }
@@ -308,17 +308,14 @@ namespace Breeze
 
         //
         QRect r( 0, 0, 2*StyleConfigData::splitterProxyWidth(), 2*StyleConfigData::splitterProxyWidth() );
-        r.moveCenter( parentWidget()->mapFromGlobal( QCursor::pos() ) );
+        r.moveCenter( _hook );
         setGeometry(r);
         setCursor( _splitter.data()->cursor().shape() );
 
         raise();
         show();
 
-        /*
-        timer used to automatically hide proxy
-        in case leave events are lost
-        */
+        // timer used to automatically hide proxy in case leave events are lost
         if( !_timerId ) _timerId = startTimer(150);
     }
 
@@ -338,7 +335,7 @@ namespace Breeze
         hide();
         parentWidget()->setUpdatesEnabled(true);
 
-        // set hover event
+        // send hover event
         if( _splitter )
         {
             QHoverEvent hoverEvent(