diff --git a/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp b/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
index d3faa4fc..927dd317 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ namespace Breeze
     void Helper::renderCheckBoxBackground(
         QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect,
         const QPalette& palette,
-        CheckBoxState state, qreal animation ) const
+        CheckBoxState state, bool neutalHighlight, qreal animation ) const
     {
         // setup painter
         painter->setRenderHint( QPainter::Antialiasing, true );
@@ -857,12 +857,12 @@ namespace Breeze
         frameRect.adjust( 2, 2, -2, -2 );
         frameRect = strokedRect(frameRect);
 
-        auto transparent = palette.highlight().color();
+        auto transparent = neutalHighlight ? neutralText(palette) : palette.highlight().color();
         transparent.setAlphaF(0.50);
 
         painter->setPen( transparentize( palette.text().color(), 0.5 ) );
         if (state == CheckOn || state == CheckPartial) {
-            painter->setPen( palette.highlight().color() );
+            painter->setPen( neutalHighlight ? neutralText(palette) : palette.highlight().color() );
         }
 
         const auto radius = Metrics::CheckBox_Radius;
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ namespace Breeze
         QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect,
         const QPalette& palette, bool mouseOver,
         CheckBoxState state, CheckBoxState target,
+        bool neutalHighlight,
         qreal animation, qreal hoverAnimation ) const
     {
         // setup painter
@@ -911,7 +912,7 @@ namespace Breeze
                 painter->setOpacity(hoverAnimation);
             }
 
-            painter->setPen( QPen( focusColor(palette), PenWidth::Frame ) );
+            painter->setPen( QPen( neutalHighlight ? neutralText(palette) : focusColor(palette), PenWidth::Frame ) );
             painter->setBrush( Qt::NoBrush );
 
             painter->drawRoundedRect( frameRect.adjusted(0.5, 0.5, -0.5, -0.5), Metrics::CheckBox_Radius, Metrics::CheckBox_Radius );
@@ -984,7 +985,7 @@ namespace Breeze
     }
 
     //______________________________________________________________________________
-    void Helper::renderRadioButtonBackground( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, const QPalette& palette, RadioButtonState state, qreal animation ) const
+    void Helper::renderRadioButtonBackground( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, const QPalette& palette, RadioButtonState state, bool neutalHighlight, qreal animation ) const
     {
 
         // setup painter
@@ -995,12 +996,12 @@ namespace Breeze
         frameRect.adjust( 2, 2, -2, -2 );
         frameRect.adjust( 0.5, 0.5, -0.5, -0.5 );
 
-        auto transparent = palette.highlight().color();
+        auto transparent = neutalHighlight ? neutralText(palette) : palette.highlight().color();
         transparent.setAlphaF(0.50);
 
         painter->setPen( transparentize( palette.text().color(), 0.5 ) );
         if (state == RadioOn) {
-            painter->setPen( palette.highlight().color() );
+            painter->setPen( neutalHighlight ? neutralText(palette) : palette.highlight().color() );
         }
 
         switch (state) {
@@ -1026,7 +1027,7 @@ namespace Breeze
     void Helper::renderRadioButton(
         QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect,
         const QPalette& palette, bool mouseOver,
-        RadioButtonState state, qreal animation, qreal animationHover ) const
+        RadioButtonState state, bool neutralHighlight, qreal animation, qreal animationHover ) const
     {
         // setup painter
         painter->setRenderHint( QPainter::Antialiasing, true );
@@ -1042,7 +1043,7 @@ namespace Breeze
                 painter->setOpacity(animationHover);
             }
 
-            painter->setPen( QPen( focusColor(palette), PenWidth::Frame ) );
+            painter->setPen( QPen( neutralHighlight ? neutralText(palette) : focusColor(palette), PenWidth::Frame ) );
             painter->setBrush( Qt::NoBrush );
 
             const QRectF contentRect( frameRect.adjusted( 1, 1, -1, -1 ).adjusted( 0.5 , 0.5, -0.5, -0.5 ) );
diff --git a/kstyle/breezehelper.h b/kstyle/breezehelper.h
index c0d0e0ef..641b59e4 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezehelper.h
+++ b/kstyle/breezehelper.h
@@ -192,16 +192,16 @@ namespace Breeze
         void renderSeparator( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QColor&, bool vertical = false ) const;
 
         //* checkbox
-        void renderCheckBoxBackground( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QPalette& palette, CheckBoxState state, qreal animation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid ) const;
+        void renderCheckBoxBackground( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QPalette& palette, CheckBoxState state, bool neutalHighlight, qreal animation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid ) const;
 
         //* checkbox
-        void renderCheckBox( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QPalette& palette, bool mouseOver, CheckBoxState state, CheckBoxState target, qreal animation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid, qreal hoverAnimation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid ) const;
+        void renderCheckBox( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QPalette& palette, bool mouseOver, CheckBoxState state, CheckBoxState target, bool neutalHighlight, qreal animation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid, qreal hoverAnimation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid ) const;
 
         //* radio button
-        void renderRadioButtonBackground( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QPalette& palette, RadioButtonState state, qreal animation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid ) const;
+        void renderRadioButtonBackground( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QPalette& palette, RadioButtonState state, bool neutalHighlight, qreal animation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid ) const;
 
         //* radio button
-        void renderRadioButton( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QPalette& palette, bool mouseOver, RadioButtonState state, qreal animation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid, qreal hoverAnimation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid ) const;
+        void renderRadioButton( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QPalette& palette, bool mouseOver, RadioButtonState state, bool neutalHighlight, qreal animation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid, qreal hoverAnimation = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid ) const;
 
         //* slider groove
         void renderSliderGroove( QPainter*, const QRect&, const QColor& ) const;
diff --git a/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp b/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp
index a9e0debc..6db78632 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp
@@ -3919,8 +3919,8 @@ namespace Breeze
         const qreal opacity( _animations->widgetStateEngine().opacity( widget, AnimationHover ) );
 
         // render
-        _helper->renderCheckBoxBackground( painter, rect, palette, checkBoxState, animation );
-        _helper->renderCheckBox( painter, rect, palette, mouseOver, checkBoxState, target, animation, opacity );
+        _helper->renderCheckBoxBackground( painter, rect, palette, checkBoxState, hasHighlightNeutral( widget, option, mouseOver), animation );
+        _helper->renderCheckBox( painter, rect, palette, mouseOver, checkBoxState, target, hasHighlightNeutral( widget, option, mouseOver), animation, opacity );
         return true;
 
     }
@@ -3951,8 +3951,8 @@ namespace Breeze
         const qreal opacity( _animations->widgetStateEngine().opacity( widget, AnimationHover ) );
 
         // render
-        _helper->renderRadioButtonBackground( painter, rect, palette, radioButtonState, animation );
-        _helper->renderRadioButton( painter, rect, palette, mouseOver, radioButtonState, animation, opacity );
+        _helper->renderRadioButtonBackground( painter, rect, palette, radioButtonState, hasHighlightNeutral( widget, option, mouseOver), animation );
+        _helper->renderRadioButton( painter, rect, palette, mouseOver, radioButtonState, hasHighlightNeutral( widget, option, mouseOver), animation, opacity );
 
         return true;
 
@@ -4862,16 +4862,16 @@ namespace Breeze
             const bool active( menuItemOption->checked );
             const auto shadow( _helper->shadowColor( palette ) );
             const auto color( _helper->checkBoxIndicatorColor( palette, false, enabled && active ) );
-            _helper->renderCheckBoxBackground( painter, checkBoxRect, palette, state, AnimationData::OpacityInvalid );
-            _helper->renderCheckBox( painter, checkBoxRect, palette, false, state, state );
+            _helper->renderCheckBoxBackground( painter, checkBoxRect, palette, state, false, AnimationData::OpacityInvalid );
+            _helper->renderCheckBox( painter, checkBoxRect, palette, false, state, state, false );
 
         } else if( menuItemOption->checkType == QStyleOptionMenuItem::Exclusive ) {
 
             checkBoxRect = visualRect( option, checkBoxRect );
 
             const bool active( menuItemOption->checked );
-            _helper->renderRadioButtonBackground( painter, checkBoxRect, palette, active ? RadioOn : RadioOff, AnimationData::OpacityInvalid );
-            _helper->renderRadioButton( painter, checkBoxRect, palette, false, active ? RadioOn:RadioOff );
+            _helper->renderRadioButtonBackground( painter, checkBoxRect, palette, active ? RadioOn : RadioOff, false, AnimationData::OpacityInvalid );
+            _helper->renderRadioButton( painter, checkBoxRect, palette, false, active ? RadioOn:RadioOff, false );
 
         }