diff --git a/src/widgets/color_bar.cpp b/src/widgets/color_bar.cpp
index 7a8171d44..8d66e78df 100644
--- a/src/widgets/color_bar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/color_bar.cpp
@@ -115,10 +115,15 @@ ColorBar::ColorBar(int align)
   m_fgColor.Change.connect(&ColorBar::onFgColorButtonChange, this);
   m_bgColor.Change.connect(&ColorBar::onBgColorButtonChange, this);
 
-  // Get selected colors
-  setFgColor(get_config_color("ColorBar", "FG", getFgColor()));
+  // Set background color reading its value from the configuration.
   setBgColor(get_config_color("ColorBar", "BG", getBgColor()));
 
+  // Clear the selection of the BG color in the palette.
+  m_paletteView.clearSelection();
+
+  // Set foreground color reading its value from the configuration.
+  setFgColor(get_config_color("ColorBar", "FG", getFgColor()));
+
   // Change color-bar background color (not ColorBar::setBgColor)
   Widget::setBgColor(((SkinTheme*)getTheme())->get_tab_selected_face_color());
   m_paletteView.setBgColor(((SkinTheme*)getTheme())->get_tab_selected_face_color());