diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.cpp
index b806c1bd8a..19d781ae33 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.cpp
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ void DlgSettingsViewColor::onSwitchGradientColorsPressed()
 
 void DlgSettingsViewColor::onCheckMidColorToggled(bool val)
 {
-    ui->color2Label->setVisible(val);
-    ui->backgroundColorMid->setVisible(val);
+    ui->color2Label->setEnabled(val);
+    ui->backgroundColorMid->setEnabled(val);
 }
 
 void DlgSettingsViewColor::onRadioButtonSimpleToggled(bool val)
@@ -163,12 +163,15 @@ void DlgSettingsViewColor::setGradientColorVisibility(bool val)
     ui->SelectionColor_Background->setVisible(!val);
     ui->color1Label->setVisible(val);
     ui->backgroundColorFrom->setVisible(val);
-    ui->color2Label->setVisible(val && ui->checkMidColor->isChecked());
-    ui->backgroundColorMid->setVisible(val && ui->checkMidColor->isChecked());
+    ui->color2Label->setVisible(val);
+    ui->backgroundColorMid->setVisible(val);
     ui->color3Label->setVisible(val);
     ui->backgroundColorTo->setVisible(val);
     ui->checkMidColor->setVisible(val);
     ui->SwitchGradientColors->setVisible(val);
+
+    if (val)
+        onCheckMidColorToggled(ui->checkMidColor->isChecked());
 }
 
 #include "moc_DlgSettingsViewColor.cpp"
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui
index 2d259085ff..8f2e27b519 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="5" column="0">
+        <item row="3" column="2">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkMidColor">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Color gradient will get selected color as middle color</string>