diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
index 8b3864c8e..df0e8deff 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
@@ -1507,10 +1507,9 @@ void ChatWidget::on_markButton_clicked(bool bValue)
 
 void ChatWidget::chooseColor()
 {
-	bool ok;
-	QRgb color = QColorDialog::getRgba(currentColor.rgba(), &ok, window());
-	if (ok) {
-		currentColor = QColor(color);
+	QColor color = QColorDialog::getColor(currentColor, window(), "", QColorDialog::ShowAlphaChannel);
+	if (color.isValid()) {
+		currentColor = color;
 		PeerSettings->setPrivateChatColor(chatId, currentColor.name());
 		colorChanged();
 		setColorAndFont(false);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.cpp
index 44afbf996..38cb81be0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ChatPage.cpp
@@ -686,10 +686,9 @@ void ChatPage::on_cbSearch_WithoutLimit_toggled(bool checked)
 
 void ChatPage::on_btSearch_FoundColor_clicked()
 {
-	bool ok;
-	QRgb color = QColorDialog::getRgba(rgbChatSearchFoundColor, &ok, window());
-	if (ok) {
-		rgbChatSearchFoundColor=color;
+	QColor color = QColorDialog::getColor(QColor::fromRgba(rgbChatSearchFoundColor), window(), "", QColorDialog::ShowAlphaChannel);
+	if (color.isValid()) {
+		rgbChatSearchFoundColor = color.rgba();
 		QPixmap pix(24, 24);
 		pix.fill(color);
 		ui.btSearch_FoundColor->setIcon(pix);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NewTag.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NewTag.cpp
index 09489ad89..bfc1b16b9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NewTag.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NewTag.cpp
@@ -123,10 +123,9 @@ void NewTag::textChanged(const QString &text)
 
 void NewTag::setTagColor()
 {
-    bool ok;
-    QRgb color = QColorDialog::getRgba(m_Color, &ok, this);
-    if (ok) {
-        m_Color = color;
+    QColor color = QColorDialog::getColor(QColor::fromRgba(m_Color), this, "", QColorDialog::ShowAlphaChannel);
+    if (color.isValid()) {
+        m_Color = color.rgba();
         showColor (m_Color);
     }
 }