diff --git a/demos/modules/gwin/widgets/main.c b/demos/modules/gwin/widgets/main.c
index 8f5a6329..8252002b 100644
--- a/demos/modules/gwin/widgets/main.c
+++ b/demos/modules/gwin/widgets/main.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static const GWidgetStyle YellowWidgetStyle = {
 		HTML2COLOR(0x0000FF),		// text
 		HTML2COLOR(0x404040),		// edge
 		HTML2COLOR(0xE0E0E0),		// fill
-		HTML2COLOR(0xE0E0E0)		// progress - inactive area
+		HTML2COLOR(0x00E000)		// progress - active area
 	},
 
 	// disabled color set
diff --git a/docs/releases.txt b/docs/releases.txt
index 5bd6ccbb..2fa6ef0f 100644
--- a/docs/releases.txt
+++ b/docs/releases.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ FEATURE:	Added support for NIOS-II platform
 FEATURE:	Added Altera-MAX10-NEEK board support
 FIX:		Vastly improving keyboard widget default rendering
 FEATURE:	Added ILI9342 driver
+FIX:		Fixing issues where wrong 'progress' color from widget style palette was used
 
 
 *** Release 2.4 ***
diff --git a/src/gwin/gwin_widget.c b/src/gwin/gwin_widget.c
index b5095521..38c98903 100644
--- a/src/gwin/gwin_widget.c
+++ b/src/gwin/gwin_widget.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const GWidgetStyle WhiteWidgetStyle = {
 		HTML2COLOR(0x000000),		// text
 		HTML2COLOR(0x404040),		// edge
 		HTML2COLOR(0xE0E0E0),		// fill
-		HTML2COLOR(0xE0E0E0)		// progress - inactive area
+		HTML2COLOR(0x00E000)		// progress - active area
 	},
 
 	// disabled color set
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const GWidgetStyle BlackWidgetStyle = {
 		HTML2COLOR(0xC0C0C0),		// text
 		HTML2COLOR(0xC0C0C0),		// edge
 		HTML2COLOR(0x606060),		// fill
-		HTML2COLOR(0x404040)		// progress - inactive area
+		HTML2COLOR(0x008000)		// progress - active area
 	},
 
 	// disabled color set
diff --git a/tools/studio/options_v2.json b/tools/studio/options_v2.json
index d2d7e1f0..d6d7c99a 100644
--- a/tools/studio/options_v2.json
+++ b/tools/studio/options_v2.json
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 		               			{
 		                			"User": "",
 		                			"Library": "",
-		                			"RGB": "0xE0E0E0"
+		                			"RGB": "0x00E000"
 		            			}
 		               		},
 		               		"Disabled":
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 		               			{
 		                			"User": "",
 		                			"Library": "",
-		                			"RGB": "0x404040"
+		                			"RGB": "0x008000"
 		            			}
 		               		},
 		               		"Disabled":