diff --git a/glabels/ColorHistory.cpp b/glabels/ColorHistory.cpp
index 7169947..e6c6d70 100644
--- a/glabels/ColorHistory.cpp
+++ b/glabels/ColorHistory.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ namespace glabels
 	}
 
 
+	QColor ColorHistory::getColor( int id )
+	{
+		QList<QColor> colors = readColorList();
+		return colors[id];
+	}
+
+
 	QList<QColor> ColorHistory::readColorList()
 	{
 		QStringList defaultList;
diff --git a/glabels/ColorHistory.h b/glabels/ColorHistory.h
index db3f013..b74b3b4 100644
--- a/glabels/ColorHistory.h
+++ b/glabels/ColorHistory.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace glabels
 	public:
 		void   addColor( const QColor &color );
 		QList<QColor> getColors();
+		QColor getColor( int id );
 
 
 		/////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/glabels/ColorPaletteDialog.cpp b/glabels/ColorPaletteDialog.cpp
index 9f69e74..71feb32 100644
--- a/glabels/ColorPaletteDialog.cpp
+++ b/glabels/ColorPaletteDialog.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace glabels
 	void ColorPaletteDialog::onHistoryItemActivated( int id )
 	{
 		mColorNode.setField( false );
-		mColorNode.setColor( mColorHistory->getColors()[id] );
+		mColorNode.setColor( mColorHistory->getColor(id) );
 		mColorNode.setKey( "" );
 
 		emit colorChanged( mColorNode, false );