diff --git a/src/systray/systraybar.c b/src/systray/systraybar.c
index 34af6ee..b07643e 100644
--- a/src/systray/systraybar.c
+++ b/src/systray/systraybar.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void print_icons()
 
 gboolean reject_icon(Window win)
 {
-	if (systray_hide_name_filter) {
+	if (systray_hide_name_filter && strlen(systray_hide_name_filter)) {
 		if (!systray_hide_name_regex) {
 			systray_hide_name_regex = (regex_t *) calloc(1, sizeof(*systray_hide_name_regex));
 			if (regcomp(systray_hide_name_regex, systray_hide_name_filter, 0) != 0) {
diff --git a/src/tint2conf/background_gui.c b/src/tint2conf/background_gui.c
index 11b9083..ada5fa3 100644
--- a/src/tint2conf/background_gui.c
+++ b/src/tint2conf/background_gui.c
@@ -846,6 +846,23 @@ void current_background_changed(GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data)
 	if (index < 0)
 		return;
 
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(gradient_combo_type, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_fill_color, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_border_color, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_gradient, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_fill_color_over, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_border_color_over, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_gradient_over, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_fill_color_press, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_border_color_press, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_gradient_press, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_border_width, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_border_sides_top, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_border_sides_bottom, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_border_sides_left, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_border_sides_right, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(background_corner_radius, index > 0);
+
 	background_updates_disabled = TRUE;
 
 	GtkTreePath *path;
diff --git a/src/tint2conf/gradient_gui.c b/src/tint2conf/gradient_gui.c
index 0ceaa52..1f78c26 100644
--- a/src/tint2conf/gradient_gui.c
+++ b/src/tint2conf/gradient_gui.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void gradient_create_new(GradientConfigType t)
 	gtk_list_store_set(gradient_ids, &iter,
 					   grColPixbuf, NULL,
 					   grColId, &index,
-					   grColText, "",
+					   grColText, index == 0 ? _("None") : "",
 					   -1);
 
 	gradient_update_image(index);
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ void gradient_duplicate(GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data)
 
 	GradientConfig *g = (GradientConfig *)calloc(1, sizeof(GradientConfig));
 	g->type = g_old->type;
+	g->start_color = g_old->start_color;
+	g->end_color = g_old->end_color;
 	g->extra_color_stops = g_list_copy_deep(g->extra_color_stops, copy_GradientConfigColorStop, NULL);
 	gradients = g_list_append(gradients, g);
 	GtkTreeIter iter;
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ void gradient_update(GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data)
 	if (gradient_updates_disabled)
 		return;
 	int index = gtk_combo_box_get_active(GTK_COMBO_BOX(current_gradient));
-	if (index < 0)
+	if (index <= 0)
 		return;
 
 	GtkTreePath *path;
@@ -394,6 +396,13 @@ void current_gradient_changed(GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data)
 	if (index < 0)
 		return;
 
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(gradient_combo_type, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(gradient_start_color, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(gradient_end_color, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(current_gradient_stop, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(gradient_stop_color, index > 0);
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(gradient_stop_offset, index > 0);
+
 	gradient_updates_disabled = TRUE;
 
 	GradientConfig *g = (GradientConfig *)g_list_nth(gradients, (guint)index)->data;