diff --git a/common/draw.h b/common/draw.h
index e3fc50c3f..7a44388c9 100644
--- a/common/draw.h
+++ b/common/draw.h
@@ -205,7 +205,23 @@ static inline void
 xcolor_wipe(xcolor_t *color)
 {
     if(color)
+    {
         p_delete(&color->name);
+        p_clear(color, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+static inline xcolor_t
+xcolor_copy(xcolor_t *color)
+{
+    xcolor_t c;
+
+    assert(color);
+
+    c = *color;
+    c.name = a_strdup(color->name);
+
+    return c;
 }
 
 bool xcolor_new(xcb_connection_t *, int, const char *, xcolor_t *);
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index c92ee230c..5557b24ac 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -547,12 +547,12 @@ luaA_statusbar_new(lua_State *L)
     if(!(buf = luaA_getopt_string(L, 1, "fg", NULL))
        || !xcolor_new(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen,
                      buf, &sb->colors.fg))
-        sb->colors.fg = globalconf.colors.fg;
+        sb->colors.fg = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.fg);
 
     if(!(buf = luaA_getopt_string(L, 1, "bg", NULL))
        || !xcolor_new(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen,
                      buf, &sb->colors.bg))
-        sb->colors.bg = globalconf.colors.bg;
+        sb->colors.bg = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.bg);
 
     buf = luaA_getopt_lstring(L, 1, "align", "left", &len);
     sb->align = draw_align_fromstr(buf, len);
diff --git a/titlebar.c b/titlebar.c
index c9c6cdb5f..06b210e5c 100644
--- a/titlebar.c
+++ b/titlebar.c
@@ -317,17 +317,17 @@ luaA_titlebar_new(lua_State *L)
     if(!(buf = luaA_getopt_string(L, -1, "fg", NULL))
         || !xcolor_new(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen,
                        buf, &tb->colors.fg))
-        tb->colors.fg = globalconf.colors.fg;
+        tb->colors.fg = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.fg);
 
     if(!(buf = luaA_getopt_string(L, -1, "bg", NULL))
         || !xcolor_new(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen,
                        buf, &tb->colors.bg))
-        tb->colors.bg = globalconf.colors.bg;
+        tb->colors.bg = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.bg);
 
     if(!(buf = luaA_getopt_string(L, -1, "border_color", NULL))
         || !xcolor_new(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen,
                        buf, &tb->border.color))
-        tb->border.color = globalconf.colors.fg;
+        tb->border.color = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.fg);
 
     tb->border.width = luaA_getopt_number(L, 1, "border_width", 0);
 
diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index ee660d318..56c3d3ae6 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ graph_plot_add(graph_data_t *d, const char *title)
     plot->values = p_new(float, d->size);
     plot->lines = p_new(int, d->size);
     plot->max_value = 100.0;
-    plot->color_start = globalconf.colors.fg;
+    plot->color_start = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.fg);
     plot->vertical_gradient = true;
 
     plot_list_append(&d->plots, plot);
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ graph_new(alignment_t align)
     d->draw_from = p_new(int, d->size);
     d->draw_to = p_new(int, d->size);
 
-    d->bg = globalconf.colors.bg;
-    d->border_color = globalconf.colors.fg;
+    d->bg = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.bg);
+    d->border_color = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.fg);
 
     return w;
 }
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index 159653f35..5c65505ed 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ progressbar_bar_add(progressbar_data_t *d, const char *title)
     bar_t *bar = p_new(bar_t, 1);
 
     bar->title = a_strdup(title);
-    bar->fg = globalconf.colors.fg;
-    bar->fg_off = globalconf.colors.bg;
-    bar->bg = globalconf.colors.bg;
-    bar->border_color = globalconf.colors.fg;
+    bar->fg = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.fg);
+    bar->fg_off = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.bg);
+    bar->bg = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.bg);
+    bar->border_color = xcolor_copy(&globalconf.colors.fg);
     bar->max_value = 100.0;
 
     /* append the bar in the list */