diff --git a/frame/item/appitem.cpp b/frame/item/appitem.cpp
index 41e6efaf9..f8fae3764 100644
--- a/frame/item/appitem.cpp
+++ b/frame/item/appitem.cpp
@@ -132,13 +132,12 @@ void AppItem::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
     }
 
     // icon
-    QPixmap pixmap = DockDisplayMode == Efficient ? m_smallIcon : m_largeIcon;
-    // ligher icon
-    if (m_hover)
-        pixmap = ImageFactory::lighter(pixmap);
-
+    const QPixmap pixmap = DockDisplayMode == Efficient ? m_smallIcon : m_largeIcon;
     // draw icon
     painter.drawPixmap(itemRect.center() - pixmap.rect().center(), pixmap);
+    // draw ligher
+    if (m_hover)
+        painter.drawPixmap(itemRect.center() - pixmap.rect().center(), ImageFactory::lighterEffect(pixmap));
 }
 
 void AppItem::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
diff --git a/frame/item/launcheritem.cpp b/frame/item/launcheritem.cpp
index 4b5cd79d0..da42d590c 100644
--- a/frame/item/launcheritem.cpp
+++ b/frame/item/launcheritem.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ void LauncherItem::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
 
     QPainter painter(this);
 
-    QPixmap pixmap = DockDisplayMode == Fashion ? m_largeIcon : m_smallIcon;
-    if (m_hover)
-        pixmap = ImageFactory::lighter(pixmap);
+    const QPixmap pixmap = DockDisplayMode == Fashion ? m_largeIcon : m_smallIcon;
     painter.drawPixmap(rect().center() - pixmap.rect().center(), pixmap);
+
+    if (m_hover)
+        painter.drawPixmap(rect().center() - pixmap.rect().center(), ImageFactory::lighterEffect(pixmap));
 }
 
 void LauncherItem::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *e)
diff --git a/frame/item/pluginsitem.cpp b/frame/item/pluginsitem.cpp
index f508d04d5..db3a42ee1 100644
--- a/frame/item/pluginsitem.cpp
+++ b/frame/item/pluginsitem.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ void PluginsItem::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
     const QRect iconRect = perfectIconRect();
     const QPixmap pixmap = icon.pixmap(iconRect.size());
 
-    painter.drawPixmap(iconRect, m_hover ? ImageFactory::lighter(pixmap) : pixmap);
+    painter.drawPixmap(iconRect, pixmap);
+
+    if (m_hover)
+        painter.drawPixmap(iconRect, ImageFactory::lighterEffect(pixmap));
 }
 
 bool PluginsItem::eventFilter(QObject *o, QEvent *e)
diff --git a/frame/util/imagefactory.cpp b/frame/util/imagefactory.cpp
index eebbd58b8..084aeab67 100644
--- a/frame/util/imagefactory.cpp
+++ b/frame/util/imagefactory.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "imagefactory.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QPainter>
 
 ImageFactory::ImageFactory(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
@@ -8,25 +9,12 @@ ImageFactory::ImageFactory(QObject *parent)
 
 }
 
-QPixmap ImageFactory::lighter(const QPixmap pixmap, const int delta)
+QPixmap ImageFactory::lighterEffect(const QPixmap pixmap, const int delta)
 {
-    QImage image = pixmap.toImage();
+    QPixmap result(pixmap);
+    QPainter painter(&result);
+    painter.setCompositionMode(QPainter::CompositionMode_SourceIn);
+    painter.fillRect(result.rect(), QColor::fromRgb(255, 255, 255, delta));
 
-    const int width = image.width();
-    const int height = image.height();
-    const int bytesPerPixel = image.bytesPerLine() / image.width();
-
-    for (int i(0); i != height; ++i)
-    {
-        uchar *scanLine = image.scanLine(i);
-        for (int j(0); j != width; ++j)
-        {
-            QRgb &rgba = *(QRgb*)scanLine;
-            if (qAlpha(rgba) && (qRed(rgba) || qGreen(rgba) || qBlue(rgba)))
-                rgba = QColor::fromRgba(rgba).lighter(delta).rgba();
-            scanLine += bytesPerPixel;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return QPixmap::fromImage(image);
+    return result;
 }
diff --git a/frame/util/imagefactory.h b/frame/util/imagefactory.h
index c5d4f549d..15eed884b 100644
--- a/frame/util/imagefactory.h
+++ b/frame/util/imagefactory.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class ImageFactory : public QObject
 public:
     explicit ImageFactory(QObject *parent = 0);
 
-    static QPixmap lighter(const QPixmap pixmap, const int delta = 120);
+    static QPixmap lighterEffect(const QPixmap pixmap, const int delta = 50);
 };
 
 #endif // IMAGEFACTORY_H