diff --git a/src/app/composer/qgscomposermapwidget.cpp b/src/app/composer/qgscomposermapwidget.cpp
index 118b48afb02..00a0de0a253 100644
--- a/src/app/composer/qgscomposermapwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/composer/qgscomposermapwidget.cpp
@@ -773,18 +773,20 @@ void QgsComposerMapWidget::on_mOverviewFrameStyleButton_clicked()
     return;
   }
 
-  mComposerMap->beginCommand( tr( "Overview frame style changed" ) );
-  QgsSymbolV2SelectorDialog d( mComposerMap->overviewFrameMapSymbol(), QgsStyleV2::defaultStyle(), 0 );
+  QgsFillSymbolV2* newSymbol = dynamic_cast<QgsFillSymbolV2*>( mComposerMap->overviewFrameMapSymbol()->clone() );
+  QgsSymbolV2SelectorDialog d( newSymbol, QgsStyleV2::defaultStyle(), 0 );
 
   //QgsSymbolV2PropertiesDialog d( mComposerMap->overviewFrameMapSymbol(), 0, this );
   if ( d.exec() == QDialog::Accepted )
   {
+    mComposerMap->beginCommand( tr( "Overview frame style changed" ) );
+    mComposerMap->setOverviewFrameMapSymbol( newSymbol );
     updateOverviewSymbolMarker();
     mComposerMap->endCommand();
   }
   else
   {
-    mComposerMap->cancelCommand();
+    delete newSymbol;
   }
 }
 
@@ -898,19 +900,21 @@ void QgsComposerMapWidget::on_mGridLineStyleButton_clicked()
     return;
   }
 
-  mComposerMap->beginCommand( tr( "Grid line style changed" ) );
-  QgsSymbolV2SelectorDialog d( mComposerMap->gridLineSymbol(), QgsStyleV2::defaultStyle(), 0 );
+  QgsLineSymbolV2* newSymbol = dynamic_cast<QgsLineSymbolV2*>( mComposerMap->gridLineSymbol()->clone() );
+  QgsSymbolV2SelectorDialog d( newSymbol, QgsStyleV2::defaultStyle(), 0 );
+
   if ( d.exec() == QDialog::Accepted )
   {
+    mComposerMap->beginCommand( tr( "Grid line style changed" ) );
+    mComposerMap->setGridLineSymbol( newSymbol );
     updateLineSymbolMarker();
     mComposerMap->endCommand();
+    mComposerMap->update();
   }
   else
   {
-    mComposerMap->cancelCommand();
+    delete newSymbol;
   }
-
-  mComposerMap->update();
 }
 
 void QgsComposerMapWidget::on_mGridTypeComboBox_currentIndexChanged( const QString& text )
diff --git a/src/app/composer/qgscomposershapewidget.cpp b/src/app/composer/qgscomposershapewidget.cpp
index 419948856ec..9249a67edd2 100644
--- a/src/app/composer/qgscomposershapewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/composer/qgscomposershapewidget.cpp
@@ -111,17 +111,19 @@ void QgsComposerShapeWidget::on_mShapeStyleButton_clicked()
     coverageLayer = mComposerShape->composition()->atlasComposition().coverageLayer();
   }
 
-  mComposerShape->beginCommand( tr( "Shape style changed" ) );
-  QgsSymbolV2SelectorDialog d( mComposerShape->shapeStyleSymbol(), QgsStyleV2::defaultStyle(), coverageLayer );
+  QgsFillSymbolV2* newSymbol = dynamic_cast<QgsFillSymbolV2*>( mComposerShape->shapeStyleSymbol()->clone() );
+  QgsSymbolV2SelectorDialog d( newSymbol, QgsStyleV2::defaultStyle(), coverageLayer );
 
   if ( d.exec() == QDialog::Accepted )
   {
+    mComposerShape->beginCommand( tr( "Shape style changed" ) );
+    mComposerShape->setShapeStyleSymbol( newSymbol );
     updateShapeStyle();
     mComposerShape->endCommand();
   }
   else
   {
-    mComposerShape->cancelCommand();
+    delete newSymbol;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/composer/qgscompositionwidget.cpp b/src/app/composer/qgscompositionwidget.cpp
index 71d0979fcdc..d9a3f26fc24 100644
--- a/src/app/composer/qgscompositionwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/composer/qgscompositionwidget.cpp
@@ -400,12 +400,19 @@ void QgsCompositionWidget::on_mPageStyleButton_clicked()
   {
     coverageLayer = mComposition->atlasComposition().coverageLayer();
   }
-  QgsSymbolV2SelectorDialog d( mComposition->pageStyleSymbol(), QgsStyleV2::defaultStyle(), coverageLayer );
+
+  QgsFillSymbolV2* newSymbol = dynamic_cast<QgsFillSymbolV2*>( mComposition->pageStyleSymbol()->clone() );
+  QgsSymbolV2SelectorDialog d( newSymbol, QgsStyleV2::defaultStyle(), coverageLayer );
 
   if ( d.exec() == QDialog::Accepted )
   {
+    mComposition->setPageStyleSymbol( newSymbol );
     updatePageStyle();
   }
+  else
+  {
+    delete newSymbol;
+  }
 }
 
 void QgsCompositionWidget::updatePageStyle()