diff --git a/indra/newview/llcolorswatch.cpp b/indra/newview/llcolorswatch.cpp
index 442e9ab27baa7a91b98d569826379c4dcf8d401a..b2399d238bdc00c00f6b2a28b8713b8dbe2311f8 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llcolorswatch.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llcolorswatch.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,18 @@ void LLColorSwatchCtrl::onColorChanged ( void* data, EColorPickOp pick_op )
 	}
 }
 
+void LLColorSwatchCtrl::onFloaterClose()
+{
+	LLFloaterColorPicker* pickerp = (LLFloaterColorPicker*)mPickerHandle.get();
+
+	if (pickerp)
+	{
+		pickerp->setSwatch(NULL);
+	}
+
+	mPickerHandle.markDead();
+}
+
 void LLColorSwatchCtrl::setValid(BOOL valid )
 {
 	mValid = valid;
@@ -323,7 +335,7 @@ void LLColorSwatchCtrl::showPicker(BOOL take_focus)
 	if (!pickerp)
 	{
 		pickerp = new LLFloaterColorPicker(this, mCanApplyImmediately);
-		gFloaterView->getParentFloater(this)->addDependentFloater(pickerp);
+		//gFloaterView->getParentFloater(this)->addDependentFloater(pickerp);
 		mPickerHandle = pickerp->getHandle();
 	}
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llcolorswatch.h b/indra/newview/llcolorswatch.h
index e3e267f831e6d086e115706f9389a446ebdd498e..2f6aec85e86bbd6adff4e2c7aea7782ea5921771 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llcolorswatch.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llcolorswatch.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class LLColorSwatchCtrl
 	/*virtual*/ void	setEnabled( BOOL enabled );
 
 	static void		onColorChanged ( void* data, EColorPickOp pick_op = COLOR_CHANGE );
+	void			onFloaterClose();
 
 protected:
 	BOOL			mValid;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloatercolorpicker.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloatercolorpicker.cpp
index 73b79d8e132db5b1144a78e0beaab372a8f88017..56b56dc3d2f3c8801033ac7dca04a775982097e5 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloatercolorpicker.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloatercolorpicker.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,16 @@ BOOL LLFloaterColorPicker::postBuild()
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+/*virtual*/ 
+void LLFloaterColorPicker::onClose(bool app_settings)
+{
+	if (mSwatch)
+	{
+		mSwatch->onFloaterClose();
+	}
+	stopUsingPipette();
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 void LLFloaterColorPicker::initUI ( F32 rValIn, F32 gValIn, F32 bValIn )
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloatercolorpicker.h b/indra/newview/llfloatercolorpicker.h
index a16cde7f102a11529c2f08b7a61c9f9fd030c0d4..b381740acd9092882997d99be47917163185ed42 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloatercolorpicker.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloatercolorpicker.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class LLFloaterColorPicker
 
 		// overrides
 		virtual BOOL postBuild ();
+		virtual void onClose(bool app_settings);
 		virtual void draw ();
 		virtual BOOL handleMouseDown ( S32 x, S32 y, MASK mask );
 		virtual BOOL handleMouseUp ( S32 x, S32 y, MASK mask );
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class LLFloaterColorPicker
 		void destroyUI ();
 		void cancelSelection ();
 		LLColorSwatchCtrl* getSwatch () { return mSwatch; };
+		void setSwatch( LLColorSwatchCtrl* swatch) { mSwatch = swatch; }
 
 		// mutator / accessor for original RGB value
 		void setOrigRgb ( F32 origRIn, F32 origGIn, F32 origBIn );