diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py
index 369ae59375..4fc32b0e77 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
         self.fs_help_msg.setText(unicode(self.fs_help_msg.text())%(
             _(' or ').join(keys)))
         self.cover_grid_color_button.clicked.connect(self.change_cover_grid_color)
+        self.cover_grid_default_color_button.clicked.connect(self.restore_cover_grid_color)
         self.size_calculated.connect(self.update_cg_cache_size, type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
         self.tabWidget.currentChanged.connect(self.tab_changed)
         self.cover_grid_empty_cache.clicked.connect(self.empty_cache)
@@ -320,6 +321,10 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
             self.set_cg_color(col)
             self.changed_signal.emit()
 
+    def restore_cover_grid_color(self):
+        self.set_cg_color(gprefs.defaults['cover_grid_color'])
+        self.changed_signal.emit()
+
     def build_font_obj(self):
         font_info = self.current_font
         if font_info is not None:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
index 519e8dfc0f..774c017698 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
@@ -346,6 +346,13 @@
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="cover_grid_default_color_button">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Restore &amp;default color</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
          <item>
           <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
            <property name="orientation">