diff --git a/src/DockManager.cpp b/src/DockManager.cpp
index 35101d3..d2e982c 100644
--- a/src/DockManager.cpp
+++ b/src/DockManager.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 namespace ads
 {
-static CDockManager::ConfigFlags StaticConfigFlags = CDockManager::DefaultConfig;
+static CDockManager::ConfigFlags StaticConfigFlags = CDockManager::DefaultOpaqueConfig;
 
 /**
  * Private data class of CDockManager class (pimpl)
diff --git a/src/DockManager.h b/src/DockManager.h
index 766e182..475f072 100644
--- a/src/DockManager.h
+++ b/src/DockManager.h
@@ -160,25 +160,24 @@ public:
         DockAreaHasUndockButton = 0x4000,     //!< If the flag is set each dock area has an undock button
         DockAreaHasTabsMenuButton = 0x8000,     //!< If the flag is set each dock area has a tabs menu button
         DockAreaHideDisabledButtons = 0x10000,    //!< If the flag is set disabled dock area buttons will not appear on the tollbar at all (enabling them will bring them back)
-		DefaultConfig = ActiveTabHasCloseButton
-		              | DockAreaHasCloseButton
-		              | DockAreaHasUndockButton
-		              | DockAreaHasTabsMenuButton
-		              | OpaqueSplitterResize
-		              | XmlCompressionEnabled
-		              | OpaqueUndocking, ///< the default configuration
-		DefaultNonOpaqueConfig = ActiveTabHasCloseButton
-		              | DockAreaHasCloseButton
-		              | DockAreaHasUndockButton
-		              | DockAreaHasTabsMenuButton
-		              | XmlCompressionEnabled
+
+
+        DefaultDockAreaButtons = DockAreaHasCloseButton
+							   | DockAreaHasUndockButton
+		                       | DockAreaHasTabsMenuButton,///< default configuration of dock area title bar buttons
+
+		DefaultBaseConfig = DefaultDockAreaButtons
+		                  | ActiveTabHasCloseButton
+		                  | XmlCompressionEnabled,///< default base configuration settings
+
+        DefaultOpaqueConfig = DefaultBaseConfig
+		                    | OpaqueSplitterResize
+		                    | OpaqueUndocking, ///< the default configuration with opaque operations - this may cause issues if ActiveX or Qt 3D windows are involved
+
+		DefaultNonOpaqueConfig = DefaultBaseConfig
 		              | DragPreviewShowsContentPixmap, ///< the default configuration for non opaque operations
-		NonOpaqueWithWindowFrame = ActiveTabHasCloseButton
-		              | DockAreaHasCloseButton
-		              | DockAreaHasUndockButton
-		              | DockAreaHasTabsMenuButton
-		              | XmlCompressionEnabled
-		              | DragPreviewShowsContentPixmap
+
+		NonOpaqueWithWindowFrame = DefaultNonOpaqueConfig
 		              | DragPreviewHasWindowFrame ///< the default configuration for non opaque operations that show a real window with frame
 	};
 	Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(ConfigFlags, eConfigFlag)