diff --git a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Behaviors/AppearAnimationBehavior.cs b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Behaviors/AppearAnimationBehavior.cs
index cc4168a4ba..dbe87491b2 100644
--- a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Behaviors/AppearAnimationBehavior.cs
+++ b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Behaviors/AppearAnimationBehavior.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace ColorPicker.Behaviors
 
         private void AssociatedObject_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            Appear();
             AssociatedObject.IsVisibleChanged += AssociatedObject_IsVisibleChanged;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Mouse/IMouseInfoProvider.cs b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Mouse/IMouseInfoProvider.cs
index 317f88c5c6..f2766f5af5 100644
--- a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Mouse/IMouseInfoProvider.cs
+++ b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Mouse/IMouseInfoProvider.cs
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@ namespace ColorPicker.Mouse
         event MouseUpEventHandler OnMouseDown;
 
         System.Windows.Point CurrentPosition { get; }
+
+        Color CurrentColor { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Mouse/MouseInfoProvider.cs b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Mouse/MouseInfoProvider.cs
index 2389c7c268..517ef40684 100644
--- a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Mouse/MouseInfoProvider.cs
+++ b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Mouse/MouseInfoProvider.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace ColorPicker.Mouse
             _mouseHook = new MouseHook();
             _userSettings = userSettings;
             _userSettings.CopiedColorRepresentation.PropertyChanged += CopiedColorRepresentation_PropertyChanged;
+            _previousMousePosition = GetCursorPosition();
+            _previousColor = GetPixelColor(_previousMousePosition);
         }
 
         public event EventHandler<Color> MouseColorChanged;
@@ -60,6 +62,14 @@ namespace ColorPicker.Mouse
             }
         }
 
+        public Color CurrentColor
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _previousColor;
+            }
+        }
+
         private void Timer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             UpdateMouseInfo();
diff --git a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index a4fffec6bc..6d4249c52d 100644
--- a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace ColorPicker.ViewModels
 
             if (mouseInfoProvider != null)
             {
+                SetColorDetails(mouseInfoProvider.CurrentColor);
                 mouseInfoProvider.MouseColorChanged += Mouse_ColorChanged;
                 mouseInfoProvider.OnMouseDown += MouseInfoProvider_OnMouseDown;
                 mouseInfoProvider.OnMouseWheel += MouseInfoProvider_OnMouseWheel;
@@ -132,9 +133,7 @@ namespace ColorPicker.ViewModels
         /// <param name="color">The new <see cref="Color"/> under the mouse cursor</param>
         private void Mouse_ColorChanged(object sender, System.Drawing.Color color)
         {
-            ColorBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(color.A, color.R, color.G, color.B));
-            ColorText = ColorRepresentationHelper.GetStringRepresentation(color, _userSettings.CopiedColorRepresentation.Value);
-            ColorName = ColorNameHelper.GetColorName(color);
+            SetColorDetails(color);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -172,6 +171,13 @@ namespace ColorPicker.ViewModels
             return color.A + "|" + color.R + "|" + color.G + "|" + color.B;
         }
 
+        private void SetColorDetails(System.Drawing.Color color)
+        {
+            ColorBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(color.A, color.R, color.G, color.B));
+            ColorText = ColorRepresentationHelper.GetStringRepresentation(color, _userSettings.CopiedColorRepresentation.Value);
+            ColorName = ColorNameHelper.GetColorName(color);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Tell the color picker that the user have used the mouse wheel
         /// </summary>