diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/awt/grid/UnoControlGridModel.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/awt/grid/UnoControlGridModel.idl
index c4f4e3a08f09..a348d4b3e23c 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/awt/grid/UnoControlGridModel.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/awt/grid/UnoControlGridModel.idl
@@ -130,26 +130,48 @@ service UnoControlGridModel
     */
     [property] ::com::sun::star::view::SelectionType SelectionModel;
 
-    /** Specifies the background color of rows. If color for even rows is set, then specifies
-        the color of odd rows. Default value is white.
-    */
-    [property] ::com::sun::star::util::Color RowBackgroundColor;
+    /** controls whether or not to paint horizontal and vertical lines between the grid cells.
 
-    /** Specifies the background color of even rows. Default value is white.
+        @see LineColor
     */
-    [property] ::com::sun::star::util::Color EvenRowBackgroundColor;
+    [property] boolean UseGridLines;
 
-    /** Specifies the background color of header. Default value is white.
-    */
-    [property] ::com::sun::star::util::Color HeaderBackgroundColor;
+    /** specifies the color to be used when drawing lines between cells
 
-    /** Specifies the text color. Default value is black.
-    */
-    [property] ::com::sun::star::util::Color TextColor;
+        <p>If this property has a value of <VOID/>, the grid control renderer will use some default color,
+        depending on the system's style settings.</p>
 
-    /** Specifies the line color. Default value is white.
+        @see UseGridLines
     */
-    [property] ::com::sun::star::util::Color LineColor;
+    [property, maybevoid] ::com::sun::star::util::Color             GridLineColor;
+
+    /** specifies the color to be used when drawing the background of row or column headers
+
+        <p>If this property has a value of <VOID/>, the grid control renderer will use some default color,
+        depending on the system's style settings.</p>
+    */
+    [property, maybevoid] ::com::sun::star::util::Color             HeaderBackgroundColor;
+
+    /** specifies the color to be used when drawing the text within row or column headers
+
+        <p>If this property has a value of <VOID/>, the grid control renderer will use some default color,
+        depending on the system's style settings.</p>
+    */
+    [property, maybevoid] ::com::sun::star::util::Color             HeaderTextColor;
+
+    /** specifies the colors to be used as background for data rows.
+
+        <p>If this sequence is non-empty, the data rows will be rendered with alternating background colors: Assuming
+        the sequence has <code>n</code> elements, each row will use the background color as specified by its number's
+        remainder modulo <code>n</code>.</p>
+
+        <p>If this sequence is empty, all rows will use the same background color as the control as whole.</p>
+
+        <p>If this property does not exist at a particular implementation, or is <VOID/>, rows will be painted
+        in alternating background colors, every second row having a background color derived from the control's
+        selection color.</p>
+    */
+    [property, maybevoid] sequence< ::com::sun::star::util::Color > RowBackgroundColors;
 
     /** specifies the vertical alignment of the content in the control.
 
@@ -165,6 +187,20 @@ service UnoControlGridModel
      */
     [property] com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor FontDescriptor;
 
+    /** specifies the color to be used when drawing cell texts
+
+        <p>If this property has a value of <VOID/>, the grid control renderer will use some default color,
+        depending on the system's style settings.</p>
+    */
+    [property, maybevoid] ::com::sun::star::util::Color             TextColor;
+
+    /** specifies the color to be used when drawing text lines (underlining and strikethrough)
+
+        <p>If this property has a value of <VOID/>, the grid control renderer will use some default color,
+        depending on the system's style settings.</p>
+     */
+    [property, maybevoid] com::sun::star::util::Color               TextLineColor;
+
     /** specifies the <type scope="com::sun::star::text">FontEmphasis</type>
         value of the text in the control.
      */