diff --git a/include/hyperion/ImageProcessor.h b/include/hyperion/ImageProcessor.h
index deb40df1..5049ac03 100644
--- a/include/hyperion/ImageProcessor.h
+++ b/include/hyperion/ImageProcessor.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ public:
 	///
 	void setSize(const unsigned width, const unsigned height);
 
+	/// Enable or disable the black border detector
+	void enableBalckBorderDetector(bool enable);
+
 	///
 	/// Processes the image to a list of led colors. This will update the size of the buffer-image
 	/// if required and call the image-to-leds mapping to determine the mean color per led.
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ private:
 	const LedString _ledString;
 
 	/// Flag the enables(true)/disabled(false) blackborder detector
-	const bool _enableBlackBorderRemoval;
+	bool _enableBlackBorderRemoval;
 
 	/// The processor for black border detection
 	hyperion::BlackBorderProcessor * _borderProcessor;
diff --git a/libsrc/effectengine/Effect.cpp b/libsrc/effectengine/Effect.cpp
index 09411c87..72abbf3c 100644
--- a/libsrc/effectengine/Effect.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/effectengine/Effect.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ Effect::Effect(PyThreadState * mainThreadState, int priority, int timeout, const
 {
 	_colors.resize(_imageProcessor->getLedCount(), ColorRgb::BLACK);
 
+	// disable the black border detector for effects
+	_imageProcessor->enableBalckBorderDetector(false);
+
 	// connect the finished signal
 	connect(this, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(effectFinished()));
 }
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessor.cpp b/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessor.cpp
index 66b02e74..25784d0a 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessor.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessor.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ void ImageProcessor::setSize(const unsigned width, const unsigned height)
 	_imageToLeds = new ImageToLedsMap(width, height, 0, 0, _ledString.leds());
 }
 
+void ImageProcessor::enableBalckBorderDetector(bool enable)
+{
+	_enableBlackBorderRemoval = enable;
+}
+
 bool ImageProcessor::getScanParameters(size_t led, double &hscanBegin, double &hscanEnd, double &vscanBegin, double &vscanEnd) const
 {
 	if (led < _ledString.leds().size())