diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/skin.laf b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/skin.laf
index 39010042190..394721e1c41 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/skin.laf
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/skin.laf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
- Copyright (c) 1998, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ Copyright (c) 1998, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 
  This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -13424,10 +13424,10 @@
             <state stateKeys="Selected">
                 <style>
                    <textForeground>
-                      <matte red="255" green="255" blue="255" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusLightBackground" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0" uiResource="false"/>
+                      <matte red="255" green="255" blue="255" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusLightBackground" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0"/>
                    </textForeground>
                    <textBackground>
-                      <matte red="57" green="105" blue="138" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusSelectionBackground" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0" uiResource="false"/>
+                      <matte red="57" green="105" blue="138" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusSelectionBackground" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0"/>
                    </textBackground>
                    <background/>
                    <inherit-textForeground>false</inherit-textForeground>
@@ -13453,7 +13453,7 @@
                 <style>
                    <textForeground/>
                    <textBackground>
-                       <matte red="57" green="105" blue="138" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusSelectionBackground" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0" uiResource="false"/>
+                       <matte red="57" green="105" blue="138" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusSelectionBackground" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0"/>
                    </textBackground>
                    <background/>
                    <inherit-textBackground>false</inherit-textBackground>
@@ -13477,7 +13477,7 @@
             <state stateKeys="Disabled">
                 <style>
                    <textForeground>
-                      <matte red="142" green="143" blue="145" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusDisabledText" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0" uiResource="false"/>
+                      <matte red="142" green="143" blue="145" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusDisabledText" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0"/>
                    </textForeground>
                    <textBackground/>
                    <background/>
@@ -13520,7 +13520,7 @@
                         </textForeground>
                         <textBackground/>
                         <background>
-                           <matte red="57" green="105" blue="138" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusSelectionBackground" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0" uiResource="false"/>
+                           <matte red="57" green="105" blue="138" alpha="255" uiDefaultParentName="nimbusSelectionBackground" hueOffset="0.0" saturationOffset="0.0" brightnessOffset="0.0" alphaOffset="0"/>
                         </background>
                         <inherit-textForeground>false</inherit-textForeground>
                         <inherit-background>false</inherit-background>
diff --git a/jdk/test/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/8041725/bug8041725.java b/jdk/test/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/8041725/bug8041725.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d668a3411de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jdk/test/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/8041725/bug8041725.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/* @test
+   @bug 8041725
+   @summary JList selection colors are not UIResource instances in Nimbus L&F
+   @author Anton Litvinov
+*/
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.plaf.*;
+import javax.swing.plaf.nimbus.*;
+
+public class bug8041725 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new NimbusLookAndFeel());
+        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                JFrame frame = new JFrame("bug8041725");
+                frame.setSize(200, 200);
+                JList list = new JList(new String[]{"Item1", "Item2", "Item3"});
+                frame.getContentPane().add(list);
+                frame.pack();
+                frame.setVisible(true);
+
+                System.err.println("Test #1: No items are selected, list is enabled.");
+                testSelectionColors(list);
+
+                System.err.println("Test #2: No items are selected, list is disabled.");
+                list.setEnabled(false);
+                testSelectionColors(list);
+
+                System.err.println("Test #3: One item is selected, list is disabled.");
+                list.setSelectedIndex(0);
+                testSelectionColors(list);
+
+                System.err.println("Test #4: One item is selected, list is enabled.");
+                list.setEnabled(true);
+                testSelectionColors(list);
+
+                frame.dispose();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static void testSelectionColors(JList list) {
+        Color selBackColor = list.getSelectionBackground();
+        if (!(selBackColor instanceof UIResource)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(String.format(
+                "JList.getSelectionBackground() returned instance of '%s' instead of UIResource.",
+                selBackColor.getClass()));
+        }
+        Color selForeColor = list.getSelectionForeground();
+        if (!(selForeColor instanceof UIResource)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(String.format(
+                "JList.getSelectionForeground() returned instance of '%s' instead of UIResource.",
+                selForeColor.getClass()));
+        }
+    }
+}