diff --git a/theme.cpp b/theme.cpp
index 4ae9a12ab..a19fe3466 100644
--- a/theme.cpp
+++ b/theme.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 
 #include <QFile>
 
+#include <KColorScheme>
+#include <KConfigGroup>
+#include <KDebug>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KStandardDirs>
-#include <kdebug.h>
-#include <kconfiggroup.h>
 
 namespace Plasma
 {
@@ -157,6 +158,12 @@ KSharedConfigPtr Theme::colors() const
     return d->colors;
 }
 
+QColor Theme::textColor() const
+{
+    KColorScheme colors(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::View, Theme::self()->colors());
+    return colors.foreground(KColorScheme::NormalText).color();
+}
+
 }
 
 #include <theme.moc>
diff --git a/theme.h b/theme.h
index a2f88a40a..bb03343a4 100644
--- a/theme.h
+++ b/theme.h
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Theme : public QObject
          */
         Q_INVOKABLE KSharedConfigPtr colors() const;
 
+        /**
+         * Returns the text color to be used by items resting on the background
+         */
+        Q_INVOKABLE QColor textColor() const;
+
     Q_SIGNALS:
         /**
          * Emitted when the user changes the theme. SVGs should be reloaded at