diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/kirigamiplasmastyle/Theme.qml b/src/declarativeimports/kirigamiplasmastyle/Theme.qml
index 1a4a1adbd..af1182102 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/kirigamiplasmastyle/Theme.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/kirigamiplasmastyle/Theme.qml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ QtObject {
     property color highlightColor: theme.highlightColor
     property color highlightedTextColor: theme.highlightedTextColor
     property color backgroundColor: theme.backgroundColor
+    property color alternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.backgroundColor, 1.05)
     //TODO: don't make this invisible
     property color activeTextColor: theme.highlightColor
     property color linkColor: theme.linkColor
@@ -40,26 +41,31 @@ QtObject {
 
     property color buttonTextColor: theme.buttonTextColor
     property color buttonBackgroundColor: theme.buttonBackgroundColor
+    property color buttonAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.buttonBackgroundColor, 1.05)
     property color buttonHoverColor: theme.buttonHoverColor
     property color buttonFocusColor: theme.buttonFocusColor
 
     property color viewTextColor: theme.viewTextColor
     property color viewBackgroundColor: theme.viewBackgroundColor
+    property color viewAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.viewBackgroundColor, 1.05)
     property color viewHoverColor: theme.viewHoverColor
     property color viewFocusColor: theme.viewFocusColor
 
     property color selectionTextColor: theme.highlightedTextColor
     property color selectionBackgroundColor: theme.highlightColor
+    property color selectionAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.selectionBackgroundColor, 1.05)
     property color selectionHoverColor: theme.buttonHoverColor
     property color selectionFocusColor: theme.buttonFocusColor
 
     property color tooltipTextColor: theme.complementaryTextColor
     property color tooltipBackgroundColor: theme.complementaryBackgroundColor
+    property color tooltipAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.tooltipBackgroundColor, 1.05)
     property color tooltipHoverColor: theme.complementaryHoverColor
     property color tooltipFocusColor: theme.complementaryFocusColor
 
     property color complementaryTextColor: theme.complementaryTextColor
     property color complementaryBackgroundColor: theme.complementaryBackgroundColor
+    property color complementaryAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.complementaryBackgroundColor, 1.05)
     property color complementaryHoverColor: theme.complementaryHoverColor
     property color complementaryFocusColor: theme.complementaryFocusColor