diff --git a/data/themes/default/style.css b/data/themes/default/style.css
index 3d09e3634..3c306f159 100644
--- a/data/themes/default/style.css
+++ b/data/themes/default/style.css
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ TabWidget {
 	qproperty-tabText: rgb(32, 48, 64);
 	qproperty-tabTitleText: rgb(255, 255, 255);
 	qproperty-tabSelected: rgb(160, 160, 160);
+	qproperty-tabBackground: rgb(60, 67, 75);
+	qproperty-tabBorder: rgb(60, 67, 75);
 }
 
 /* main toolbar oscilloscope - can have transparent bg now */
diff --git a/include/TabWidget.h b/include/TabWidget.h
index fc7612235..e2239b103 100644
--- a/include/TabWidget.h
+++ b/include/TabWidget.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public:
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor tabText READ tabText WRITE setTabText)
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor tabTitleText READ tabTitleText WRITE setTabTitleText)
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor tabSelected READ tabSelected WRITE setTabSelected)
+	Q_PROPERTY( QColor tabBackground READ tabBackground WRITE setTabBackground)
+	Q_PROPERTY( QColor tabBorder READ tabBorder WRITE setTabBorder)
 
 	QColor tabText() const;
 	void setTabText( const QColor & c );
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@ public:
 	void setTabTitleText( const QColor & c );
 	QColor tabSelected() const;
 	void setTabSelected( const QColor & c );
+	QColor tabBackground() const;
+	void setTabBackground( const QColor & c );
+	QColor tabBorder() const;
+	void setTabBorder( const QColor & c );
 
 protected:
 	virtual bool event( QEvent * event );
@@ -93,6 +99,8 @@ private:
 	QColor m_tabText;	// The color of the tabs' text.
 	QColor m_tabTitleText;	// The color of the TabWidget's title text.
 	QColor m_tabSelected;	// The highlighting color for the selected tab.
+	QColor m_tabBackground;	// The TabWidget's background color.
+	QColor m_tabBorder;	// The TabWidget's borders color.
 } ;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/TabWidget.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/TabWidget.cpp
index 9172b7e76..bb02d3a29 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/TabWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/TabWidget.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ TabWidget::TabWidget( const QString & caption, QWidget * parent, bool usePixmap
 	m_usePixmap( usePixmap ),
 	m_tabText( 0, 0, 0 ),
 	m_tabTitleText( 0, 0, 0 ),
-	m_tabSelected( 0, 0, 0 )
+	m_tabSelected( 0, 0, 0 ),
+	m_tabBackground( 0, 0, 0 ),
+	m_tabBorder( 0, 0, 0 )
 {
 
 	// Create taller tabbar when it's to display artwork tabs
@@ -214,11 +216,11 @@ void TabWidget::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * pe )
 	p.fillRect( 0, 0, width() - 1, height() - 1, bg_color );
 
 	// Draw external borders
-	p.setPen( bg_color.color().darker( 150 ) );
+	p.setPen( tabBorder() );
 	p.drawRect( 0, 0, width() - 1, height() - 1 );
 
 	// Draw tabs' bar background
-	p.fillRect( 1, 1, width() - 2, m_tabheight + 2, bg_color.color().darker( 150 ) );
+	p.fillRect( 1, 1, width() - 2, m_tabheight + 2, tabBackground() );
 
 	// Draw title, if any
 	if( ! m_caption.isEmpty() )
@@ -339,3 +341,27 @@ void TabWidget::setTabSelected( const QColor & c )
 	m_tabSelected = c;
 }
 
+// Return the color to be used for the TabWidget's background
+QColor TabWidget::tabBackground() const
+{
+	return m_tabBackground;
+}
+
+// Set the color to be used for the TabWidget's background
+void TabWidget::setTabBackground( const QColor & c ) 
+{
+	m_tabBackground = c;
+}
+
+// Return the color to be used for the TabWidget's borders
+QColor TabWidget::tabBorder() const
+{
+	return m_tabBorder;
+}
+
+// Set the color to be used for the TabWidget's borders
+void TabWidget::setTabBorder( const QColor & c ) 
+{
+	m_tabBorder = c;
+}
+