diff --git a/kate/CMakeLists.txt b/kate/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kate/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kate/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
    kateviewspace.cpp
    katesavemodifieddialog.cpp
    katemwmodonhddialog.cpp
+   katecolorschemechooser.cpp
 
    katetabbutton.cpp
    katetabbar.cpp
diff --git a/kate/data/kateui.rc b/kate/data/kateui.rc
--- a/kate/data/kateui.rc
+++ b/kate/data/kateui.rc
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
       <text>&amp;Settings</text>
       <Action name="settings_show_tab_bar" append="show_merge"/>
       <Action name="settings_show_full_path" append="show_merge"/>
+      <Action name="colorscheme_menu"/>
     </Menu>
     <Menu name="help">
       <text>&amp;Help</text>
diff --git a/kate/katecolorschemechooser.h b/kate/katecolorschemechooser.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kate/katecolorschemechooser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*************************************************************************************
+ * This file is part of KDevPlatform                                                 *
+ * Copyright 2016 Zhigalin Alexander <alexander@zhigalin.tk>                         *
+ *                                                                                   *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or                     *
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public                        *
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either                      *
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) version 3, or any                 *
+ * later version accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its                      *
+ * successor approved by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall                    *
+ * act as a proxy defined in Section 6 of version 3 of the license.                  *
+ *                                                                                   *
+ * This library 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                 *
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.                                   *
+ *                                                                                   *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public                  *
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.     *
+ *************************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef COLORSCHEMECHOOSER_H
+#define COLORSCHEMECHOOSER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QString>
+
+#include <KColorSchemeManager>
+
+class KActionCollection;
+
+/**
+* Provides a menu that will offer to change the color scheme
+*
+* Furthermore, it will save the selection in the user configuration.
+*/
+class KateColorSchemeChooser : public QAction
+{
+    public:
+        KateColorSchemeChooser(QObject* parent);
+
+        QString currentSchemeName() const;
+    private Q_SLOTS:
+        void slotSchemeChanged(QAction* triggeredAction);
+
+    private:
+        QString loadCurrentScheme() const;
+        void    saveCurrentScheme(const QString &name);
+        QString currentDesktopDefaultScheme() const;
+};
+
+#endif // COLORSCHEMECHOOSER_H
diff --git a/kate/katecolorschemechooser.cpp b/kate/katecolorschemechooser.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kate/katecolorschemechooser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*************************************************************************************
+ * This file is part of KDevPlatform                                                 *
+ * Copyright 2016 Zhigalin Alexander <alexander@zhigalin.tk>                         *
+ *                                                                                   *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or                     *
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public                        *
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either                      *
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) version 3, or any                 *
+ * later version accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its                      *
+ * successor approved by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall                    *
+ * act as a proxy defined in Section 6 of version 3 of the license.                  *
+ *                                                                                   *
+ * This library 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                 *
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.                                   *
+ *                                                                                   *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public                  *
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.     *
+ *************************************************************************************/
+
+#include "katecolorschemechooser.h"
+
+#include <QStringList>
+#include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QActionGroup>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QDirIterator>
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QModelIndex>
+
+#include <KActionMenu>
+#include <KColorSchemeManager>
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KActionCollection>
+#include <KSharedConfig>
+#include <KConfigGroup>
+
+#include "katemainwindow.h"
+#include "katedebug.h"
+
+
+KateColorSchemeChooser::KateColorSchemeChooser(QObject* parent)
+: QAction(parent)
+{
+    auto manager = new KColorSchemeManager(parent);
+
+    const auto scheme(currentSchemeName());
+    qCDebug(LOG_KATE) << "Color scheme : " << scheme;
+
+    auto selectionMenu = manager->createSchemeSelectionMenu(scheme, this);
+
+    connect(selectionMenu->menu(), &QMenu::triggered,
+            this, &KateColorSchemeChooser::slotSchemeChanged);
+
+    manager->activateScheme(manager->indexForScheme(scheme));
+
+    setMenu(selectionMenu->menu());
+    menu()->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("preferences-desktop-color")));
+    menu()->setTitle(i18n("&Color Theme"));
+}
+
+QString KateColorSchemeChooser::loadCurrentScheme() const
+{
+    KSharedConfigPtr config = KSharedConfig::openConfig();
+    KConfigGroup cg(config, "UiSettings");
+    return cg.readEntry("ColorScheme", currentDesktopDefaultScheme());
+}
+
+void KateColorSchemeChooser::saveCurrentScheme(const QString &name)
+{
+    KSharedConfigPtr config = KSharedConfig::openConfig();
+    KConfigGroup cg(config, "UiSettings");
+    cg.writeEntry("ColorScheme", name);
+    cg.sync();
+}
+
+QString KateColorSchemeChooser::currentDesktopDefaultScheme() const
+{
+    KSharedConfigPtr config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(QLatin1String("kdeglobals"));
+    KConfigGroup group(config, "General");
+    return group.readEntry("ColorScheme", QStringLiteral("Breeze"));
+}
+
+QString KateColorSchemeChooser::currentSchemeName() const
+{
+    if(!menu()) return loadCurrentScheme();
+
+    QAction* const action = menu()->activeAction();
+
+    if(action) return KLocalizedString::removeAcceleratorMarker(action->text());
+    return currentDesktopDefaultScheme();
+}
+
+void KateColorSchemeChooser::slotSchemeChanged(QAction* triggeredAction)
+{
+    saveCurrentScheme(KLocalizedString::removeAcceleratorMarker(triggeredAction->text()));
+}
diff --git a/kate/katemainwindow.h b/kate/katemainwindow.h
--- a/kate/katemainwindow.h
+++ b/kate/katemainwindow.h
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@
     KToggleAction *m_paShowMenuBar;
     KToggleAction *m_paShowStatusBar;
     KToggleAction *m_paShowTabBar;
+
     QWidget *m_bottomViewBarContainer;
     KateContainerStackedLayout *m_bottomContainerStack;
 
diff --git a/kate/katemainwindow.cpp b/kate/katemainwindow.cpp
--- a/kate/katemainwindow.cpp
+++ b/kate/katemainwindow.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "katequickopen.h"
 #include "kateupdatedisabler.h"
 #include "katedebug.h"
+#include "katecolorschemechooser.h"
 
 #include <KActionMenu>
 #include <KAboutApplicationDialog>
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 
 #include <ktexteditor/sessionconfiginterface.h>
+
 //END
 
 KateMwModOnHdDialog *KateMainWindow::s_modOnHdDialog = nullptr;
@@ -229,6 +231,9 @@
     connect(m_paShowPath, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(updateCaption()));
     m_paShowPath->setWhatsThis(i18n("Show the complete document path in the window caption"));
 
+    // Load themes
+    actionCollection()->addAction(QStringLiteral("colorscheme_menu"), new KateColorSchemeChooser(actionCollection()));
+
     QAction * a = actionCollection()->addAction(KStandardAction::Back, QStringLiteral("view_prev_tab"));
     a->setText(i18n("&Previous Tab"));
     a->setWhatsThis(i18n("Focus the previous tab."));