diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/BusyIndicator.qml b/org.kde.desktop/BusyIndicator.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/BusyIndicator.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/BusyIndicator.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 T.BusyIndicator {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: contentItem.implicitHeight + topPadding + bottomPadding
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Button.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Button.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Button.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Button.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 T.Button {
     id: controlRoot
+
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.Button
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/CheckBox.qml b/org.kde.desktop/CheckBox.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/CheckBox.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/CheckBox.qml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 T.CheckBox {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
                             contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0,
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/CheckDelegate.qml b/org.kde.desktop/CheckDelegate.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/CheckDelegate.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/CheckDelegate.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.CheckDelegate {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: Math.max(contentItem.implicitHeight,
                                       indicator ? indicator.implicitHeight : 0) + topPadding + bottomPadding
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/ComboBox.qml b/org.kde.desktop/ComboBox.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/ComboBox.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/ComboBox.qml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 T.ComboBox {
     id: controlRoot
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     //NOTE: typeof necessary to not have warnings on Qt 5.7
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: typeof(editable) != "undefined" && editable ? Kirigami.Theme.View : Kirigami.Theme.Button
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Container.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Container.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Container.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Container.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 T.Container {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
                             (contentItem ? contentItem.implicitWidth : 0) + leftPadding + rightPadding)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0,
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Control.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Control.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Control.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Control.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 T.Control {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
                             (contentItem ? contentItem.implicitWidth : 0) + leftPadding + rightPadding)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0,
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/DelayButton.qml b/org.kde.desktop/DelayButton.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/DelayButton.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/DelayButton.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 T.DelayButton {
     id: controlRoot
+
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.Button
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Dial.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Dial.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Dial.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Dial.qml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 T.Dial {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: 128
     implicitHeight: 128
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Dialog.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Dialog.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Dialog.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Dialog.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.Dialog {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
                             contentWidth > 0 ? contentWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding : 0)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0,
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/DialogButtonBox.qml b/org.kde.desktop/DialogButtonBox.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/DialogButtonBox.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/DialogButtonBox.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 T.DialogButtonBox {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: contentItem.implicitHeight + topPadding + bottomPadding
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Drawer.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Drawer.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Drawer.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Drawer.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.Drawer {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     parent: T.ApplicationWindow.overlay
 
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0, contentWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding)
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Frame.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Frame.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Frame.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Frame.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.Frame {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: contentHeight + topPadding + bottomPadding
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/GroupBox.qml b/org.kde.desktop/GroupBox.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/GroupBox.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/GroupBox.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.GroupBox {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: contentHeight + topPadding + bottomPadding
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/ItemDelegate.qml b/org.kde.desktop/ItemDelegate.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/ItemDelegate.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/ItemDelegate.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.ItemDelegate {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: Math.max(contentItem.implicitHeight,
                                       indicator ? indicator.implicitHeight : 0) + topPadding + bottomPadding
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Label.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Label.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Label.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Label.qml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 T.Label {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     verticalAlignment: lineCount > 1 ? Text.AlignTop : Text.AlignVCenter
 
     activeFocusOnTab: false
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Menu.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Menu.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Menu.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Menu.qml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 T.Menu {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
                             contentItem ? contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding : 0)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0,
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/MenuBarItem.qml b/org.kde.desktop/MenuBarItem.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/MenuBarItem.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/MenuBarItem.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.MenuBarItem {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: contentItem.implicitHeight + topPadding + bottomPadding
     baselineOffset: contentItem.y + contentItem.baselineOffset
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/MenuItem.qml b/org.kde.desktop/MenuItem.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/MenuItem.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/MenuItem.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.MenuItem {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
                             contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding)
     implicitHeight: visible ? Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0,
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Popup.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Popup.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Popup.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Popup.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.Popup {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
                             contentWidth > 0 ? contentWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding : 0)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0,
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/ProgressBar.qml b/org.kde.desktop/ProgressBar.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/ProgressBar.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/ProgressBar.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 T.ProgressBar {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: 250
     implicitHeight: 22
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/RadioButton.qml b/org.kde.desktop/RadioButton.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/RadioButton.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/RadioButton.qml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 T.RadioButton {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
                             contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0,
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/RadioDelegate.qml b/org.kde.desktop/RadioDelegate.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/RadioDelegate.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/RadioDelegate.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.RadioDelegate {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: Math.max(contentItem.implicitHeight,
                                       indicator ? indicator.implicitHeight : 0) + topPadding + bottomPadding
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/RangeSlider.qml b/org.kde.desktop/RangeSlider.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/RangeSlider.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/RangeSlider.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.RangeSlider {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
         Math.max(first.handle ? first.handle.implicitWidth : 0,
                  second.handle ? second.handle.implicitWidth : 0) + leftPadding + rightPadding)
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/RoundButton.qml b/org.kde.desktop/RoundButton.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/RoundButton.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/RoundButton.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 T.RoundButton {
     id: controlRoot
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: controlRoot.activeFocus ? Kirigami.Theme.Selection : Kirigami.Theme.Button
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/ScrollBar.qml b/org.kde.desktop/ScrollBar.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/ScrollBar.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/ScrollBar.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.ScrollBar {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: background.implicitWidth
     implicitHeight: background.implicitHeight
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/ScrollView.qml b/org.kde.desktop/ScrollView.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/ScrollView.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/ScrollView.qml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
     clip: true
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0, contentWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0, contentHeight + topPadding + bottomPadding)
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Slider.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Slider.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Slider.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Slider.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 T.Slider {
     id: controlRoot
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.Button
 
     implicitWidth: background.implicitWidth
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/SpinBox.qml b/org.kde.desktop/SpinBox.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/SpinBox.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/SpinBox.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 T.SpinBox {
     id: controlRoot
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.View
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/Switch.qml b/org.kde.desktop/Switch.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/Switch.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/Switch.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 T.CheckBox {
     id: control
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: Math.max(contentItem.implicitHeight,
                                       indicator ? indicator.implicitHeight : 0) + topPadding + bottomPadding
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/SwitchDelegate.qml b/org.kde.desktop/SwitchDelegate.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/SwitchDelegate.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/SwitchDelegate.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.SwitchDelegate {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: Math.max(contentItem.implicitHeight,
                                       indicator ? indicator.implicitHeight : 0) + topPadding + bottomPadding
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/SwitchIndicator.qml b/org.kde.desktop/SwitchIndicator.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/SwitchIndicator.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/SwitchIndicator.qml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 Item {
     property alias control: slider.control
+
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: 32
     implicitHeight : 22
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/TabBar.qml b/org.kde.desktop/TabBar.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/TabBar.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/TabBar.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 T.TabBar {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.Button
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/TabButton.qml b/org.kde.desktop/TabButton.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/TabButton.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/TabButton.qml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 T.TabButton {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     //Some qstyles like fusion don't have correct pixel metrics here and just return 0
     implicitWidth: Math.max(styleitem.implicitWidth, textMetrics.width + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2)
     implicitHeight: styleitem.implicitHeight || Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/TextArea.qml b/org.kde.desktop/TextArea.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/TextArea.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/TextArea.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 T.TextArea {
     id: controlRoot
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.View
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/TextField.qml b/org.kde.desktop/TextField.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/TextField.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/TextField.qml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 T.TextField {
     id: controlRoot
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.View
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/ToolBar.qml b/org.kde.desktop/ToolBar.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/ToolBar.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/ToolBar.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 T.ToolBar {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0, contentWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0, contentHeight + topPadding + bottomPadding)
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/ToolButton.qml b/org.kde.desktop/ToolButton.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/ToolButton.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/ToolButton.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 T.ToolButton {
     id: controlRoot
+
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: flat ? Kirigami.Theme.Window : Kirigami.Theme.Button
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: flat
 
diff --git a/org.kde.desktop/ToolTip.qml b/org.kde.desktop/ToolTip.qml
--- a/org.kde.desktop/ToolTip.qml
+++ b/org.kde.desktop/ToolTip.qml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 T.ToolTip {
     id: controlRoot
 
+    palette: Kirigami.Theme.palette
     Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.Tooltip
     Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
diff --git a/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp b/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp
--- a/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp
+++ b/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp
@@ -712,7 +712,12 @@
     if (QCoreApplication::testAttribute(Qt::AA_SetPalette))
         return;
 
-    m_styleoption->palette = m_theme->palette();
+    const QVariant controlPalette = m_control ? m_control->property("palette") : QVariant();
+    if (controlPalette.isValid()) {
+        m_styleoption->palette = controlPalette.value<QPalette>();
+    } else {
+        m_styleoption->palette = m_theme->palette();
+    }
 }
 
 /*