diff --git a/autotests/theme_test.cpp b/autotests/theme_test.cpp
--- a/autotests/theme_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/theme_test.cpp
@@ -92,27 +92,31 @@
         // normal text
         auto f = collector.formatMap.value(QLatin1String("Normal Text"));
         QVERIFY(f.isValid());
+        QVERIFY(f.textStyle() == Theme::Normal);
         QVERIFY(f.isDefaultTextStyle(t));
         QVERIFY(!f.hasTextColor(t));
         QVERIFY(!f.hasBackgroundColor(t));
         QVERIFY(f.id() > 0);
 
         // visually identical to normal text
         f = collector.formatMap.value(QLatin1String("Symbol"));
         QVERIFY(f.isValid());
+        QCOMPARE(f.textStyle(), Theme::Operator);
         QVERIFY(f.isDefaultTextStyle(t));
         QVERIFY(!f.hasTextColor(t));
         QVERIFY(f.id() > 0);
 
         // visually different to normal text
         f = collector.formatMap.value(QLatin1String("Keywords"));
         QVERIFY(f.isValid());
+        QCOMPARE(f.textStyle(), Theme::Keyword);
         QVERIFY(!f.isDefaultTextStyle(t));
         QVERIFY(f.isBold(t));
         QVERIFY(f.id() > 0);
 
         f = collector.formatMap.value(QLatin1String("Float"));
         QVERIFY(f.isValid());
+        QCOMPARE(f.textStyle(), Theme::Float);
         QVERIFY(!f.isDefaultTextStyle(t));
         QVERIFY(f.hasTextColor(t));
         QVERIFY(f.id() > 0);
diff --git a/src/lib/format.h b/src/lib/format.h
--- a/src/lib/format.h
+++ b/src/lib/format.h
@@ -19,19 +19,20 @@
 #define KSYNTAXHIGHLIGHTING_FORMAT_H
 
 #include "ksyntaxhighlighting_export.h"
+#include "theme.h"
 
 #include <QExplicitlySharedDataPointer>
 #include <QTypeInfo>
 
+
 class QColor;
 class QString;
 class QXmlStreamReader;
 
 namespace KSyntaxHighlighting {
 
 class DefinitionRef;
 class FormatPrivate;
-class Theme;
 
 /** Describes the format to be used for a specific text fragment.
  *  The actual format used for displaying is merged from the format information
@@ -66,6 +67,15 @@
      */
     quint16 id() const;
 
+    /** Returns the underlying TextStyle of this Format.
+     *  Every Theme::TextStyle is visually defined by a Theme. A Format uses one
+     *  of the Theme::TextStyle%s and on top allows modifications such as setting
+     *  a different foreground color etc.
+     *  @see Theme::TextStyle
+     *  @since 5.49
+     */
+    Theme::TextStyle textStyle() const;
+
     /** Returns @c true if the combination of this format and the theme @p theme
      *  do not change the default text format in any way.
      *  This is useful for output formats where changing formatting implies cost,
diff --git a/src/lib/format.cpp b/src/lib/format.cpp
--- a/src/lib/format.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/format.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "definition.h"
 #include "definitionref_p.h"
 #include "textstyledata_p.h"
-#include "theme.h"
 #include "themedata_p.h"
 #include "xml_p.h"
 
@@ -101,6 +100,11 @@
     return d->id;
 }
 
+Theme::TextStyle Format::textStyle() const
+{
+    return d->defaultStyle;
+}
+
 bool Format::isDefaultTextStyle(const Theme &theme) const
 {
     return (!hasTextColor(theme))