diff --git a/src/kcolorschememanager.h b/src/kcolorschememanager.h
--- a/src/kcolorschememanager.h
+++ b/src/kcolorschememanager.h
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@
     KActionMenu *createSchemeSelectionMenu(const QString &text, const QString &selectedSchemeName, QObject *parent);
     KActionMenu *createSchemeSelectionMenu(const QString &selectedSchemeName, QObject *parent);
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a KActionMenu populated with all the available color schemes and a "System" which refers to the
+     * system scheme.
+     * All actions are in an action group and when one of the actions is triggered the scheme
+     * referenced by this action is activated.
+     *
+     * The KActionMenu will not be updated in case the installed color schemes change. It's the
+     * task of the user of the KActionMenu to monitor for changes if required.
+     *
+     * Actions have model indices as their data
+     *
+     * @param icon The icon to use for the KActionMenu
+     * @param text The text to use for the KActionMenu
+     * @param selectedSchemeName The name of the color scheme to select, if empty, system default is selected
+     * @param parent The parent of the KActionMenu
+     * @return KActionMenu populated with all available color schemes.
+     * @see activateScheme
+     */
+    KActionMenu *createSchemeSelectionMenuWithDefaultEntry(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text, const QString &selectedSchemeName, QObject *parent);
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     /**
      * @brief Activates the KColorScheme identified by the provided @p index.
diff --git a/src/kcolorschememanager.cpp b/src/kcolorschememanager.cpp
--- a/src/kcolorschememanager.cpp
+++ b/src/kcolorschememanager.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <kconfiggroup.h>
 #include <kcolorscheme.h>
 #include <ksharedconfig.h>
+#include <klocalizedstring.h>
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -35,6 +36,63 @@
 {
 }
 
+KActionMenu *KColorSchemeManagerPrivate::createSchemeMenu(const QIcon &icon, const QString &name, const QString &selectedSchemeName, bool defaultEntry, QObject *parent)
+{
+    KActionMenu *menu = new KActionMenu(icon, name, parent);
+    QActionGroup *group = new QActionGroup(menu);
+
+    if (defaultEntry) {
+        const KSharedConfigPtr config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kdeglobals"));
+        const QString systemScheme = KConfigGroup(config, "General").readEntry("ColorScheme", QString());
+        const QModelIndexList modelList = model->match(model->index(0), Qt::DisplayRole, systemScheme, 1, Qt::MatchExactly);
+        const QModelIndex index = modelList.value(0, QModelIndex());
+
+        if (index.isValid()) {
+            QAction *const resetAction = new QAction(index.data(Qt::DecorationRole).value<QIcon>(),
+                                                     i18n("Default (%1)", systemScheme),
+                                                     menu);
+            resetAction->setCheckable(true);
+            resetAction->setData(index);
+            resetAction->setActionGroup(group);
+            resetAction->setChecked(selectedSchemeName.isEmpty());
+
+            menu->addAction(resetAction);
+            menu->addSeparator();
+        } else {
+            defaultEntry = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // check again, to see if defaultEntry was unset above
+    if (defaultEntry) {
+        QObject::connect(group, &QActionGroup::triggered, [](QAction *action) {
+            const QString schemePath = action->data().toModelIndex().data(Qt::UserRole).toString();
+            // hint for the style to synchronize the color scheme with the window manager/compositor
+            qApp->setProperty("KDE_COLOR_SCHEME_PATH", schemePath);
+            qApp->setPalette(KColorScheme::createApplicationPalette(KSharedConfig::openConfig(schemePath)));
+        });
+    } else {
+        QObject::connect(group, &QActionGroup::triggered, [](QAction *action) {
+            qApp->setProperty("KDE_COLOR_SCHEME_PATH", action->data());
+            qApp->setPalette(KColorScheme::createApplicationPalette(KSharedConfig::openConfig(action->data().toString())));
+        });
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < model->rowCount(); ++i) {
+        QModelIndex index = model->index(i);
+        QAction *action = new QAction(index.data(Qt::DecorationRole).value<QIcon>(), index.data().toString(), menu);
+        action->setData(defaultEntry ? index : index.data(Qt::UserRole));
+        action->setActionGroup(group);
+        action->setCheckable(true);
+        if (index.data().toString() == selectedSchemeName) {
+            action->setChecked(true);
+        }
+        menu->addAction(action);
+    }
+
+    return menu;
+}
+
 KColorSchemeModel::KColorSchemeModel(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractListModel(parent)
 {
@@ -157,37 +215,25 @@
 
 KActionMenu *KColorSchemeManager::createSchemeSelectionMenu(const QIcon &icon, const QString &name, const QString &selectedSchemeName, QObject *parent)
 {
-    KActionMenu *menu = new KActionMenu(icon, name, parent);
-    QActionGroup *group = new QActionGroup(menu);
-    connect(group, &QActionGroup::triggered, [](QAction * action) {
-        // hint for the style to synchronize the color scheme with the window manager/compositor
-        qApp->setProperty("KDE_COLOR_SCHEME_PATH", action->data());
-        qApp->setPalette(KColorScheme::createApplicationPalette(KSharedConfig::openConfig(action->data().toString())));
-    });
-    for (int i = 0; i < d->model->rowCount(); ++i) {
-        QModelIndex index = d->model->index(i);
-        QAction *action = new QAction(index.data(Qt::DecorationRole).value<QIcon>(), index.data().toString(), menu);
-        action->setData(index.data(Qt::UserRole));
-        action->setActionGroup(group);
-        action->setCheckable(true);
-        if (index.data().toString() == selectedSchemeName) {
-            action->setChecked(true);
-        }
-        menu->addAction(action);
-    }
-    return menu;
+    return d->createSchemeMenu(icon, name, selectedSchemeName, false, parent);
 }
 
 KActionMenu *KColorSchemeManager::createSchemeSelectionMenu(const QString &text, const QString &selectedSchemeName, QObject *parent)
 {
-    return createSchemeSelectionMenu(QIcon(), text, selectedSchemeName, parent);
+    return d->createSchemeMenu(QIcon(), text, selectedSchemeName, false, parent);
 }
 
 KActionMenu *KColorSchemeManager::createSchemeSelectionMenu(const QString &selectedSchemeName, QObject *parent)
 {
-    return createSchemeSelectionMenu(QIcon(), QString(), selectedSchemeName, parent);
+    return d->createSchemeMenu(QIcon(), QString(), selectedSchemeName, false, parent);
 }
 
+KActionMenu *KColorSchemeManager::createSchemeSelectionMenuWithDefaultEntry(const QIcon &icon, const QString &name, const QString &selectedSchemeName, QObject *parent)
+{
+    return d->createSchemeMenu(icon, name, selectedSchemeName, true, parent);
+}
+
+
 void KColorSchemeManager::activateScheme(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
     if (!index.isValid()) {
diff --git a/src/kcolorschememanager_p.h b/src/kcolorschememanager_p.h
--- a/src/kcolorschememanager_p.h
+++ b/src/kcolorschememanager_p.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 {
 public:
     KColorSchemeManagerPrivate();
+    KActionMenu *createSchemeMenu(const QIcon &icon, const QString &name, const QString &selectedSchemeName, bool defaultEntry, QObject *parent);
 
     QScopedPointer<KColorSchemeModel> model;
 };
diff --git a/tests/kcolorschemedemo.cpp b/tests/kcolorschemedemo.cpp
--- a/tests/kcolorschemedemo.cpp
+++ b/tests/kcolorschemedemo.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 
         QToolButton *button = new QToolButton(box);
         button->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("fill-color")));
-        button->setMenu(manager->createSchemeSelectionMenu(QStringLiteral("Oxygen"), button)->menu());
+        button->setMenu(manager->createSchemeSelectionMenuWithDefaultEntry({}, {}, {}, button)->menu());
+
         box->addButton(button, QDialogButtonBox::InvalidRole);
 
         QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);