diff --git a/kate/katecolorschemechooser.h b/kate/katecolorschemechooser.h
--- a/kate/katecolorschemechooser.h
+++ b/kate/katecolorschemechooser.h
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@
         void slotSchemeChanged(QAction* triggeredAction);
 
     private:
+        KColorSchemeManager *manager = nullptr;
         QString loadCurrentScheme() const;
         void    saveCurrentScheme(const QString &name);
         QString currentDesktopDefaultScheme() const;
+        void    resetColorScheme();
 };
 
 #endif // COLORSCHEMECHOOSER_H
diff --git a/kate/katecolorschemechooser.cpp b/kate/katecolorschemechooser.cpp
--- a/kate/katecolorschemechooser.cpp
+++ b/kate/katecolorschemechooser.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 KateColorSchemeChooser::KateColorSchemeChooser(QObject* parent)
 : QAction(parent)
 {
-    auto manager = new KColorSchemeManager(parent);
+    manager = new KColorSchemeManager(parent);
 
     const auto scheme(currentSchemeName());
     qCDebug(LOG_KATE) << "Color scheme : " << scheme;
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
     setMenu(selectionMenu->menu());
     menu()->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("preferences-desktop-color")));
     menu()->setTitle(i18n("&Color Theme"));
+
+    menu()->addSeparator();
+    menu()->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme((QStringLiteral("edit-undo"))),
+                      i18n("Default KDE Color Scheme"), this,
+                      &KateColorSchemeChooser::resetColorScheme);
 }
 
 QString KateColorSchemeChooser::loadCurrentScheme() const
@@ -84,6 +89,22 @@
     return group.readEntry("ColorScheme", QStringLiteral("Breeze"));
 }
 
+void KateColorSchemeChooser::resetColorScheme()
+{
+    KSharedConfigPtr config = KSharedConfig::openConfig();
+    KConfigGroup cg(config, "UiSettings");
+    cg.deleteEntry("ColorScheme");
+    cg.sync();
+
+    manager->activateScheme(manager->indexForScheme(currentDesktopDefaultScheme()));
+
+    for (QAction *action : menu()->actions()) {
+        if (KLocalizedString::removeAcceleratorMarker(action->text()) == currentDesktopDefaultScheme()) {
+            action->setChecked(true);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 QString KateColorSchemeChooser::currentSchemeName() const
 {
     if(!menu()) return loadCurrentScheme();