diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import org.kde.plasma.extras 2.0 as PlasmaExtras
 import org.kde.kquickcontrolsaddons 2.0
 import org.kde.kwindowsystem 1.0
+import org.kde.kirigami 2.8 as Kirigami
+
 
 import org.kde.plasma.private.shell 2.0
 
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
 
 Kicker.DashboardWindow {
     id: root
+    flags: Qt.WA_TranslucentBackground
 
     property bool smallScreen: ((Math.floor(width / units.iconSizes.huge) <= 22) || (Math.floor(height / units.iconSizes.huge) <= 14))
 
@@ -51,9 +54,8 @@
     property int columns: Math.floor(((smallScreen ? 85 : 80)/100) * Math.ceil(width / cellSize))
     property bool searching: (searchField.text != "")
     property var widgetExplorer: null
-
     keyEventProxy: searchField
-    backgroundColor: Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.737)
+    backgroundColor: Qt.rgba(Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor.r, Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor.g, Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor.b, 0.737)
 
     onKeyEscapePressed: {
         if (searching) {
@@ -258,102 +260,19 @@
             }
         }
 
-        TextEdit {
+        Kirigami.SearchField {
             id: searchField
-
-            width: 0
-            height: 0
-
-            visible: false
-
-            persistentSelection: true
-
+            y: (middleRow.anchors.topMargin / 2) - (smallScreen ? (height/10) : 0)
+            anchors {
+                horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+            }
             onTextChanged: {
                 if (tabBar.activeTab == 0) {
                     runnerModel.query = searchField.text;
                 } else {
                     widgetExplorer.widgetsModel.searchTerm = searchField.text;
                 }
             }
-
-            function clear() {
-                text = "";
-            }
-
-            onSelectionStartChanged: Qt.callLater(searchHeading.updateSelection)
-            onSelectionEndChanged: Qt.callLater(searchHeading.updateSelection)
-        }
-
-        TextEdit {
-            id: searchHeading
-
-            anchors {
-                horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-            }
-
-            y: (middleRow.anchors.topMargin / 2) - (smallScreen ? (height/10) : 0)
-
-            font.pointSize: dummyHeading.font.pointSize * 1.5
-            wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
-            opacity: 1.0
-
-            selectByMouse: false
-            cursorVisible: false
-
-            color: "white"
-
-            text: searching ? i18n("Searching for '%1'", searchField.text) : i18n("Type to search...")
-
-            function updateSelection() {
-                if (!searchField.selectedText) {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                var delta = text.lastIndexOf(searchField.text, text.length - 2);
-                searchHeading.select(searchField.selectionStart + delta, searchField.selectionEnd + delta);
-            }
-        }
-
-        PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
-            id: cancelSearchButton
-
-            anchors {
-                left: searchHeading.right
-                leftMargin: units.largeSpacing
-                verticalCenter: searchHeading.verticalCenter
-            }
-
-            width: units.iconSizes.large
-            height: width
-
-            visible: (searchField.text != "")
-
-            iconName: "dialog-close"
-            flat: false
-
-            onClicked: searchField.clear();
-
-            Keys.onPressed: {
-                if (event.key === Qt.Key_Tab) {
-                    event.accepted = true;
-
-                    if (runnerModel.count) {
-                        mainColumn.tryActivate(0, 0);
-                    } else {
-                        systemFavoritesGrid.tryActivate(0, 0);
-                    }
-                } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Backtab) {
-                    event.accepted = true;
-
-                    if (tabBar.visible) {
-                        tabBar.focus = true;
-                    } else if (globalFavoritesGrid.enabled) {
-                        globalFavoritesGrid.tryActivate(0, 0);
-                    } else {
-                        systemFavoritesGrid.tryActivate(0, 0);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         Row {
@@ -398,8 +317,6 @@
                     elide: Text.ElideRight
                     wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
 
-                    color: "white"
-
                     level: 1
 
                     text: i18n("Favorites")
@@ -615,8 +532,6 @@
                         wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
                         opacity: 1.0
 
-                        color: "white"
-
                         level: 1
 
                         text: (tabBar.activeTab == 0) ? funnelModel.description : i18n("Widgets")
@@ -970,8 +885,6 @@
                                 wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
                                 opacity: 1.0
 
-                                color: "white"
-
                                 level: 1
 
                                 text: model.display
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardTabButton.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardTabButton.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardTabButton.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardTabButton.qml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid 2.0
 import org.kde.plasma.extras 2.0 as PlasmaExtras
+import org.kde.kirigami 2.8 as Kirigami
 
 Item {
     id: tab
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
     Rectangle {
         anchors.fill: parent
 
-        color: tab.parent.focus ? theme.highlightColor : "black"
+        color: tab.parent.focus ? theme.complementaryFocusColor : theme.complementaryBackgroundColor
 
         opacity: active ? 0.4 : 0.15
         Behavior on opacity { SmoothedAnimation { duration: units.shortDuration; velocity: 0.01 } }
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
         opacity: active ? 1.0 : 0.6
         Behavior on opacity { SmoothedAnimation { duration: units.shortDuration; velocity: 0.01 } }
 
-        color: tab.parent.focus ? theme.highlightedTextColor : "white"
+        color: Kirigami.Theme.Button.TextColor
 
         level: 1
     }
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@
         elide: Text.ElideRight
         wrapMode: Text.Wrap
 
-        color: "white" // FIXME TODO: Respect theming?
-
         text: ("name" in model ? model.name : model.display)
     }
 
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemMultiGridView.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemMultiGridView.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemMultiGridView.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemMultiGridView.qml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.plasma.extras 2.0 as PlasmaExtras
+import org.kde.kirigami 2.8 as Kirigami
 
 import org.kde.plasma.private.kicker 0.1 as Kicker
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
                     wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
                     opacity: 1.0
 
-                    color: "white" // FIXME TODO: Respect theming?
+                    color: Kirigami.Theme.textColor
 
                     level: 1