diff --git a/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.h b/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.h
--- a/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.h
+++ b/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
         PluginNameRole = Qt::UserRole + 1,
         ThemeNameRole,
         DescriptionRole,
+        FollowsSystemColorsRole,
         IsLocalRole,
         PendingDeletionRole
     };
diff --git a/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.cpp b/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.cpp
--- a/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.cpp
+++ b/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     roles[PluginNameRole] = QByteArrayLiteral("pluginName");
     roles[ThemeNameRole] = QByteArrayLiteral("themeName");
     roles[DescriptionRole] = QByteArrayLiteral("description");
+    roles[FollowsSystemColorsRole] = QByteArrayLiteral("followsSystemColors");
     roles[IsLocalRole] = QByteArrayLiteral("isLocal");
     roles[PendingDeletionRole] = QByteArrayLiteral("pendingDeletion");
     m_model->setItemRoleNames(roles);
@@ -258,13 +259,16 @@
             name = packageName;
         }
         const bool isLocal = QFileInfo(theme).isWritable();
+        // Plasma Theme creates a KColorScheme out of the "color" file and falls back to system colors if there is none
+        const bool followsSystemColors = !QFileInfo::exists(themeRoot + QLatin1String("/colors"));
 
         if (m_model->findItems(packageName).isEmpty()) {
             QStandardItem *item = new QStandardItem;
             item->setText(packageName);
             item->setData(packageName, PluginNameRole);
             item->setData(name, ThemeNameRole);
             item->setData(df.readComment(), DescriptionRole);
+            item->setData(followsSystemColors, FollowsSystemColorsRole);
             item->setData(isLocal, IsLocalRole);
             item->setData(false, PendingDeletionRole);
             m_model->appendRow(item);
diff --git a/kcms/desktoptheme/package/contents/ui/ThemePreview.qml b/kcms/desktoptheme/package/contents/ui/ThemePreview.qml
--- a/kcms/desktoptheme/package/contents/ui/ThemePreview.qml
+++ b/kcms/desktoptheme/package/contents/ui/ThemePreview.qml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 */
 import QtQuick 2.4
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.5 as QQC2
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.kirigami 2.4 as Kirigami
 import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 
     RowLayout {
         id: contents
+        spacing: 0
         anchors {
             fill: parent
             topMargin: background.generalMargin
@@ -84,16 +86,13 @@
             }
         }
 
-        Item {
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
-        }
-
         // Analog clock
         Item {
             id: clock
             Layout.fillHeight: true
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.preferredWidth: height
-
+            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
             property int hours: 9
             property int minutes: 5
 
@@ -177,6 +176,13 @@
                 height: naturalSize.height * clock.svgScale
             }
         }
+        Kirigami.Icon {
+            visible: model.followsSystemColors
+            source: "color-profile"
+            width: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.smallMedium
+            height: width
+            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight && Qt.AlignTop
+        }
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
diff --git a/kcms/desktoptheme/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/kcms/desktoptheme/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/kcms/desktoptheme/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/kcms/desktoptheme/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         id: delegate
 
         text: model.themeName
+        subtitle: model.followsSystemColors ? i18n("Follows color scheme") : undefined
         toolTip: model.description || model.themeName
 
         opacity: model.pendingDeletion ? 0.3 : 1