diff --git a/src/kcolorscheme.cpp b/src/kcolorscheme.cpp
--- a/src/kcolorscheme.cpp
+++ b/src/kcolorscheme.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@
     explicit KColorSchemePrivate(const KSharedConfigPtr &, QPalette::ColorGroup, const char *, const SetDefaultColors &, const QBrush &);
     ~KColorSchemePrivate() {}
 
+    void loadAccentIntoBackground(const KSharedConfigPtr &, const char *, const SetDefaultColors &);
+
     QBrush background(KColorScheme::BackgroundRole) const;
     QBrush foreground(KColorScheme::ForegroundRole) const;
     QBrush decoration(KColorScheme::DecorationRole) const;
@@ -338,25 +340,37 @@
     init(config, state, group, defaults);
 }
 
+void KColorSchemePrivate::loadAccentIntoBackground(const KSharedConfigPtr &config,
+                                                   const char *group, 
+                                                   const SetDefaultColors &defaults)
+{
+    KConfigGroup cfg(config, group);
+    KConfigGroup accent(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "Accent");
+
+    _brushes.bg[KColorScheme::NormalBackground] = accent.readEntry("Background", cfg.readEntry("BackgroundNormal", SET_DEFAULT(NormalBackground)));
+    _brushes.bg[KColorScheme::AlternateBackground] = accent.readEntry("Background", cfg.readEntry("BackgroundAlternate", SET_DEFAULT(AlternateBackground)));
+}
+
 void KColorSchemePrivate::init(const KSharedConfigPtr &config,
                                QPalette::ColorGroup state,
                                const char *group,
                                const SetDefaultColors &defaults)
 {
     KConfigGroup cfg(config, group);
+    KConfigGroup accent(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "Accent");
 
     // loaded-from-config colors
     _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::NormalText] = cfg.readEntry("ForegroundNormal", SET_DEFAULT(NormalText));
     _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::InactiveText] = cfg.readEntry("ForegroundInactive", SET_DEFAULT(InactiveText));
-    _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::ActiveText] = cfg.readEntry("ForegroundActive", SET_DEFAULT(ActiveText));
-    _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::LinkText] = cfg.readEntry("ForegroundLink", SET_DEFAULT(LinkText));
+    _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::ActiveText] = accent.readEntry("Foreground", cfg.readEntry("ForegroundActive", SET_DEFAULT(ActiveText)));
+    _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::LinkText] = accent.readEntry("Foreground", cfg.readEntry("ForegroundLink", SET_DEFAULT(LinkText)));
     _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::VisitedText] = cfg.readEntry("ForegroundVisited", SET_DEFAULT(VisitedText));
     _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::NegativeText] = cfg.readEntry("ForegroundNegative", SET_DEFAULT(NegativeText));
     _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::NeutralText] = cfg.readEntry("ForegroundNeutral", SET_DEFAULT(NeutralText));
     _brushes.fg[KColorScheme::PositiveText] = cfg.readEntry("ForegroundPositive", SET_DEFAULT(PositiveText));
 
-    _brushes.deco[KColorScheme::FocusColor] = cfg.readEntry("DecorationFocus", DECO_DEFAULT(Focus));
-    _brushes.deco[KColorScheme::HoverColor] = cfg.readEntry("DecorationHover", DECO_DEFAULT(Hover));
+    _brushes.deco[KColorScheme::FocusColor] = accent.readEntry("Foreground", cfg.readEntry("DecorationFocus", DECO_DEFAULT(Focus)));
+    _brushes.deco[KColorScheme::HoverColor] = accent.readEntry("AccForegroundent", cfg.readEntry("DecorationHover", DECO_DEFAULT(Hover)));
 
     // apply state adjustments
     if (state != QPalette::Active) {
@@ -461,11 +475,14 @@
         // ...except tinted with the Selection:NormalBackground color so it looks more like selection
         if (state == QPalette::Active || (state == QPalette::Inactive && !inactiveSelectionEffect)) {
             d = new KColorSchemePrivate(config, state, "Colors:Selection", defaultSelectionColors);
-        } else if (state == QPalette::Inactive)
+            d.data()->loadAccentIntoBackground(config, "Colors:Selection", defaultSelectionColors);
+        } else if (state == QPalette::Inactive) {
             d = new KColorSchemePrivate(config, state, "Colors:Window", defaultWindowColors,
                                         KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, Selection, config).background());
-        else { // disabled (...and still want this branch when inactive+disabled exists)
+            d.data()->loadAccentIntoBackground(config, "Colors:Window", defaultWindowColors);
+        } else { // disabled (...and still want this branch when inactive+disabled exists)
             d = new KColorSchemePrivate(config, state, "Colors:Window", defaultWindowColors);
+            d.data()->loadAccentIntoBackground(config, "Colors:Window", defaultWindowColors);
         }
     } break;
     case Tooltip: