diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QPaintEngine>
 #include <QPainter>
+#include <QPalette>
 #include <QPropertyAnimation>
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QSGSimpleTextureNode>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "fadingnode_p.h"
 #include <QuickAddons/ManagedTextureNode>
+#include "theme.h"
 #include "units.h"
 
 IconItem::IconItem(QQuickItem *parent)
@@ -595,7 +597,9 @@
             result = m_svgIcon->pixmap();
         }
     } else if (!m_icon.isNull()) {
+        KIconLoader::global()->setCustomPalette(Plasma::Theme().palette());
         result = m_icon.pixmap(QSize(size, size) * (window() ? window()->devicePixelRatio() : qApp->devicePixelRatio()));
+        KIconLoader::global()->resetPalette();
     } else if (!m_imageIcon.isNull()) {
         result = QPixmap::fromImage(m_imageIcon);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.h b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.h
--- a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.h
+++ b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
     KColorScheme buttonColorScheme;
     KColorScheme viewColorScheme;
     KColorScheme complementaryColorScheme;
+    QPalette palette;
     bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event) override;
     KConfigGroup cfg;
     QString defaultWallpaperTheme;
diff --git a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
--- a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@
     buttonColorScheme = KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::Button, colors);
     viewColorScheme = KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::View, colors);
     selectionColorScheme = KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::Selection, colors);
+    palette = KColorScheme::createApplicationPalette(colors);
     scheduleThemeChangeNotification(PixmapCache | SvgElementsCache);
     emit applicationPaletteChange();
 }
@@ -802,6 +803,7 @@
     buttonColorScheme = KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::Button, colors);
     viewColorScheme = KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::View, colors);
     complementaryColorScheme = KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::Complementary, colors);
+    palette = KColorScheme::createApplicationPalette(colors);
     const QString wallpaperPath = QLatin1String(PLASMA_RELATIVE_DATA_INSTALL_DIR "/desktoptheme/") % theme % QLatin1String("/wallpapers/");
     hasWallpapers = !QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, wallpaperPath, QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory).isEmpty();
 
diff --git a/src/plasma/theme.h b/src/plasma/theme.h
--- a/src/plasma/theme.h
+++ b/src/plasma/theme.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
     // stylesheet
     Q_PROPERTY(QString styleSheet READ styleSheet NOTIFY themeChanged)
 
+    Q_PROPERTY(QPalette palette READ palette NOTIFY themeChanged)
+
 public:
     enum ColorRole {
         TextColor = 0, /**<  the text color to be used by items resting on the background */
@@ -215,6 +217,12 @@
      */
     QString styleSheet(const QString &css = QString()) const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a QPalette with the colors set as defined by the theme.
+     * @since 5.68
+     */
+    QPalette palette() const;
+
     /**
      * This is an overloaded member provided to check with file timestamp
      * where cache is still valid.
diff --git a/src/plasma/theme.cpp b/src/plasma/theme.cpp
--- a/src/plasma/theme.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/theme.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@
     return d->processStyleSheet(css, Svg::Status::Normal);
 }
 
+
+QPalette Theme::palette() const
+{
+    return d->palette;
+}
+
 QString Theme::wallpaperPath(const QSize &size) const
 {
     QString fullPath;