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
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@
                     model: globalFavorites
 
                     dropEnabled: true
+                    usesPlasmaTheme: true
 
                     onCurrentIndexChanged: {
                         preloadAllAppsTimer.defer();
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
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         colorGroup: PlasmaCore.Theme.ComplementaryColorGroup
 
         animated: false
-        usesPlasmaTheme: false
+        usesPlasmaTheme: view.usesPlasmaTheme
 
         source: model.decoration
     }
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridView.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridView.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridView.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridView.qml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     property bool dragEnabled: true
     property bool dropEnabled: false
     property bool showLabels: true
+    property alias usesPlasmaTheme: gridView.usesPlasmaTheme
 
     property int pressX: -1
     property int pressY: -1
@@ -236,6 +237,8 @@
                 GridView {
                     id: gridView
 
+                    property bool usesPlasmaTheme: false
+
                     property bool animating: false
                     property int animationDuration: dropEnabled ? resetAnimationDurationTimer.interval : 0