diff --git a/shell_client.h b/shell_client.h
--- a/shell_client.h
+++ b/shell_client.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
     ShellClient(KWayland::Server::XdgShellPopupInterface *surface);
     virtual ~ShellClient();
 
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event) override;
+
     QStringList activities() const override;
     QPoint clientContentPos() const override;
     QSize clientSize() const override;
diff --git a/shell_client.cpp b/shell_client.cpp
--- a/shell_client.cpp
+++ b/shell_client.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 
 using namespace KWayland::Server;
 
+static const QByteArray s_schemePropertyName = QByteArrayLiteral("KDE_COLOR_SCHEME_PATH");
+
 namespace KWin
 {
 
@@ -1137,6 +1139,18 @@
     connect(m_qtExtendedSurface.data(), &QtExtendedSurfaceInterface::lowerRequested, this, [this]() {
         workspace()->lowerClientRequest(this);
     });
+    m_qtExtendedSurface->installEventFilter(this);
+}
+
+bool ShellClient::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
+{
+    if (watched == m_qtExtendedSurface.data() && event->type() == QEvent::DynamicPropertyChange) {
+        QDynamicPropertyChangeEvent *pe = static_cast<QDynamicPropertyChangeEvent*>(event);
+        if (pe->propertyName() == s_schemePropertyName) {
+            updateColorScheme(rules()->checkDecoColor(m_qtExtendedSurface->property(pe->propertyName().constData()).toString()));
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
 }
 
 bool ShellClient::hasStrut() const