diff --git a/app/gvcore.h b/app/gvcore.h
--- a/app/gvcore.h
+++ b/app/gvcore.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 class QAbstractItemModel;
 class QPalette;
+class QString;
 
 namespace Gwenview
 {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
     void addUrlToRecentFiles(const QUrl &);
 
     QPalette palette(PaletteType type) const;
+    QString fullScreenPaletteName() const;
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void saveAll();
diff --git a/app/gvcore.cpp b/app/gvcore.cpp
--- a/app/gvcore.cpp
+++ b/app/gvcore.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     HistoryModel* mRecentFoldersModel;
     RecentFilesModel* mRecentFilesModel;
     QPalette mPalettes[4];
+    QString mFullScreenPaletteName;
 
     bool showSaveAsDialog(const QUrl &url, QUrl* outUrl, QByteArray* format)
     {
@@ -128,14 +129,16 @@
         QString name = GwenviewConfig::fullScreenColorScheme();
         if (name.isEmpty()) {
             // Default color scheme
-            QString path = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation, "color-schemes/fullscreen.colors");
-            config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(path);
+            mFullScreenPaletteName = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation, "color-schemes/fullscreen.colors");
+            config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(mFullScreenPaletteName);
         } else if (name.contains('/')) {
             // Full path to a .colors file
-            config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(name);
+            mFullScreenPaletteName = name;
+            config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(mFullScreenPaletteName);
         } else {
             // Standard KDE color scheme
-            config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(QString("color-schemes/%1.colors").arg(name), KConfig::FullConfig, QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);
+            mFullScreenPaletteName = QString("color-schemes/%1.colors").arg(name);
+            config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(mFullScreenPaletteName, KConfig::FullConfig, QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);
         }
         mPalettes[GvCore::FullScreenPalette] = KColorScheme::createApplicationPalette(config);
 
@@ -375,4 +378,9 @@
     return d->mPalettes[type];
 }
 
+QString GvCore::fullScreenPaletteName() const
+{
+    return d->mFullScreenPaletteName;
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/app/mainwindow.cpp b/app/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/app/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/app/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1278,7 +1278,9 @@
         menuBar()->hide();
         toolBar()->hide();
 
+        qApp->setProperty("KDE_COLOR_SCHEME_PATH", d->mGvCore->fullScreenPaletteName());
         QApplication::setPalette(d->mGvCore->palette(GvCore::FullScreenPalette));
+
         d->mFullScreenContent->setFullScreenMode(true);
         d->mBrowseMainPage->setFullScreenMode(true);
         d->mViewMainPage->setFullScreenMode(true);
@@ -1293,7 +1295,9 @@
         setAutoSaveSettings();
 
         // Back to normal
+        qApp->setProperty("KDE_COLOR_SCHEME_PATH", QVariant());
         QApplication::setPalette(d->mGvCore->palette(GvCore::NormalPalette));
+
         d->mFullScreenContent->setFullScreenMode(false);
         d->mBrowseMainPage->setFullScreenMode(false);
         d->mViewMainPage->setFullScreenMode(false);