diff --git a/src/styles/Material/Theme.qml b/src/styles/Material/Theme.qml
index ed35c963..04d472a5 100644
--- a/src/styles/Material/Theme.qml
+++ b/src/styles/Material/Theme.qml
@@ -1,105 +1,111 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2015 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU Library General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.7
 import QtQuick.Controls.Material 2.0
 import org.kde.kirigami 2.4 as Kirigami
 
 pragma Singleton
 
 
 QtObject {
     id: theme
     //NOTE: this is useless per se, but it forces the Material attached property to be created
     Material.elevation:2
 
     property color textColor: theme.Material.foreground
     onTextColorChanged: theme.Material.foreground = textColor
     property color disabledTextColor: "#9931363b"
 
     property color highlightColor: theme.Material.accent
     onHighlightColorChanged: theme.Material.accent = highlightColor
     //FIXME: something better?
     property color highlightedTextColor: theme.Material.background
     property color backgroundColor: theme.Material.background
+    property color alternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.Material.background, 1.05)
     property color activeTextColor: theme.Material.primary
     property color linkColor: "#2980B9"
     property color visitedLinkColor: "#7F8C8D"
     property color hoverColor: theme.Material.highlightedButtonColor
     property color focusColor: theme.Material.highlightedButtonColor
     property color negativeTextColor: "#DA4453"
     property color neutralTextColor: "#F67400"
     property color positiveTextColor: "#27AE60"
 
     property color buttonTextColor: theme.Material.foreground
     property color buttonBackgroundColor: theme.Material.buttonColor
+    property color buttonAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.Material.buttonColor, 1.05)
     property color buttonHoverColor: theme.Material.highlightedButtonColor
     property color buttonFocusColor: theme.Material.highlightedButtonColor
 
     property color viewTextColor: theme.Material.foreground
     property color viewBackgroundColor: theme.Material.dialogColor
+    property color viewAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.Material.dialogColor, 1.05)
     property color viewHoverColor: theme.Material.listHighlightColor
     property color viewFocusColor: theme.Material.listHighlightColor
 
     property color selectionTextColor: theme.Material.primaryHighlightedTextColor
     property color selectionBackgroundColor: theme.Material.textSelectionColor
+    property color selectionAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.Material.textSelectionColor, 1.05)
     property color selectionHoverColor: theme.Material.highlightedButtonColor
     property color selectionFocusColor: theme.Material.highlightedButtonColor
 
     property color tooltipTextColor: fontMetrics.Material.foreground
     property color tooltipBackgroundColor: fontMetrics.Material.tooltipColor
+    property color tooltipAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.darker(theme.Material.tooltipColor, 1.05)
     property color tooltipHoverColor: fontMetrics.Material.highlightedButtonColor
     property color tooltipFocusColor: fontMetrics.Material.highlightedButtonColor
 
     property color complementaryTextColor: fontMetrics.Material.foreground
     property color complementaryBackgroundColor: fontMetrics.Material.background
+    property color complementaryAlternateBackgroundColor: Qt.lighter(fontMetrics.Material.background, 1.05)
     property color complementaryHoverColor: theme.Material.highlightedButtonColor
     property color complementaryFocusColor: theme.Material.highlightedButtonColor
 
     property font defaultFont: fontMetrics.font
 
     property list<QtObject> children: [
         TextMetrics {
             id: fontMetrics
             //this is to get a source of dark colors
             Material.theme: Material.Dark
         }
     ]
     //for internal use
     function __propagateColorSet(object, context) {
         //TODO: actually check if it's a dark or light color
         if (context === Kirigami.Theme.Complementary) {
             object.Material.theme = Material.Dark;
         } else {
             object.Material.theme = Material.Light;
         }
     }
     function __propagateTextColor(object, color) {
         object.Material.foreground = color;
     }
     function __propagateBackgroundColor(object, color) {
         object.Material.background = color;
     }
     function __propagatePrimaryColor(object, color) {
         object.Material.primary = color;
     }
     function __propagateAccentColor(object, color) {
         object.Material.accent = color;
     }
 }