diff --git a/sources/qetapp.cpp b/sources/qetapp.cpp
index d1e6a6118..11bb1b448 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetapp.cpp
@@ -957,10 +957,9 @@ void QETApp::useSystemPalette(bool use) {
 		setPalette(style() -> standardPalette());
 		setStyleSheet(
 					"QTabBar::tab:!selected { background-color: transparent; }"
-					"QMainWindow{ background-color: #666666; color: #cccccc; }"
-					"QListView{ background-color: #333333;color: #cccccc; }"
+					"QMainWindow{ background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 rgb(43, 75, 116), stop:1 rgb(197, 245, 254)); }"
+					"QListView{ background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 rgb(43, 75, 116), stop:1 rgb(130, 160, 210)); }"
 					"QAbstractScrollArea#mdiarea {"
-
 			"	background-color -> setPalette(initial_palette_);"
 			"	background-image: url(':/ico/mdiarea_bg.png');"
 			"	background-repeat: no-repeat;"