diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Styles/RDStyle/RDStyle.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Styles/RDStyle/RDStyle.cpp
index 5f6da9741..9e259a7f1 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Styles/RDStyle/RDStyle.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Styles/RDStyle/RDStyle.cpp
@@ -27,15 +27,105 @@
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QPen>
 #include <QStyleOption>
+#include "Code/QRDUtils.h"
 
 RDStyle::RDStyle(ColorScheme scheme) : RDTweakedNativeStyle()
 {
+  m_Scheme = scheme;
 }
 
 RDStyle::~RDStyle()
 {
 }
 
+void RDStyle::polish(QPalette &pal)
+{
+  int h = 0, s = 0, v = 0;
+
+  QColor windowText;
+  QColor window;
+  QColor base;
+  QColor highlight;
+  QColor tooltip;
+
+  if(m_Scheme == Light)
+  {
+    window = QColor(225, 225, 225);
+    windowText = QColor(Qt::black);
+    base = QColor(Qt::white);
+    highlight = QColor(80, 110, 160);
+    tooltip = QColor(250, 245, 200);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    window = QColor(45, 55, 60);
+    windowText = QColor(225, 225, 225);
+    base = QColor(22, 27, 30);
+    highlight = QColor(100, 130, 200);
+    tooltip = QColor(70, 70, 65);
+  }
+
+  QColor light = window.lighter(150);
+  QColor mid = window.darker(150);
+  QColor dark = mid.darker(150);
+
+  QColor text = windowText;
+
+  pal = QPalette(windowText, window, light, dark, mid, text, base);
+
+  pal.setColor(QPalette::Shadow, Qt::black);
+
+  if(m_Scheme == Light)
+    pal.setColor(QPalette::AlternateBase, base.darker(110));
+  else
+    pal.setColor(QPalette::AlternateBase, base.lighter(110));
+
+  pal.setColor(QPalette::ToolTipBase, tooltip);
+  pal.setColor(QPalette::ToolTipText, text);
+
+  pal.setColor(QPalette::Highlight, highlight);
+  // inactive highlight is desaturated
+  highlight.getHsv(&h, &s, &v);
+  highlight.setHsv(h, int(s * 0.5), v);
+  pal.setColor(QPalette::Inactive, QPalette::Highlight, highlight);
+
+  pal.setColor(QPalette::HighlightedText, Qt::white);
+
+  // links are based on the highlight colour
+  QColor link = highlight.lighter(105);
+  pal.setColor(QPalette::Link, link);
+
+  // visited links are desaturated
+  QColor linkVisited = link;
+  linkVisited.getHsv(&h, &s, &v);
+  linkVisited.setHsv(h, 0, v);
+  pal.setColor(QPalette::LinkVisited, linkVisited);
+
+  for(int i = 0; i < QPalette::NColorRoles; i++)
+  {
+    QPalette::ColorRole role = (QPalette::ColorRole)i;
+
+    // skip tooltip roles entirely
+    if(role == QPalette::ToolTipBase || role == QPalette::ToolTipText)
+      continue;
+
+    // with the exception of link text, the disabled version is desaturated
+    QColor col = pal.color(QPalette::Inactive, role);
+
+    if(role != QPalette::Link)
+    {
+      col.getHsv(&h, &s, &v);
+      col.setHsv(h, 0, v);
+    }
+
+    // the disabled version is closer to mid grey than inactive
+    if(getLuminance(col) > 0.5)
+      pal.setColor(QPalette::Disabled, role, col.darker(125));
+    else
+      pal.setColor(QPalette::Disabled, role, col.lighter(125));
+  }
+}
+
 QRect RDStyle::subElementRect(SubElement element, const QStyleOption *opt, const QWidget *widget) const
 {
   return RDTweakedNativeStyle::subElementRect(element, opt, widget);
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Styles/RDStyle/RDStyle.h b/qrenderdoc/Styles/RDStyle/RDStyle.h
index fb03b5367..0f7db3840 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Styles/RDStyle/RDStyle.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Styles/RDStyle/RDStyle.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public:
   RDStyle(ColorScheme scheme);
   ~RDStyle();
 
+  void polish(QPalette &pal) override;
+
   QRect subElementRect(SubElement element, const QStyleOption *option,
                        const QWidget *widget) const override;
   QSize sizeFromContents(ContentsType type, const QStyleOption *option, const QSize &size,
@@ -57,4 +59,5 @@ public:
                    const QWidget *widget = NULL) const override;
 
 protected:
+  ColorScheme m_Scheme = Light;
 };