diff --git a/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/data/themes/simple.css b/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/data/themes/simple.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3acd83bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/data/themes/simple.css
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* Vertical Tabs Simple theme */
+
+/* TabListView */
+TabListView::item
+{
+    border-right: 1px solid palette(alternate-base);
+}
+
+TabListView::item:selected
+{
+    background : palette(mid)
+}
+
+TabListView::item:!selected:hover
+{
+    background : palette(alternate-base)
+}
+
+/* TabTreeView */
+TabTreeView
+{
+    qproperty-backgroundIndentation: 0;
+    selection-color: palette(text)
+}
+
+TabTreeView::item
+{
+    border-bottom: 1px solid palette(alternate-base);
+}
+
+TabTreeView::item:selected
+{
+    background : palette(mid)
+}
+
+TabTreeView::item:!selected:hover
+{
+    background : palette(alternate-base)
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/verticaltabs.qrc b/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/verticaltabs.qrc
index bd2192dcc..31e557f4d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/verticaltabs.qrc
+++ b/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/verticaltabs.qrc
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
         <file>data/themes/windows-tab-close.svg</file>
         <file>data/themes/windows-tab-close-a.svg</file>
         <file>data/themes/windows-tab-close-h.svg</file>
+        <file>data/themes/simple.css</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>