diff --git a/res.qrc b/res.qrc
index 9f1bcbd3b..2a6a8bc5c 100644
--- a/res.qrc
+++ b/res.qrc
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
         <file>themes/dark/emoticonWidget/dot_page_hover.svg</file>
         <file>themes/dark/emoticonWidget/emoticonWidget.css</file>
         <file>themes/dark/friendList/friendList.css</file>
+	<file>themes/dark/genericChatRoomWidget/genericChatRoomWidget.css</file>
         <file>themes/dark/msgEdit/msgEdit.css</file>
         <file>themes/dark/settings/mainHead.css</file>
         <file>themes/dark/settings/checkboxChecked.svg</file>
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@
         <file>themes/default/emoticonWidget/dot_page_hover.svg</file>
         <file>themes/default/emoticonWidget/emoticonWidget.css</file>
         <file>themes/default/friendList/friendList.css</file>
+	<file>themes/default/genericChatRoomWidget/genericChatRoomWidget.css</file>
         <file>themes/default/msgEdit/msgEdit.css</file>
         <file>themes/default/settings/mainHead.css</file>
         <file>themes/default/statusButton/statusButton.css</file>
diff --git a/src/widget/genericchatroomwidget.cpp b/src/widget/genericchatroomwidget.cpp
index 18804caa1..fa0643f40 100644
--- a/src/widget/genericchatroomwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/genericchatroomwidget.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ GenericChatroomWidget::GenericChatroomWidget(bool compact, QWidget* parent)
     statusMessageLabel = new CroppingLabel(this);
     statusMessageLabel->setTextFormat(Qt::PlainText);
     statusMessageLabel->setForegroundRole(QPalette::WindowText);
+    statusMessageLabel->setObjectName("statusMessageLabelObj");
 
     nameLabel->setForegroundRole(QPalette::WindowText);
+    nameLabel->setObjectName("nameLabelObj");
 
     Settings& s = Settings::getInstance();
     connect(&s, &Settings::compactLayoutChanged, this, &GenericChatroomWidget::compactChange);
@@ -122,15 +124,11 @@ bool GenericChatroomWidget::isActive()
 void GenericChatroomWidget::setActive(bool _active)
 {
     active = _active;
-    if (active) {
-        setBackgroundRole(QPalette::Light);
-        statusMessageLabel->setForegroundRole(QPalette::HighlightedText);
-        nameLabel->setForegroundRole(QPalette::HighlightedText);
-    } else {
-        setBackgroundRole(QPalette::Window);
-        statusMessageLabel->setForegroundRole(QPalette::WindowText);
-        nameLabel->setForegroundRole(QPalette::WindowText);
-    }
+
+    setProperty("active", active);
+    nameLabel->setProperty("active", active);
+    statusMessageLabel->setProperty("active", active);
+    Style::repolish(this);
 }
 
 void GenericChatroomWidget::setName(const QString& name)
@@ -160,23 +158,7 @@ QString GenericChatroomWidget::getTitle() const
 
 void GenericChatroomWidget::reloadTheme()
 {
-    QPalette p;
-
-    p = statusMessageLabel->palette();
-    p.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, Style::getColor(Style::GroundExtra));       // Base color
-    p.setColor(QPalette::HighlightedText, Style::getColor(Style::StatusActive)); // Color when active
-    statusMessageLabel->setPalette(p);
-
-    p = nameLabel->palette();
-    p.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, Style::getColor(Style::GroundBase));           // Base color
-    p.setColor(QPalette::HighlightedText, Style::getColor(Style::NameActive)); // Color when active
-    nameLabel->setPalette(p);
-
-    p = palette();
-    p.setColor(QPalette::Window, Style::getColor(Style::ThemeMedium));   // Base background color
-    p.setColor(QPalette::Highlight, Style::getColor(Style::ThemeLight)); // On mouse over
-    p.setColor(QPalette::Light, Style::getColor(Style::GroundBase));          // When active
-    setPalette(p);
+    setStyleSheet(Style::getStylesheet("genericChatRoomWidget/genericChatRoomWidget.css"));
 }
 
 void GenericChatroomWidget::activate()
diff --git a/themes/dark/genericChatRoomWidget/genericChatRoomWidget.css b/themes/dark/genericChatRoomWidget/genericChatRoomWidget.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea63997f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/dark/genericChatRoomWidget/genericChatRoomWidget.css
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+GenericChatroomWidget {
+    background-color: @themeMedium; /* Base background color */
+}
+GenericChatroomWidget:hover {
+    background-color: @themeLight; /* On mouse over */
+}
+GenericChatroomWidget[active="true"] {
+    background-color: @groundBase; /* When active */
+}
+CroppingLabel#statusMessageLabelObj {
+    color: @groundExtra; /* Base color */
+}
+CroppingLabel#statusMessageLabelObj[active="true"] {
+    color: @statusActive; /* Color when active */
+}
+CroppingLabel#nameLabelObj {
+    color: @groundExtra; /* Base color */
+}
+CroppingLabel#nameLabelObj[active="true"] {
+    color: @nameActive; /* Color when active */
+}
diff --git a/themes/default/genericChatRoomWidget/genericChatRoomWidget.css b/themes/default/genericChatRoomWidget/genericChatRoomWidget.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ff6d982a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/default/genericChatRoomWidget/genericChatRoomWidget.css
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+GenericChatroomWidget {
+    background-color: @themeMedium; /* Base background color */
+}
+GenericChatroomWidget:hover {
+    background-color: @themeLight; /* On mouse over */
+}
+GenericChatroomWidget[active="true"] {
+    background-color: @groundBase; /* When active */
+}
+CroppingLabel#statusMessageLabelObj { 
+    color: @groundExtra; /* Base color */
+}
+CroppingLabel#statusMessageLabelObj[active="true"] { 
+    color: @statusActive; /* Color when active */
+}
+CroppingLabel#nameLabelObj {
+    color: @groundBase; /* Base color */
+}
+CroppingLabel#nameLabelObj[active="true"] {
+    color: @nameActive;  /* Color when active */
+}