diff --git a/src/ui/NhekoGlobalObject.cpp b/src/ui/NhekoGlobalObject.cpp
index e28b1bc1..98caeae4 100644
--- a/src/ui/NhekoGlobalObject.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/NhekoGlobalObject.cpp
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ Nheko::inactiveColors() const
     auto theme = UserSettings::instance()->theme();
     if (theme == QLatin1String("light")) {
         static QPalette lightInactive = [] {
-            auto lightInactive = Theme::paletteFromTheme(u"light");
+            auto lightInactive = Theme::paletteFromTheme(Theme::Kind::Light);
             lightInactive.setCurrentColorGroup(QPalette::ColorGroup::Inactive);
             return lightInactive;
         }();
         return lightInactive;
     } else if (theme == QLatin1String("dark")) {
         static QPalette darkInactive = [] {
-            auto darkInactive = Theme::paletteFromTheme(u"dark");
+            auto darkInactive = Theme::paletteFromTheme(Theme::Kind::Dark);
             darkInactive.setCurrentColorGroup(QPalette::ColorGroup::Inactive);
             return darkInactive;
         }();
         return darkInactive;
     } else {
         static QPalette originalInactive = [] {
-            auto originalInactive = Theme::paletteFromTheme(u"system");
+            auto originalInactive = Theme::paletteFromTheme(Theme::Kind::System);
             originalInactive.setCurrentColorGroup(QPalette::ColorGroup::Inactive);
             return originalInactive;
         }();
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Nheko::inactiveColors() const
 Theme
 Nheko::theme() const
 {
-    return Theme(UserSettings::instance()->theme());
+    return Theme(Theme::kindFromString(UserSettings::instance()->theme()));
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/src/ui/Theme.cpp b/src/ui/Theme.cpp
index 4d46db13..11d755d9 100644
--- a/src/ui/Theme.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/Theme.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 #include "Theme.h"
 
 QPalette
-Theme::paletteFromTheme(QStringView theme)
+Theme::paletteFromTheme(Theme::Kind theme)
 {
     static QPalette original;
-    if (theme == u"light") {
+    if (theme == Kind::Light) {
         static QPalette lightActive = [] {
             QPalette lightActive(
               /*windowText*/ QColor(0x33, 0x33, 0x33),
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Theme::paletteFromTheme(QStringView theme)
             return lightActive;
         }();
         return lightActive;
-    } else if (theme == u"dark") {
+    } else if (theme == Kind::Dark) {
         static QPalette darkActive = [] {
             QPalette darkActive(
               /*windowText*/ QColor(0xca, 0xcc, 0xd1),
@@ -57,27 +57,30 @@ Theme::paletteFromTheme(QStringView theme)
     }
 }
 
-Theme::Theme(QStringView theme)
+QPalette
+Theme::paletteFromTheme(QStringView theme)
+{
+    return paletteFromTheme(kindFromString(theme));
+}
+
+Theme::Theme(Theme::Kind theme)
 {
     auto p     = paletteFromTheme(theme);
     separator_ = p.mid().color();
-    if (theme == u"light") {
+    if (theme == Kind::Light) {
         sidebarBackground_ = QColor(0x23, 0x36, 0x49);
-        alternateButton_   = QColor(0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc);
         red_               = QColor(0xa8, 0x23, 0x53);
         green_             = QColor(QColorConstants::Svg::green);
         orange_            = QColor(0xfc, 0xbe, 0x05);
         error_             = QColor(0xdd, 0x3d, 0x3d);
-    } else if (theme == u"dark") {
+    } else if (theme == Kind::Dark) {
         sidebarBackground_ = QColor(0x2d, 0x31, 0x39);
-        alternateButton_   = QColor(0x41, 0x4A, 0x59);
         red_               = QColor(0xa8, 0x23, 0x53);
         green_             = QColor(QColorConstants::Svg::green);
         orange_            = QColor(0xfc, 0xc5, 0x3a);
         error_             = QColor(0xdd, 0x3d, 0x3d);
     } else {
         sidebarBackground_ = p.window().color();
-        alternateButton_   = p.dark().color();
         red_               = QColor(QColorConstants::Svg::red);
         green_             = QColor(QColorConstants::Svg::green);
         orange_            = QColor(QColorConstants::Svg::orange); // SVG orange
@@ -85,4 +88,18 @@ Theme::Theme(QStringView theme)
     }
 }
 
+Theme::Kind
+Theme::kindFromString(QStringView kind)
+{
+    if (kind == u"light") {
+        return Kind::Light;
+    } else if (kind == u"dark") {
+        return Kind::Dark;
+    } else if (kind == u"system") {
+        return Kind::System;
+    } else {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Unknown theme kind: " + kind.toString().toStdString());
+    }
+}
+
 #include "moc_Theme.cpp"
diff --git a/src/ui/Theme.h b/src/ui/Theme.h
index d581ffe4..2d3f6b9f 100644
--- a/src/ui/Theme.h
+++ b/src/ui/Theme.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class Theme final : public QPalette
     QML_ANONYMOUS
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor sidebarBackground READ sidebarBackground CONSTANT)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QColor alternateButton READ alternateButton CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor separator READ separator CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor red READ red CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor green READ green CONSTANT)
@@ -23,12 +22,20 @@ class Theme final : public QPalette
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor online READ online CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor unavailable READ unavailable CONSTANT)
 public:
-    Theme() {}
-    explicit Theme(QStringView theme);
+    enum class Kind {
+        Light,
+        Dark,
+        System,
+    };
+    static Kind kindFromString(QStringView kind);
+
+    static QPalette paletteFromTheme(Kind theme);
     static QPalette paletteFromTheme(QStringView theme);
 
+    Theme() {}
+    explicit Theme(Kind theme);
+
     QColor sidebarBackground() const { return sidebarBackground_; }
-    QColor alternateButton() const { return alternateButton_; }
     QColor separator() const { return separator_; }
     QColor red() const { return red_; }
     QColor green() const { return green_; }
@@ -38,5 +45,5 @@ public:
     QColor unavailable() const { return QColor(0xff, 0x99, 0x33); }
 
 private:
-    QColor sidebarBackground_, separator_, red_, green_, error_, orange_, alternateButton_;
+    QColor sidebarBackground_, separator_, red_, green_, error_, orange_;
 };