diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 66ff5391..35467e4e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Fixed graphical glitches when resizing on Wayland.
 - On Windows, fix freezes when performing certain actions after a window resize has been triggered. Reintroduces some visual artifacts when resizing.
 - Updated window manager hints under X11 to v1.5 of [Extended Window Manager Hints](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/wm-spec-1.5.html#idm140200472629520).
+- Added `WindowBuilderExt::with_gtk_theme_variant` to X11-specific `WindowBuilder` functions.
 
 # Version 0.17.2 (2018-08-19)
 
diff --git a/src/os/unix.rs b/src/os/unix.rs
index b06a3d72..e166da73 100644
--- a/src/os/unix.rs
+++ b/src/os/unix.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ pub trait WindowBuilderExt {
     fn with_override_redirect(self, override_redirect: bool) -> WindowBuilder;
     /// Build window with `_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE` hint; defaults to `Normal`. Only relevant on X11.
     fn with_x11_window_type(self, x11_window_type: XWindowType) -> WindowBuilder;
+    /// Build window with `_GTK_THEME_VARIANT` hint set to the specified value. Currently only relevant on X11.
+    fn with_gtk_theme_variant(self, variant: String) -> WindowBuilder;
     /// Build window with resize increment hint. Only implemented on X11.
     fn with_resize_increments(self, increments: LogicalSize) -> WindowBuilder;
     /// Build window with base size hint. Only implemented on X11.
@@ -269,6 +271,12 @@ impl WindowBuilderExt for WindowBuilder {
         self.platform_specific.base_size = Some(base_size.into());
         self
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn with_gtk_theme_variant(mut self, variant: String) -> WindowBuilder {
+        self.platform_specific.gtk_theme_variant = Some(variant);
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 /// Additional methods on `MonitorId` that are specific to Linux.
diff --git a/src/platform/linux/mod.rs b/src/platform/linux/mod.rs
index 5dc8a491..beca2076 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux/mod.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub struct PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes {
     pub class: Option<(String, String)>,
     pub override_redirect: bool,
     pub x11_window_type: x11::util::WindowType,
+    pub gtk_theme_variant: Option<String>,
 }
 
 lazy_static!(
diff --git a/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs b/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
index 66394676..67d60a9e 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ impl UnownedWindow {
                 window.set_window_type(pl_attribs.x11_window_type).queue();
             }
 
+            if let Some(variant) = pl_attribs.gtk_theme_variant {
+                window.set_gtk_theme_variant(variant).queue();
+            }
+
             // set size hints
             {
                 let mut min_dimensions = window_attrs.min_dimensions;
@@ -457,6 +461,19 @@ impl UnownedWindow {
         )
     }
 
+    fn set_gtk_theme_variant(&self, variant: String) -> util::Flusher {
+        let hint_atom = unsafe { self.xconn.get_atom_unchecked(b"_GTK_THEME_VARIANT\0") };
+        let utf8_atom = unsafe { self.xconn.get_atom_unchecked(b"UTF8_STRING\0") };
+        let variant = CString::new(variant).expect("`_GTK_THEME_VARIANT` contained null byte");
+        self.xconn.change_property(
+            self.xwindow,
+            hint_atom,
+            utf8_atom,
+            util::PropMode::Replace,
+            variant.as_bytes(),
+        )
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn set_urgent(&self, is_urgent: bool) {
         let mut wm_hints = self.xconn.get_wm_hints(self.xwindow).expect("`XGetWMHints` failed");