diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorwidget.cpp
index b7f20e77a2f..9ac4a66aaff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 
 #include <QEvent>
+#include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 #include <vector>
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ TextEditorWidget::TextEditorWidget(TextEditorView *textEditorView)
     m_updateSelectionTimer.setInterval(200);
 
     connect(&m_updateSelectionTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &TextEditorWidget::updateSelectionByCursorPosition);
-    setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(QLatin1String(":/qmldesigner/scrollbar.css")))));
 }
 
 void TextEditorWidget::setTextEditor(TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *textEditor)
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ void TextEditorWidget::setTextEditor(TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *textEditor)
         });
 
         textEditor->editorWidget()->installEventFilter(this);
+        static QString styleSheet = Theme::replaceCssColors(QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(QLatin1String(":/qmldesigner/scrollbar.css"))));
+        textEditor->editorWidget()->verticalScrollBar()->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);
+        textEditor->editorWidget()->horizontalScrollBar()->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);
     }
 
     if (oldEditor)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
index 33056bf9bec..e1bff9bfb60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
@@ -454,10 +454,6 @@ static Core::MiniSplitter *createCentralSplitter(const QList<WidgetInfo> &widget
 
     SwitchSplitTabWidget *switchSplitTabWidget = new SwitchSplitTabWidget();
 
-    QString sheet = QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/centerwidget.css"));
-    switchSplitTabWidget->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(sheet));
-
-
     foreach (const WidgetInfo &widgetInfo, widgetInfos) {
         if (widgetInfo.placementHint == widgetInfo.CentralPane)
             switchSplitTabWidget->addTab(widgetInfo.widget, widgetInfo.tabName);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/switchsplittabwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/switchsplittabwidget.cpp
index 08ad71ef12b..6fcc98beb5c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/switchsplittabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/switchsplittabwidget.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "switchsplittabwidget.h"
+#include <theme.h>
 
 #include <utils/utilsicons.h>
+#include <utils/fileutils.h>
 
 #include <QVector>
 #include <QBoxLayout>
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ SwitchSplitTabWidget::SwitchSplitTabWidget(QWidget *parent)
     m_splitter->setObjectName("centralTabWidget");
     m_splitter->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
 
+    QString sheet = QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/centerwidget.css"));
+    m_tabBarBackground->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(sheet));
+
     m_tabBar->setObjectName("centralTabBar");
     m_tabBar->setShape(QTabBar::RoundedEast);
     m_tabBar->setDocumentMode(false);