diff --git a/share/qtcreator/themes/design.creatortheme b/share/qtcreator/themes/design.creatortheme
index 93355132175..95b5cf922ca 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/themes/design.creatortheme
+++ b/share/qtcreator/themes/design.creatortheme
@@ -513,3 +513,4 @@ FlatMenuBar=true
 ToolBarIconShadow=true
 WindowColorAsBase=false
 DarkUserInterface=true
+QDSTheme=true
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
index 95c73a9d703..e8f46f40026 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ QColor StyleHelper::baseColor(bool lightColored)
     return (lightColored || windowColorAsBase) ? windowColor : m_baseColor;
 }
 
+QColor StyleHelper::toolbarBaseColor(bool lightColored)
+{
+    if (creatorTheme()->flag(Theme::QDSTheme))
+        return creatorTheme()->color(Utils::Theme::DStoolbarBackground);
+    else
+        return StyleHelper::baseColor(lightColored);
+}
+
 QColor StyleHelper::highlightColor(bool lightColored)
 {
     QColor result = baseColor(lightColored);
@@ -626,6 +634,11 @@ QLinearGradient StyleHelper::statusBarGradient(const QRect &statusBarRect)
     return grad;
 }
 
+bool StyleHelper::isQDSTheme()
+{
+    return creatorTheme()->flag(Theme::QDSTheme);
+}
+
 QIcon StyleHelper::getIconFromIconFont(const QString &fontName, const QList<IconFontHelper> &parameters)
 {
     QFontDatabase a;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h
index 370e25d71eb..e9576a57588 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
     // This is our color table, all colors derive from baseColor
     static QColor requestedBaseColor() { return m_requestedBaseColor; }
     static QColor baseColor(bool lightColored = false);
+    static QColor toolbarBaseColor(bool lightColored = false);
     static QColor panelTextColor(bool lightColored = false);
     static QColor highlightColor(bool lightColored = false);
     static QColor shadowColor(bool lightColored = false);
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ public:
     static void tintImage(QImage &img, const QColor &tintColor);
     static QLinearGradient statusBarGradient(const QRect &statusBarRect);
 
+    static bool isQDSTheme();
+
     class IconFontHelper
     {
         public:
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/theme/theme.h b/src/libs/utils/theme/theme.h
index e60dc8417fd..52ef2b7ddcc 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/theme/theme.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/theme/theme.h
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ public:
         FlatMenuBar,
         ToolBarIconShadow,
         WindowColorAsBase,
-        DarkUserInterface
+        DarkUserInterface,
+        QDSTheme
     };
 
     Q_ENUM(Color)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
index b2e7f349227..4cbda825399 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
@@ -522,9 +522,16 @@ int ManhattanStyle::pixelMetric(PixelMetric metric, const QStyleOption *option,
     case PM_ButtonShiftHorizontal:
     case PM_MenuBarPanelWidth:
     case PM_ToolBarItemMargin:
+        if (StyleHelper::isQDSTheme()) {
+            retval = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+        [[fallthrough]];
     case PM_ToolBarItemSpacing:
         if (panelWidget(widget))
             retval = 0;
+        if (StyleHelper::isQDSTheme())
+            retval = 4;
         break;
     case PM_DefaultFrameWidth:
         if (qobject_cast<const QLineEdit*>(widget) && panelWidget(widget))
@@ -1030,7 +1037,7 @@ void ManhattanStyle::drawPrimitiveForPanelWidget(PrimitiveElement element,
         break;
 
     case PE_IndicatorToolBarSeparator:
-        {
+        if (!StyleHelper::isQDSTheme()) {
             QRect separatorRect = rect;
             separatorRect.setLeft(rect.width() / 2);
             separatorRect.setWidth(1);
@@ -1147,6 +1154,7 @@ void ManhattanStyle::drawControlForQmlEditor(ControlElement element,
                                              QPainter *painter,
                                              const QWidget *widget) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(element)
     if (const auto mbi = qstyleoption_cast<const QStyleOptionMenuItem *>(option)) {
         painter->save();
         const int iconHeight = pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize, option, widget);
@@ -1518,7 +1526,7 @@ void ManhattanStyle::drawControl(ControlElement element, const QStyleOption *opt
             bool drawLightColored = lightColored(widget);
             // draws the background of the 'Type hierarchy', 'Projects' headers
             if (creatorTheme()->flag(Theme::FlatToolBars))
-                painter->fillRect(rect, StyleHelper::baseColor(drawLightColored));
+                painter->fillRect(rect, StyleHelper::toolbarBaseColor(drawLightColored));
             else if (horizontal)
                 StyleHelper::horizontalGradient(painter, gradientSpan, rect, drawLightColored);
             else