diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index b49878a2c..5a5c82960 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ void MainWindow::applyKonsoleSettings()
     options.position         = KonsoleSettings::tabBarPosition();
     options.newTabBehavior   = KonsoleSettings::newTabBehavior();
     options.showQuickButtons = KonsoleSettings::showQuickButtons();
+    options.styleSheet       = KonsoleSettings::tabBarStyleSheet();
 
     _viewManager->updateNavigationOptions(options);
 
diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.cpp b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
index a0963fb20..40da349ac 100644
--- a/src/ViewContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ ViewContainerTabBar::ViewContainerTabBar(QWidget* parent, TabbedViewContainer* c
     setDocumentMode(true);
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
     setSelectionBehaviorOnRemove(QTabBar::SelectPreviousTab);
-    setStyleSheet("QTabBar::tab { min-width: 2em; max-width: 25em }");
     setElideMode(Qt::ElideLeft);
 }
 void ViewContainerTabBar::setDropIndicator(int index, bool drawDisabled)
@@ -580,6 +579,11 @@ void TabbedViewContainer::dynamicTabBarVisibility()
         setTabBarVisible(false);
 }
 
+void TabbedViewContainer::setStyleSheet(const QString& styleSheet)
+{
+    _tabBar->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);
+}
+
 void TabbedViewContainer::navigationTextModeChanged(bool useTextWidth)
 {
     if (useTextWidth) {
diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.h b/src/ViewContainer.h
index 605a4fa01..ed4fd79c5 100644
--- a/src/ViewContainer.h
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.h
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ public:
      */
     void setNavigationTextMode(bool mode);
 
+    /** Sets the stylesheet for visual appearance
+     *
+     * The default implementation does nothing.
+     */
+    virtual void setStyleSheet(const QString& styleSheet) {
+        Q_UNUSED(styleSheet);
+    }
+
     /** Adds a new view to the container widget */
     void addView(QWidget* view , ViewProperties* navigationItem, int index = -1);
 
@@ -403,6 +411,7 @@ public:
     virtual void setFeatures(Features features);
     virtual Features supportedFeatures() const;
     virtual void setNewViewMenu(QMenu* menu);
+    virtual void setStyleSheet(const QString& styleSheet);
 
 protected:
     virtual void addViewWidget(QWidget* view , int index);
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.cpp b/src/ViewManager.cpp
index 4885c8683..062b17055 100644
--- a/src/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ ViewManager::ViewManager(QObject* parent , KActionCollection* collection)
     , _navigationPosition(ViewContainer::NavigationPositionTop)
     , _showQuickButtons(false)
     , _newTabBehavior(PutNewTabAtTheEnd)
+    , _navigationStyleSheet(QString())
     , _managerId(0)
 {
     // create main view area
@@ -1053,6 +1054,7 @@ void ViewManager::updateNavigationOptions(NavigationOptions options)
     _newTabBehavior       =
         static_cast<NewTabBehavior>(options.newTabBehavior);
     _showQuickButtons     = options.showQuickButtons;
+    _navigationStyleSheet = options.styleSheet;
 
     foreach(ViewContainer* container, _viewSplitter->containers()) {
         applyNavigationOptions(container);
@@ -1079,6 +1081,7 @@ void ViewManager::applyNavigationOptions(ViewContainer* container)
                                & ~ViewContainer::QuickCloseView);
     }
 
+    container->setStyleSheet(_navigationStyleSheet);
 }
 
 #include "ViewManager.moc"
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.h b/src/ViewManager.h
index 0055dbf9c..b5bd5fdbe 100644
--- a/src/ViewManager.h
+++ b/src/ViewManager.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ public:
         int position;
         int newTabBehavior;
         bool showQuickButtons;
+        QString styleSheet;
     };
 
     /**
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ private:
     ViewContainer::NavigationPosition _navigationPosition;
     bool _showQuickButtons;
     NewTabBehavior _newTabBehavior;
+    QString _navigationStyleSheet;
 
     int _managerId;
     static int lastManagerId;
diff --git a/src/settings/konsole.kcfg b/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
index bb11ca459..c10f832db 100644
--- a/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
+++ b/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
       </choices>
       <default>Bottom</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="TabBarStyleSheet" type="String">
+      <label>Control the visual style of the tab bar</label>
+      <default>QTabBar::tab { min-width: 2em ; max-width: 25em }</default>
+    </entry>
     <entry name="ShowQuickButtons" type="Bool">
       <label>Control the visibility of quick buttons on the tab bar</label>
       <default>false</default>