diff --git a/util/grub-mkconfig.in b/util/grub-mkconfig.in
index 49e52b313..7e667fb3e 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkconfig.in
+++ b/util/grub-mkconfig.in
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export GRUB_DEFAULT \
   GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID \
   GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY \
   GRUB_GFXMODE \
+  GRUB_THEME \
   GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER
 
 if test "x${grub_cfg}" != "x"; then
diff --git a/util/grub.d/00_header.in b/util/grub.d/00_header.in
index 0adfe6b76..da394783a 100644
--- a/util/grub.d/00_header.in
+++ b/util/grub.d/00_header.in
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ if loadfont `make_system_path_relative_to_its_root ${GRUB_FONT_PATH}` ; then
     # understand terminal_output
     terminal gfxterm
   fi
+EOF
+if [ x$GRUB_THEME != x ] && [ -f $GRUB_THEME ] \
+	&& is_path_readable_by_grub $GRUB_THEME; then
+    echo "Found theme: $GRUB_THEME" >&2
+    prepare_grub_to_access_device `${grub_probe} --target=device $GRUB_THEME`
+    echo "insmod gfxmenu"
+    echo "set theme=(\$root)/`make_system_path_relative_to_its_root $GRUB_THEME`"
+fi
+    cat << EOF
 fi
 EOF
   ;;