diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
index 976b66b..43cd7b5 100644
--- a/example.py
+++ b/example.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Example(ThemedTk):
     Example that is used to create screenshots for new themes.
     """
     def __init__(self):
-        ThemedTk.__init__(self)
+        ThemedTk.__init__(self, themebg=True)
         # Create widgets
         self.menu = tk.Menu(self, tearoff=False)
         self.sub_menu = tk.Menu(self.menu, tearoff=False)
@@ -101,5 +101,5 @@ def screenshot_themes(self, *args):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     example = Example()
-    example.set_theme("scidblue")
+    example.set_theme("equilux")
     example.mainloop()
diff --git a/ttkthemes/_widget.py b/ttkthemes/_widget.py
index 0c403fb..bc20b28 100644
--- a/ttkthemes/_widget.py
+++ b/ttkthemes/_widget.py
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ def themes(self):
         """Property alias of get_themes()"""
         return self.get_themes()
 
+    @property
+    def current_theme(self):
+        """Property to get the currently enabled theme"""
+        return self.tk.eval("return $ttk::currentTheme")
+
     def set_theme_advanced(self, theme_name, brightness=1.0,
                            saturation=1.0, hue=1.0,
                            preserve_transparency=True, output_dir=None,
diff --git a/ttkthemes/themed_tk.py b/ttkthemes/themed_tk.py
index 229500c..eba7529 100644
--- a/ttkthemes/themed_tk.py
+++ b/ttkthemes/themed_tk.py
@@ -15,13 +15,18 @@ class ThemedTk(tk.Tk, ThemedWidget):
     used as a drop-in replacement for the normal Tk class. Additional
     options:
 
-    - Toplevel background color:
+    - Initial theme ``theme``:
+      Sets the initial theme to the theme specified. If the theme is
+      not available, fails silenty (there is no indication that the
+      theme is not set other than
+
+    - Toplevel background color ``toplevel``:
       Hooks into the Toplevel.__init__ function to set a default window
       background color in the options passed. The hook is not removed
       after the window is destroyed, which is by design because creating
       multiple Tk instances should not be done in the first place.
 
-    - Tk background color:
+    - Tk background color ``themebg``:
       Simply sets the background color of the Tkinter window to the
       default TFrame background color specified by the theme.
     """
@@ -34,8 +39,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         :param background: Control Tk background color option
         """
         theme = kwargs.pop("theme", None)
-        toplevel = kwargs.pop("toplevel", False)
-        background = kwargs.pop("background", False)
+        self._toplevel = kwargs.pop("toplevel", None)
+        self._themebg = kwargs.pop("themebg", None)
         gif_override = kwargs.pop("gif_override", False)
         # Initialize as tk.Tk
         tk.Tk.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -43,18 +48,25 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         ThemedWidget.__init__(self, self.tk, gif_override)
         # Set initial theme
         if theme is not None and theme in self.get_themes():
-            self.set_theme(theme, toplevel, background)
+            self.set_theme(theme, self._toplevel, self._themebg)
         self.__init__toplevel = tk.Toplevel.__init__
 
-    def set_theme(self, theme_name, toplevel=False, background=False):
+    def set_theme(self, theme_name, toplevel=None, themebg=None):
         """Redirect the set_theme call to also set Tk background color"""
+        if self._toplevel is not None and toplevel is None:
+            toplevel = self._toplevel
+        if self._themebg is not None and themebg is None:
+            themebg = self._themebg
         ThemedWidget.set_theme(self, theme_name)
-        color = ttk.Style(self).lookup("TFrame", "background", default="white")
-        if background is True:
+        color = self._get_bg_color()
+        if themebg is True:
             self.config(background=color)
         if toplevel is True:
             self._setup_toplevel_hook(color)
 
+    def _get_bg_color(self):
+        return ttk.Style(self).lookup("TFrame", "background", default="white")
+
     def _setup_toplevel_hook(self, color):
         """Setup Toplevel.__init__ hook for background color"""
         def __toplevel__(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -62,3 +74,33 @@ def __toplevel__(*args, **kwargs):
             self.__init__toplevel(*args, **kwargs)
 
         tk.Toplevel.__init__ = __toplevel__
+
+    def config(self, kw=None, **kwargs):
+        """Configure redirect to support additional options"""
+        background = kwargs.pop("themebg", self._themebg)
+        toplevel = kwargs.pop("toplevel", self._toplevel)
+        theme = kwargs.pop("theme", self.current_theme)
+        color = self._get_bg_color()
+        if background != self._themebg:
+            self.configure(bg="white")
+        if toplevel != self._toplevel:
+            if toplevel is True:
+                self._setup_toplevel_hook(color)
+            else:
+                tk.Toplevel.__init__ = self.__init__toplevel
+        if theme != self.current_theme:
+            self.set_theme(theme)
+        return tk.Tk.config(self, kw, **kwargs)
+
+    def configure(self, kw=None, **kwargs):
+        return self.config(kw, **kwargs)
+
+    def cget(self, k):
+        """cget redirect to support additional options"""
+        if k == "themebg":
+            return self._themebg
+        elif k == "toplevel":
+            return self._toplevel
+        elif k == "theme":
+            return self.current_theme
+        return tk.Tk.cget(self, k)