diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index 7bb9fcc0531..ed84bde6984 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ $light-fg-color: #747474;
 // button UI (white-on-green in light skin)
 $accent-fg-color: $primary-bg-color;
 $accent-color: #76CFA6;
+$accent-color-alt: $accent-color;
 $accent-color-50pct: #76CFA67F;
 
 $selection-fg-color: $primary-fg-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_base.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_base.scss
index 3aaa1dde2a0..71c1ab5e3cf 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_base.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_base.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ $focus-bg-color: #dddddd;
 // button UI (white-on-green in light skin)
 $accent-fg-color: #ffffff;
 $accent-color: #76CFA6;
+$accent-color-alt: $accent-color;
 $accent-color-50pct: #76CFA67F;
 
 $selection-fg-color: $primary-bg-color;