diff --git a/themes/Dark/Makefile.am b/themes/Dark/Makefile.am
index f979ec62b8..6ab8dec12c 100644
--- a/themes/Dark/Makefile.am
+++ b/themes/Dark/Makefile.am
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@ themeui_DATA =	\
 	ui/notebook.png	\
 	ui/null.png	\
 	ui/option1.png	\
+	ui/option1-prelight.png	\
 	ui/option2.png	\
+	ui/option2-prelight.png	\
 	ui/option3.png	\
+	ui/option3-prelight.png	\
 	ui/plus.png	\
 	ui/progressbar.png	\
 	ui/progressbar-trough.png	\
diff --git a/themes/Dark/gtkrc b/themes/Dark/gtkrc
index f827f5d561..75a5012ae7 100644
--- a/themes/Dark/gtkrc
+++ b/themes/Dark/gtkrc
@@ -781,6 +781,36 @@ style "gimp-dark-menu-item"
           stretch = TRUE
         }
 
+      image
+        {
+          function = OPTION
+          state = PRELIGHT
+          shadow = OUT
+          recolorable = TRUE
+          overlay_file = "ui/option1-prelight.png"
+          overlay_stretch = FALSE
+        }
+
+      image
+        {
+          function = OPTION
+          state = PRELIGHT
+          shadow = IN
+          recolorable = TRUE
+          overlay_file = "ui/option2-prelight.png"
+          overlay_stretch = FALSE
+        }
+        
+      image
+        {
+          function = OPTION
+          state = PRELIGHT
+          shadow = ETCHED_IN
+          recolorable = TRUE
+          overlay_file = "ui/option3-prelight.png"
+          overlay_stretch = FALSE
+        }
+
       image
         {
           function = OPTION
diff --git a/themes/Dark/ui/option1-prelight.png b/themes/Dark/ui/option1-prelight.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8e50e103d
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diff --git a/themes/Dark/ui/option2-prelight.png b/themes/Dark/ui/option2-prelight.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fbaadc159
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diff --git a/themes/Dark/ui/option3-prelight.png b/themes/Dark/ui/option3-prelight.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2376edf09
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