diff --git a/packages/common/test/unit.js b/packages/common/test/unit.js
index a0a2b501520ccb16e3db7bb2454fdbb9f9d0f8b0..2630c941c90a1d58c621d44d032b099c9b908633 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/unit.js
+++ b/packages/common/test/unit.js
@@ -38,4 +38,8 @@ describe('utils', () => {
         assert(utils.getAssetURL("foo/bar") == "foo/bar");
         assert(utils.getAssetURL("foo/bar") == "foo/bar");
     })
+
+    it('getThemeCSS', () => {
+        utils.getThemeCSS();
+    })
 });
diff --git a/packages/common/utils.js b/packages/common/utils.js
index e4bae26b0ed2da185be88fbe795b13de56be76d6..649c2092e1a0174bfe033aea30c3b83e94b6d98c 100644
--- a/packages/common/utils.js
+++ b/packages/common/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
+import {css} from 'lit-element';
 import env from './env.js';
 
+export function getThemeCSS() {
+    return css`
+        :host {
+            --vpu-primary-bg-color: var(--vpu-override-primary-bg-color, #007bff);
+            --vpu-primary-text-color: var(--vpu-override-primary-text-color, #fff);
+            --vpu-secondary-bg-color: var(--vpu-override-secondary-bg-color, #6c757d);
+            --vpu-secondary-text-color: var(--vpu-override-secondary-text-color, #fff);
+            --vpu-info-bg-color: var(--vpu-override-info-bg-color, #17a2b8);
+            --vpu-info-text-color: var(--vpu-override-info-text-color, #fff);
+            --vpu-success-bg-color: var(--vpu-override-success-bg-color, #28a745);
+            --vpu-success-text-color: var(--vpu-override-success-text-color, #fff);
+            --vpu-warning-bg-color: var(--vpu-override-warning-bg-color, #ffc107);
+            --vpu-warning-text-color: var(--vpu-override-warning-text-color, #343a40);
+            --vpu-danger-bg-color: var(--vpu-override-danger-bg-color, #dc3545);
+            --vpu-danger-text-color: var(--vpu-override-danger-text-color, #fff);
+            --vpu-light: var(--vpu-override-light, #f8f9fa);
+            --vpu-dark: var(--vpu-override-dark, #343a40);
+            --vpu-muted-text: var(--vpu-override-muted-text, #6c757d);
+            --vpu-border-radius: var(--vpu-override-border-radius, 0px);
+            --vpu-border-width: var(--vpu-override-border-width, 1px);
+        }
+    `;
+}
+
 /**
  * Parses a link header
  *