diff --git a/browser/themes/linux/browser-lightweightTheme.css b/browser/themes/linux/browser-lightweightTheme.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..201e1a4486b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/themes/linux/browser-lightweightTheme.css
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+%include linuxShared.inc
+%filter substitution
+
+/*
+ * LightweightThemeListener will append the current lightweight theme's header
+ * image to the background-image for each of the following rulesets.
+ */
+
+/* Lightweight theme on tabs */
+#tabbrowser-tabs:not([movingtab]) > .tabbrowser-tab > .tab-stack > .tab-background > .tab-background-start[selected=true]:-moz-lwtheme::before,
+#tabbrowser-tabs:not([movingtab]) > .tabbrowser-tab > .tab-stack > .tab-background > .tab-background-end[selected=true]:-moz-lwtheme::before {
+  background-attachment: scroll, fixed;
+  background-color: transparent;
+  background-image: @fgTabTexture@;/*, lwtHeader;*/
+  background-position: 0 0, right top;
+}
+
+#tabbrowser-tabs:not([movingtab]) > .tabbrowser-tab > .tab-stack > .tab-background > .tab-background-middle[selected=true]:-moz-lwtheme {
+  background-attachment: scroll, scroll, fixed;
+  background-color: transparent;
+  background-image: url(chrome://browser/skin/tabbrowser/tab-active-middle.png),
+                    @fgTabTexture@;/*,
+                    lwtHeader;*/
+  background-position: 0 0, 0 0, right top;
+}
diff --git a/browser/themes/linux/browser.css b/browser/themes/linux/browser.css
index 3c8abc6ad28..1cd73b09da8 100644
--- a/browser/themes/linux/browser.css
+++ b/browser/themes/linux/browser.css
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
 @namespace html url("http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml");
 
 %include ../shared/browser.inc
+%include linuxShared.inc
 %filter substitution
-%define toolbarHighlight rgba(255,255,255,.3)
-%define fgTabTexture linear-gradient(transparent 0px, transparent 1px, hsla(0,0%,100%,0.35) 1px, hsla(0,0%,100%,0.35) 2px, hsla(0,0%,100%,0.65) 2px, hsla(0,0%,100%,0.65) 3px, @toolbarHighlight@)
-%define fgTabBackgroundMiddle @fgTabTexture@, linear-gradient(transparent 0px, transparent 2px, -moz-dialog 2px, -moz-dialog)
+
 %define forwardTransitionLength 150ms
 %define conditionalForwardWithUrlbar       window:not([chromehidden~=toolbar]) :-moz-any(#nav-bar[currentset*="unified-back-forward-button,urlbar-container"][mode=icons],                #nav-bar:not([currentset])[mode=icons])                 > #unified-back-forward-button
 %define conditionalForwardWithUrlbar_small window:not([chromehidden~=toolbar]) :-moz-any(#nav-bar[currentset*="unified-back-forward-button,urlbar-container"][mode=icons][iconsize=small],#nav-bar:not([currentset])[mode=icons][iconsize=small]) > #unified-back-forward-button
@@ -1592,6 +1591,9 @@ toolbar[iconsize="small"] #bookmarks-menu-button[starred],
 #TabsToolbar[tabsontop=true]:not(:-moz-lwtheme) {
   -moz-appearance: menubar;
   color: -moz-menubartext;
+}
+
+#TabsToolbar[tabsontop=true] {
   box-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.1) inset;
 }
 
@@ -1607,6 +1609,15 @@ toolbar[iconsize="small"] #bookmarks-menu-button[starred],
   background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,.3) 1px, rgba(0,0,0,.05) 1px, transparent 50%);
 }
 
+.tab-background-middle[selected=true]:-moz-lwtheme {
+  background-image: url(chrome://browser/skin/tabbrowser/tab-active-middle.png),
+                    @fgTabTexture@;
+}
+
+.tabbrowser-tab {
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
 .tabbrowser-tab:focus > .tab-stack > .tab-content > .tab-label {
   outline: 1px dotted;
 }
diff --git a/browser/themes/linux/jar.mn b/browser/themes/linux/jar.mn
index 2e2ad9ae477..05e33f7837d 100644
--- a/browser/themes/linux/jar.mn
+++ b/browser/themes/linux/jar.mn
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ browser.jar:
   skin/classic/browser/actionicon-tab.png
   skin/classic/browser/appmenu.png
 * skin/classic/browser/browser.css
+* skin/classic/browser/browser-lightweightTheme.css
   skin/classic/browser/click-to-play-warning-stripes.png
   skin/classic/browser/customization/customization-mode-background.jpg (customization/customization-mode-background.jpg)
 * skin/classic/browser/engineManager.css
diff --git a/browser/themes/linux/linuxShared.inc b/browser/themes/linux/linuxShared.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97d8e2d8f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/themes/linux/linuxShared.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+%filter substitution
+
+%define toolbarHighlight rgba(255,255,255,.3)
+%define fgTabTexture linear-gradient(transparent 0px, transparent 1px, hsla(0,0%,100%,0.35) 1px, hsla(0,0%,100%,0.35) 2px, hsla(0,0%,100%,0.65) 2px, hsla(0,0%,100%,0.65) 3px, @toolbarHighlight@)
+%define fgTabBackgroundMiddle @fgTabTexture@, linear-gradient(transparent 0px, transparent 2px, -moz-dialog 2px, -moz-dialog)