diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/styledoutputpaneplaceholder.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/styledoutputpaneplaceholder.cpp
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..46a07b2c5986b97ba48659203f7ddbeeab393af5
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+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/styledoutputpaneplaceholder.cpp
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+#include "styledoutputpaneplaceholder.h"
+
+#include <QtCore/QChildEvent>
+#include <QtCore/QFile>
+#include <QtGui/QTabWidget>
+#include <QtGui/QStackedWidget>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+StyledOutputpanePlaceHolder::StyledOutputpanePlaceHolder(Core::IMode *mode, QSplitter *parent) : Core::OutputPanePlaceHolder(mode, parent)
+{
+    QFile file(":/qmldesigner/outputpane-style.css");
+    file.open(QFile::ReadOnly);
+    QFile file2(":/qmldesigner/scrollbar.css");
+    file2.open(QFile::ReadOnly);
+    m_customStylesheet = file.readAll() + file2.readAll();
+    file.close();
+    file2.close();
+
+
+}
+
+void StyledOutputpanePlaceHolder::childEvent(QChildEvent *event)
+{
+    Core::OutputPanePlaceHolder::childEvent(event);
+
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::ChildAdded) {
+        QWidget *child = qobject_cast<QWidget*>(event->child());
+        if (child) {
+            QList<QTabWidget*> widgets = child->findChildren<QTabWidget*>();
+            if (!widgets.isEmpty()) {
+                QPalette paletteP = palette();
+                paletteP.setBrush(QPalette::All, QPalette::Light, Qt::red);
+                paletteP.setBrush(QPalette::All, QPalette::Shadow, Qt::red);
+                paletteP.setBrush(QPalette::All, QPalette::Dark, Qt::red);
+                paletteP.setBrush(QPalette::All, QPalette::Window, Qt::red);
+                setPalette(paletteP);
+                widgets.first()->parentWidget()->ensurePolished();
+                widgets.first()->parentWidget()->setStyleSheet(m_customStylesheet);
+            }
+
+        }
+    } else if (event->type() == QEvent::ChildRemoved) {
+        QWidget *child = qobject_cast<QWidget*>(event->child());
+        if (child) {
+            QList<QTabWidget*> widgets = child->findChildren<QTabWidget*>();
+            if (!widgets.isEmpty())
+                widgets.first()->parentWidget()->setStyleSheet(QString());
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/styledoutputpaneplaceholder.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/styledoutputpaneplaceholder.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5b788308d493bb98c0a24a77449f5f0aaacf9054
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+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/styledoutputpaneplaceholder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef STYLEDOUTPUTPANEPLACEHOLDER_H
+#define STYLEDOUTPUTPANEPLACEHOLDER_H
+
+#include <coreplugin/outputpane.h>
+
+QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QChildEvent)
+
+class StyledOutputpanePlaceHolder : public Core::OutputPanePlaceHolder
+{
+public:
+    StyledOutputpanePlaceHolder(Core::IMode *mode, QSplitter *parent = 0);
+
+protected:
+    void childEvent(QChildEvent *event);
+private:
+    QString m_customStylesheet;
+
+};
+
+#endif // STYLEDOUTPUTPANEPLACEHOLDER_H