diff --git a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
index 60f85149c..a7d1e0cd0 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool scrollTitleEnabled: true
     property bool mediaAdaptiveWidthEnabled: true
     property bool audioVisualizerEnabled: true
+    property bool mediaUseAlbumArtAccent: false
     property string audioScrollMode: "volume"
     property int audioWheelScrollAmount: 5
     property bool audioDeviceScrollVolumeEnabled: false
diff --git a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
index a53bc6b49..5a533790d 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
+++ b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ var SPEC = {
     scrollTitleEnabled: { def: true },
     mediaAdaptiveWidthEnabled: { def: true },
     audioVisualizerEnabled: { def: true },
+    mediaUseAlbumArtAccent: { def: false },
     audioScrollMode: { def: "volume" },
     audioWheelScrollAmount: { def: 5 },
     audioDeviceScrollVolumeEnabled: { def: false },
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/MediaPlayerTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/MediaPlayerTab.qml
index 402739f6c..868d0f709 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/MediaPlayerTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/MediaPlayerTab.qml
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ Item {
                     onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("mediaAdaptiveWidthEnabled", checked)
                 }
 
+                SettingsToggleRow {
+                    text: I18n.tr("Use album art accent")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Use colors extracted from album art instead of system theme colors")
+                    checked: SettingsData.mediaUseAlbumArtAccent
+                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("mediaUseAlbumArtAccent", checked)
+                }
+
                 SettingsDropdownRow {
                     property var scrollOptsInternal: ["volume", "song", "nothing"]
                     property var scrollOptsDisplay: [I18n.tr("Change Volume", "media scroll wheel option"), I18n.tr("Change Song", "media scroll wheel option"), I18n.tr("Nothing", "media scroll wheel option")]
diff --git a/quickshell/Services/MediaAccentService.qml b/quickshell/Services/MediaAccentService.qml
index 0cbfad38f..695b8be1f 100644
--- a/quickshell/Services/MediaAccentService.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Services/MediaAccentService.qml
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ import qs.Services
 Singleton {
     id: root
 
-    readonly property bool hasAccent: _accent !== null
-    readonly property color accent: _accent !== null ? _accent : Theme.primary
+    readonly property bool hasAccent: SettingsData.mediaUseAlbumArtAccent ? _accent !== null : true
+    readonly property color accent: SettingsData.mediaUseAlbumArtAccent && _accent !== null ? _accent : Theme.primary
 
-    readonly property color onAccent: {
-        const c = accent;
-        const lum = 0.2126 * c.r + 0.7152 * c.g + 0.0722 * c.b;
+    readonly property color onAccent: SettingsData.mediaUseAlbumArtAccent && _accent !== null ? (() => {
+        const lum = 0.2126 * _accent.r + 0.7152 * _accent.g + 0.0722 * _accent.b;
         return lum > 0.6 ? Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) : Qt.rgba(1, 1, 1, 1);
-    }
+    })() : Theme.onPrimary
 
     readonly property color accentHover: Theme.withAlpha(accent, 0.12)
     readonly property color accentPressed: Theme.withAlpha(accent, Theme.transparentBlurLayers ? 0.24 : 0.16)