diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
index 55feb481..0228b67c 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var listCountPerPage = {};
 
 $.widget( "mobile.listview", $.mobile.widget, {
 	options: {
-		theme: "c",
+		theme: null,
 		countTheme: "c",
 		headerTheme: "b",
 		dividerTheme: "b",
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ $.widget( "mobile.listview", $.mobile.widget, {
 		if ( counter ) {
 			$list.find( ".ui-li-dec" ).remove();
 		}
+		
+		if ( !o.theme ) {
+			o.theme = $.mobile.getInheritedTheme( this.element, "c" );
+		}
 
 		for ( var pos = 0, numli = li.length; pos < numli; pos++ ) {
 			item = li.eq( pos );