diff --git a/src/msw/notebook.cpp b/src/msw/notebook.cpp
index aaa4c35864..a7001ddbf9 100644
--- a/src/msw/notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/notebook.cpp
@@ -704,9 +704,27 @@ wxColour wxNotebookGetThemeBackgroundColour(wxNotebook* notebook)
                 m_pfnGetThemeColor(hTheme,
                 10 /* TABP_BODY */,
                 1 /* NORMAL */,
-                3802 /* color of bg fill */,
-                & themeColor);
-            
+                3821 /* FILLCOLORHINT */,
+                &themeColor);
+
+            /*
+            [DS] Workaround for WindowBlinds:
+            Some themes return a near black theme color using FILLCOLORHINT,
+            this makes notebook pages have an ugly black background and makes
+            text (usually black) unreadable. Retry again with FILLCOLOR.
+
+            This workaround potentially breaks appearance of some themes,
+            but in practice it already fixes some themes.
+            */
+            if (themeColor == 1)
+            {
+                wxUxThemeEngine::Get()->m_pfnGetThemeColor(hTheme,
+                    10 /* TABP_BODY */,
+                    1 /* NORMAL */,
+                    3802 /* FILLCOLOR */,
+                    &themeColor);
+            }
+
             wxUxThemeEngine::Get()->m_pfnCloseThemeData(hTheme);
             
             wxColour colour(GetRValue(themeColor), GetGValue(themeColor), GetBValue(themeColor));