diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
index 687e7bc31bdd..7a52f4f58f6b 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
@@ -10938,6 +10938,27 @@
   value: false
   mirror: always
 
+# Whether selection colors get passed from the real GTK theme even if
+# allow-gtk-dark-theme is false.
+- name: widget.content.allow-gtk-dark-theme.selection
+  type: bool
+  value: true
+  mirror: always
+
+# Whether form control accent colors get passed from the real GTK theme even if
+# allow-gtk-dark-theme is false.
+- name: widget.content.allow-gtk-dark-theme.accent
+  type: bool
+  value: true
+  mirror: always
+
+# Whether scrollbars colors get passed from the real GTK theme even if
+# allow-gtk-dark-theme is false.
+- name: widget.content.allow-gtk-dark-theme.scrollbars
+  type: bool
+  value: true
+  mirror: always
+
 # Whether to use gtk high contrast themes to disable content styling like on
 # windows high contrast mode.
 - name: widget.content.gtk-high-contrast.enabled
diff --git a/widget/RemoteLookAndFeel.cpp b/widget/RemoteLookAndFeel.cpp
index 57bf3fafb3a7..ab5916f0bd16 100644
--- a/widget/RemoteLookAndFeel.cpp
+++ b/widget/RemoteLookAndFeel.cpp
@@ -154,18 +154,22 @@ static bool AddIDsToMap(nsXPLookAndFeel* aImpl, FullLookAndFeel* aLf,
              NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) ? Some(theInt) : Nothing{});
   }
 
-  // The rest of IDs only come from the child content theme.
-  if (aFromParentTheme) {
-    return anyFromOtherTheme;
-  }
-
   for (auto id : MakeEnumeratedRange(ColorID::End)) {
+    if (aDifferentTheme && aImpl->FromParentTheme(id) != aFromParentTheme) {
+      anyFromOtherTheme = true;
+      continue;
+    }
     nscolor theColor;
     nsresult rv = aImpl->NativeGetColor(id, theColor);
     AddToMap(aLf->tables().colors(), aLf->tables().colorMap(), id,
              NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) ? Some(theColor) : Nothing{});
   }
 
+  // The rest of IDs only come from the child content theme.
+  if (aFromParentTheme) {
+    return anyFromOtherTheme;
+  }
+
   for (auto id : MakeEnumeratedRange(FloatID::End)) {
     float theFloat;
     nsresult rv = aImpl->NativeGetFloat(id, theFloat);
diff --git a/widget/gtk/nsLookAndFeel.cpp b/widget/gtk/nsLookAndFeel.cpp
index 3b6ccb8de63b..f5678e9605f3 100644
--- a/widget/gtk/nsLookAndFeel.cpp
+++ b/widget/gtk/nsLookAndFeel.cpp
@@ -347,11 +347,52 @@ void nsLookAndFeel::DoSetCache(const LookAndFeelCache& aCache) {
   }
 }
 
+static bool IsSelectionColorForeground(LookAndFeel::ColorID aID) {
+  using ColorID = LookAndFeel::ColorID;
+  switch (aID) {
+    case ColorID::WidgetSelectForeground:
+    case ColorID::TextSelectForeground:
+    case ColorID::IMESelectedRawTextForeground:
+    case ColorID::IMESelectedConvertedTextForeground:
+    case ColorID::Highlighttext:
+    case ColorID::MozHtmlCellhighlighttext:
+      return true;
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
+
+static bool IsSelectionColorBackground(LookAndFeel::ColorID aID) {
+  using ColorID = LookAndFeel::ColorID;
+  switch (aID) {
+    case ColorID::WidgetSelectBackground:
+    case ColorID::TextSelectBackground:
+    case ColorID::IMESelectedRawTextBackground:
+    case ColorID::IMESelectedConvertedTextBackground:
+    case ColorID::MozDragtargetzone:
+    case ColorID::MozHtmlCellhighlight:
+    case ColorID::Highlight:
+      return true;
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
+
 nsresult nsLookAndFeel::NativeGetColor(ColorID aID, nscolor& aColor) {
   EnsureInit();
 
   nsresult res = NS_OK;
 
+  if (IsSelectionColorBackground(aID)) {
+    aColor = mTextSelectedBackground;
+    return NS_OK;
+  }
+
+  if (IsSelectionColorForeground(aID)) {
+    aColor = mTextSelectedText;
+    return NS_OK;
+  }
+
   switch (aID) {
       // These colors don't seem to be used for anything anymore in Mozilla
       // (except here at least TextSelectBackground and TextSelectForeground)
@@ -392,14 +433,6 @@ nsresult nsLookAndFeel::NativeGetColor(ColorID aID, nscolor& aColor) {
     case ColorID::MozAccentColorForeground:
       aColor = mAccentColorForeground;
       break;
-    case ColorID::WidgetSelectForeground:
-    case ColorID::TextSelectForeground:
-    case ColorID::IMESelectedRawTextForeground:
-    case ColorID::IMESelectedConvertedTextForeground:
-    case ColorID::Highlighttext:
-    case ColorID::MozHtmlCellhighlighttext:
-      aColor = mTextSelectedText;
-      break;
     case ColorID::MozCellhighlight:
       aColor = mMozCellHighlightBackground;
       break;
@@ -895,7 +928,7 @@ static void GetSystemFontInfo(GtkStyleContext* aStyle, nsString* aFontName,
 bool nsLookAndFeel::NativeGetFont(FontID aID, nsString& aFontName,
                                   gfxFontStyle& aFontStyle) {
   switch (aID) {
-    case FontID::Menu:          // css2
+    case FontID::Menu:             // css2
     case FontID::MozPullDownMenu:  // css3
       aFontName = mMenuFontName;
       aFontStyle = mMenuFontStyle;
@@ -1082,6 +1115,26 @@ bool nsLookAndFeel::FromParentTheme(IntID aID) {
   }
 }
 
+bool nsLookAndFeel::FromParentTheme(ColorID aID) {
+  if (IsSelectionColorBackground(aID) || IsSelectionColorForeground(aID)) {
+    return StaticPrefs::widget_content_allow_gtk_dark_theme_selection();
+  }
+  switch (aID) {
+    case ColorID::ThemedScrollbar:
+    case ColorID::ThemedScrollbarInactive:
+    case ColorID::ThemedScrollbarThumb:
+    case ColorID::ThemedScrollbarThumbHover:
+    case ColorID::ThemedScrollbarThumbActive:
+    case ColorID::ThemedScrollbarThumbInactive:
+      return StaticPrefs::widget_content_allow_gtk_dark_theme_scrollbars();
+    case ColorID::MozAccentColor:
+    case ColorID::MozAccentColorForeground:
+      return StaticPrefs::widget_content_allow_gtk_dark_theme_accent();
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
+
 bool nsLookAndFeel::ConfigureContentGtkTheme() {
   bool changed = false;
 
@@ -1345,9 +1398,10 @@ void nsLookAndFeel::EnsureInit() {
       GrabSelectionColors(style);
     }
 
-    // Accent is the darker of the selection background / foreground.
     mAccentColor = mTextSelectedBackground;
     mAccentColorForeground = mTextSelectedText;
+
+    // Accent is the darker of the selection background / foreground.
     if (RelativeLuminanceUtils::Compute(mAccentColor) >
         RelativeLuminanceUtils::Compute(mAccentColorForeground)) {
       std::swap(mAccentColor, mAccentColorForeground);
diff --git a/widget/gtk/nsLookAndFeel.h b/widget/gtk/nsLookAndFeel.h
index 76e08d3ac6cb..f8592071713b 100644
--- a/widget/gtk/nsLookAndFeel.h
+++ b/widget/gtk/nsLookAndFeel.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class nsLookAndFeel final : public nsXPLookAndFeel {
   void WithThemeConfiguredForContent(
       const std::function<void(const LookAndFeelTheme&, bool)>& aFn) override;
   bool FromParentTheme(IntID) override;
+  bool FromParentTheme(ColorID) override;
 
   static void ConfigureTheme(const LookAndFeelTheme& aTheme);
 
diff --git a/widget/nsXPLookAndFeel.h b/widget/nsXPLookAndFeel.h
index 4a3b0f1c2864..aa58bbfd9c01 100644
--- a/widget/nsXPLookAndFeel.h
+++ b/widget/nsXPLookAndFeel.h
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ class nsXPLookAndFeel : public mozilla::LookAndFeel {
         "theme");
     return false;
   }
+  virtual bool FromParentTheme(ColorID) {
+    MOZ_ASSERT_UNREACHABLE(
+        "Should override if WithThemeConfiguredForContent can change the "
+        "theme");
+    return false;
+  }
 
  protected:
   nsXPLookAndFeel() = default;