diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 62481c957a9..0c577447b9d 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -13292,6 +13292,7 @@ src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FProgressBar.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FRadioButton.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FScrollPane.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FSkin.java -text
+src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FTabbedPane.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FTextArea.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FTextField.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/SaveOpenDialog.java -text
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
index c22859c2f2e..c8b88887814 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
 import javax.swing.JLayeredPane;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.UIManager;
 import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
 
 import forge.Singletons;
@@ -145,6 +146,12 @@ public enum FControl {
     public void initialize() {
         // Preloads skin components (using progress bar).
         FSkin.loadFull();
+        
+        //This must be done here or at least between the skin being loaded and any FTabbedPanes being created.
+        //Why,Swing? Why is this not a property of JTabbbedPane?
+        UIManager.put("TabbedPane.selected", FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_ACTIVE));
+        UIManager.put("TabbedPane.contentOpaque", FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_THEME));
+        UIManager.put("TabbedPane.unselectedBackground", FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_THEME2));             
 
         // Does not use progress bar, due to be deprecated with battlefield refactoring.
         CardFaceSymbols.loadImages();
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/VSubmenuVanguard.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/VSubmenuVanguard.java
index 46195be505b..f306a708cd2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/VSubmenuVanguard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/VSubmenuVanguard.java
@@ -2,34 +2,21 @@ package forge.gui.home.variant;
 
 import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
-import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
-import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
-import javax.swing.AbstractButton;
 import javax.swing.ButtonGroup;
-import javax.swing.ButtonModel;
 import javax.swing.JButton;
 import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.JRadioButton;
 import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
-import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
 import javax.swing.ScrollPaneConstants;
-import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
-import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
-import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
-import forge.card.CardCoreType;
-import forge.card.CardRules;
-import forge.card.CardRulesPredicates;
 import forge.game.player.PlayerType;
 import forge.gui.framework.DragCell;
 import forge.gui.framework.DragTab;
@@ -47,6 +34,7 @@ import forge.gui.toolbox.FPanel;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FRadioButton;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FScrollPane;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FSkin;
+import forge.gui.toolbox.FTabbedPane;
 import forge.item.CardDb;
 import forge.item.CardPrinted;
 
@@ -80,7 +68,7 @@ public enum VSubmenuVanguard implements IVSubmenu<CSubmenuVanguard> {
 
     //////////////////////////////
 
-    private final JTabbedPane tabPane = new JTabbedPane();
+    private final FTabbedPane tabPane = new FTabbedPane();
     private final List<FPanel> playerPanels = new ArrayList<FPanel>();
     private final List<FDeckChooser> deckChoosers = new ArrayList<FDeckChooser>();
     private final List<FList> avatarLists = new ArrayList<FList>();
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FTabbedPane.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FTabbedPane.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d930ad674c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FTabbedPane.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package forge.gui.toolbox;
+
+import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
+
+/** 
+ * TODO: Write javadoc for this type.
+ *
+ */
+public class FTabbedPane extends JTabbedPane {
+
+    public FTabbedPane() {
+        this.setBackground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_THEME));
+        this.setForeground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_TEXT));
+    }
+}