diff --git a/themes/rbsimple-DE/capabilities.xml b/themes/rbsimple-DE/capabilities.xml
index 16eee7d9b..907dffc42 100644
--- a/themes/rbsimple-DE/capabilities.xml
+++ b/themes/rbsimple-DE/capabilities.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ Theme capabilities for rbsimple-DE.
         </override>
     </variant>
 
+    <variant name="themeEngineTest">
+        <label>Theme engine test</label>
+        <selectable>true</selectable>
+    </variant>
+
     <variant name="noMedia">
         <label>No game media</label>
         <selectable>false</selectable>
diff --git a/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme.xml b/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme.xml
index 278f503d8..9bc1bb009 100644
--- a/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme.xml
+++ b/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ based on: 'recalbox-multi' by the Recalbox community
         </text>
     </view>
 
+    <variant name="themeEngineTest">
+        <include>./colors_dark.xml</include>
+        <include>./theme_engine_test.xml</include>
+    </variant>
+
     <view name="system, gamelist">
         <image name="background">
             <tile>true</tile>
diff --git a/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme_engine_test.xml b/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme_engine_test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89ca5031c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme_engine_test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+<theme>
+    <view name="system">
+        <carousel name="system_carousel">
+            <color>00000099</color>
+            <textColor>F0F0F0</textColor>
+        </carousel>
+        <text name="game_counter">
+            <color>D6D6D6</color>
+            <backgroundColor>55555500</backgroundColor>
+        </text>
+        <text name="game_counter2">
+            <color>D6D6D6</color>
+            <backgroundColor>555555D8</backgroundColor>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info1, info2, info3, info4, info5, info6, info7,
+                info8, info9, info10, info11, info12">
+            <color>B6B6B6</color>
+        </text>
+        <text name="system_name">
+            <color>E6E6E6</color>
+            <backgroundColor>55555500</backgroundColor>
+        </text>
+        <text name="system_name2">
+            <color>E6E6E6</color>
+            <backgroundColor>55555500</backgroundColor>
+        </text>
+        <text name="recently_played_text">
+            <color>E6E6E6</color>
+            <backgroundColor>55555500</backgroundColor>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info1, info2, info3, info4, info5, info6, info7,
+                info8, info9, info10, info11, info12">
+            <color>D6D6D6</color>
+        </text>
+
+        <image name="background">
+            <color>000000</color>
+        </image>
+        <text name="logoText">
+            <color>B6B6B6</color>
+        </text>
+    </view>
+
+    <view name="system, gamelist">
+        <helpsystem name="help">
+            <textColor>D6D6D6</textColor>
+            <iconColor>D6D6D6</iconColor>
+            <textColorDimmed>969696</textColorDimmed>
+            <iconColorDimmed>969696</iconColorDimmed>
+        </helpsystem>
+    </view>
+
+    <!-- Default band colors (used if a system is unthemed). -->
+    <view name="system, gamelist">
+        <image name="band1">
+            <visible>false</visible>
+        </image>
+        <image name="band2">
+            <visible>false</visible>
+        </image>
+        <image name="band3">
+            <visible>false</visible>
+        </image>
+        <image name="band4">
+            <visible>false</visible>
+        </image>
+    </view>
+
+    <view name="system">
+        <carousel name="system_carousel">
+            <type>vertical_wheel</type>
+            <size>0.25 1.0</size>
+            <pos>0. 0</pos>
+            <logo>./${system.theme}/images/logo.svg</logo>
+            <logoScale>1.23</logoScale>
+            <logoSize>0.15 0.125</logoSize>
+            <logoRotation>6.5</logoRotation>
+            <logoRotationOrigin>-5 0.4</logoRotationOrigin>
+            <logoHorizontalAlignment>left</logoHorizontalAlignment>
+            <fontPath>./core/fonts/Exo2-RegularCondensed.otf</fontPath>
+            <fontSize>0.070</fontSize>
+            <letterCase>uppercase</letterCase>
+            <lineSpacing>1.2</lineSpacing>
+            <text>${system.fullName}</text>
+            <maxLogoCount>10</maxLogoCount>
+        </carousel>
+        <text name="game_counter">
+            <fontPath>./core/fonts/Exo2-RegularCondensed.otf</fontPath>
+            <fontSize>0.048</fontSize>
+            <pos>0.26 0.09</pos>
+            <size>0.35 0.1</size>
+            <origin>0 0</origin>
+            <letterCase>uppercase</letterCase>
+            <horizontalAlignment>left</horizontalAlignment>
+            <systemdata>gamecount</systemdata>
+            <zIndex>50</zIndex>
+        </text>
+
+        <text name="game_counter2">
+            <fontPath>./core/fonts/Exo2-RegularCondensed.otf</fontPath>
+            <fontSize>0.035</fontSize>
+            <pos>0.42 0.5437</pos>
+            <size>0.25 0.056</size>
+            <origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
+            <letterCase>uppercase</letterCase>
+            <horizontalAlignment>center</horizontalAlignment>
+            <systemdata>gamecount_favorites</systemdata>
+            <zIndex>50</zIndex>
+            <visible>false</visible>
+        </text>
+
+        <text name="system_name">
+            <fontPath>./core/fonts/Exo2-RegularCondensed.otf</fontPath>
+            <fontSize>0.085</fontSize>
+            <pos>0.26 0.01</pos>
+            <size>0.5 0.1</size>
+            <origin>0 0</origin>
+            <letterCase>uppercase</letterCase>
+            <horizontalAlignment>left</horizontalAlignment>
+            <systemdata>fullname</systemdata>
+            <zIndex>50</zIndex>
+        </text>
+
+        <text name="system_name2">
+            <fontPath>./core/fonts/Exo2-RegularCondensed.otf</fontPath>
+            <fontSize>0.045</fontSize>
+            <pos>0.775 0.60</pos>
+            <size>0.2 0.05</size>
+            <origin>0 0</origin>
+            <letterCase>none</letterCase>
+            <gameselector>selector_recent</gameselector>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+            <metadata>name</metadata>
+            <zIndex>50</zIndex>
+        </text>
+
+        <text name="recently_played_text">
+            <fontPath>./core/fonts/Exo2-RegularCondensed.otf</fontPath>
+            <fontSize>0.035</fontSize>
+            <pos>0.775 0.03</pos>
+            <size>0.2 0</size>
+            <origin>0 0</origin>
+            <letterCase>uppercase</letterCase>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+            <text>Last played</text>
+            <zIndex>50</zIndex>
+        </text>
+
+        <gameselector name="selector_recent">
+            <selection>lastplayed</selection>
+            <gameCount>3</gameCount>
+        </gameselector>
+
+        <gameselector name="selector_random">
+            <selection>random</selection>
+            <gameCount>1</gameCount>
+        </gameselector>
+
+        <image name="md_image">
+            <origin>0 0</origin>
+            <pos>0 0</pos>
+            <size>1 1</size>
+            <gameselector>selector_random</gameselector>
+            <imageType>fanart, titlescreen</imageType>
+            <interpolation>nearest</interpolation>
+            <scrollFadeIn>true</scrollFadeIn>
+            <zIndex>3</zIndex>
+            <opacity>0.5</opacity>
+        </image>
+
+        <image name="md_image2">
+            <origin>0 0</origin>
+            <pos>0.775 0.08</pos>
+            <size>0.2 0</size>
+            <gameselector>selector_recent</gameselector>
+            <imageType>cover</imageType>
+            <interpolation>nearest</interpolation>
+            <scrollFadeIn>true</scrollFadeIn>
+            <zIndex>3</zIndex>
+            <opacity>1</opacity>
+        </image>
+
+        <helpsystem name="help">
+            <pos>0.528 0.954</pos>
+        </helpsystem>
+
+        <image name="consolegame">
+            <visible>false</visible>
+        </image>
+        <image name="controller">
+            <visible>false</visible>
+        </image>
+
+        <text name="info1">
+            <pos>0.58 0.695</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info2">
+            <pos>0.58 0.716</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info3">
+            <pos>0.58 0.737</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info4">
+            <pos>0.58 0.758</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info5">
+            <pos>0.58 0.799</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info6">
+            <pos>0.58 0.820</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info7">
+            <pos>0.58 0.841</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info8">
+            <pos>0.58 0.862</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info9">
+            <pos>0.58 0.883</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+        <text name="info10">
+            <pos>0.58 0.904</pos>
+            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+        </text>
+    </view>
+
+    <view name="gamelist">
+        <image name="md_image">
+            <origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
+            <pos>0.63 0.45</pos>
+            <maxSize>0.360 0.424</maxSize>
+            <imageType>image</imageType>
+            <interpolation>nearest</interpolation>
+            <scrollFadeIn>true</scrollFadeIn>
+        </image>
+    </view>
+<!--
+    <view name="gamelist">
+        <video name="md_video">
+            <origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
+            <pos>0.63 0.45</pos>
+            <imageType>image</imageType>
+            <interpolation>nearest</interpolation>
+            <maxSize>0.356 0.424</maxSize>
+            <delay>1.7</delay>
+            <scrollFadeIn>true</scrollFadeIn>
+        </video>
+    </view>
+-->
+</theme>
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