diff --git a/theme-var-template.lua b/theme-var-template.lua
index 48110f6..e4ef801 100644
--- a/theme-var-template.lua
+++ b/theme-var-template.lua
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ theme.tabbar_bg_normal = "#000000" -- background color of the focused client on
 theme.tabbar_fg_normal = "#ffffff" -- foreground color of the focused client on the tabbar
 theme.tabbar_bg_focus = "#1A2026" -- background color of unfocused clients on the tabbar
 theme.tabbar_fg_focus = "#ff0000" -- foreground color of unfocused clients on the tabbar
-theme.tabbar_bg_inactive = nil -- background color of the current client on the tabbar when unfocused
-theme.tabbar_fg_inactive = nil -- foreground color of the current client on the tabbar when unfocused
+theme.tabbar_bg_focus_inactive = nil -- background color of the focused client on the tabbar when inactive
+theme.tabbar_fg_focus_inactive = nil -- foreground color of the focused client on the tabbar when inactive
+theme.tabbar_bg_normal_inactive = nil -- background color of unfocused clients on the tabbar when inactive
+theme.tabbar_fg_normal_inactive = nil -- foreground color of unfocused clients on the tabbar when inactive
 
 -- mstab
 theme.mstab_bar_ontop = false -- whether you want to allow the bar to be ontop of clients
diff --git a/widget/tabbar/boxes.lua b/widget/tabbar/boxes.lua
index 7c38110..720f420 100644
--- a/widget/tabbar/boxes.lua
+++ b/widget/tabbar/boxes.lua
@@ -8,18 +8,20 @@ local bg_normal = beautiful.tabbar_bg_normal or beautiful.bg_normal or "#ffffff"
 local fg_normal = beautiful.tabbar_fg_normal or beautiful.fg_normal or "#000000"
 local bg_focus = beautiful.tabbar_bg_focus or beautiful.bg_focus or "#000000"
 local fg_focus = beautiful.tabbar_fg_focus or beautiful.fg_focus or "#ffffff"
-local bg_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_inactive or bg_focus
-local fg_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_inactive or fg_focus
+local bg_focus_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_focus_inactive or bg_focus
+local fg_focus_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_focus_inactive or fg_focus
+local bg_normal_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_normal_inactive or bg_normal
+local fg_normal_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_normal_inactive or fg_normal
 local font = beautiful.tabbar_font or beautiful.font or "Hack 15"
 local size = beautiful.tabbar_size or 40
 local position = beautiful.tabbar_position or "bottom"
 
 local function create(c, focused_bool, buttons, inactive_bool)
-    local bg_temp = bg_normal
-    local fg_temp = fg_normal
+    local bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_normal_inactive or bg_normal
+    local fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_normal_inactive or fg_normal
     if focused_bool then
-        bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_inactive or bg_focus
-        fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_inactive or fg_focus
+        bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_focus_inactive or bg_focus
+        fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_focus_inactive or fg_focus
     end
     local wid_temp = wibox.widget({
         {
diff --git a/widget/tabbar/default.lua b/widget/tabbar/default.lua
index 1588219..ad6b0b1 100644
--- a/widget/tabbar/default.lua
+++ b/widget/tabbar/default.lua
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ local bg_normal = beautiful.tabbar_bg_normal or beautiful.bg_normal or "#ffffff"
 local fg_normal = beautiful.tabbar_fg_normal or beautiful.fg_normal or "#000000"
 local bg_focus = beautiful.tabbar_bg_focus or beautiful.bg_focus or "#000000"
 local fg_focus = beautiful.tabbar_fg_focus or beautiful.fg_focus or "#ffffff"
-local bg_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_inactive or bg_focus
-local fg_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_inactive or fg_focus
+local bg_focus_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_focus_inactive or bg_focus
+local fg_focus_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_focus_inactive or fg_focus
+local bg_normal_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_normal_inactive or bg_normal
+local fg_normal_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_normal_inactive or fg_normal
 local font = beautiful.tabbar_font or beautiful.font or "Hack 15"
 local size = beautiful.tabbar_size or 20
 local position = beautiful.tabbar_position or "top"
@@ -16,11 +18,11 @@ local position = beautiful.tabbar_position or "top"
 local function create(c, focused_bool, buttons, inactive_bool)
     local flexlist = wibox.layout.flex.horizontal()
     local title_temp = c.name or c.class or "-"
-    local bg_temp = bg_normal
-    local fg_temp = fg_normal
+    local bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_normal_inactive or bg_normal
+    local fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_normal_inactive or fg_normal
     if focused_bool then
-        bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_inactive or bg_focus
-        fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_inactive or fg_focus
+        bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_focus_inactive or bg_focus
+        fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_focus_inactive or fg_focus
     end
     local text_temp = wibox.widget.textbox()
     text_temp.align = "center"
diff --git a/widget/tabbar/modern.lua b/widget/tabbar/modern.lua
index bce520a..5f48066 100644
--- a/widget/tabbar/modern.lua
+++ b/widget/tabbar/modern.lua
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ local bg_normal = beautiful.tabbar_bg_normal or beautiful.bg_normal or "#ffffff"
 local fg_normal = beautiful.tabbar_fg_normal or beautiful.fg_normal or "#000000"
 local bg_focus = beautiful.tabbar_bg_focus or beautiful.bg_focus or "#000000"
 local fg_focus = beautiful.tabbar_fg_focus or beautiful.fg_focus or "#ffffff"
-local bg_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_inactive or bg_focus
-local fg_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_inactive or fg_focus
+local bg_focus_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_focus_inactive or bg_focus
+local fg_focus_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_focus_inactive or fg_focus
+local bg_normal_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_normal_inactive or bg_normal
+local fg_normal_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_normal_inactive or fg_normal
 local font = beautiful.tabbar_font or beautiful.font or "Hack 15"
 local size = beautiful.tabbar_size or dpi(40)
 local border_radius = beautiful.mstab_border_radius
@@ -71,11 +73,11 @@ end
 local function create(c, focused_bool, buttons, inactive_bool)
     -- local flexlist = wibox.layout.flex.horizontal()
     local title_temp = c.name or c.class or "-"
-    local bg_temp = bg_normal
-    local fg_temp = fg_normal
+    local bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_normal_inactive or bg_normal
+    local fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_normal_inactive or fg_normal
     if focused_bool then
-        bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_inactive or bg_focus
-        fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_inactive or fg_focus
+        bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_focus_inactive or bg_focus
+        fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_focus_inactive or fg_focus
     end
     local text_temp = wibox.widget.textbox()
     text_temp.align = "center"
diff --git a/widget/tabbar/pure.lua b/widget/tabbar/pure.lua
index 305a8c4..5be82e5 100644
--- a/widget/tabbar/pure.lua
+++ b/widget/tabbar/pure.lua
@@ -8,18 +8,20 @@ local bg_normal = beautiful.tabbar_bg_normal or beautiful.bg_normal or "#ffffff"
 local fg_normal = beautiful.tabbar_fg_normal or beautiful.fg_normal or "#000000"
 local bg_focus = beautiful.tabbar_bg_focus or beautiful.bg_focus or "#000000"
 local fg_focus = beautiful.tabbar_fg_focus or beautiful.fg_focus or "#ffffff"
-local bg_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_inactive or bg_focus
-local fg_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_inactive or fg_focus
+local bg_focus_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_focus_inactive or bg_focus
+local fg_focus_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_focus_inactive or fg_focus
+local bg_normal_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_bg_normal_inactive or bg_normal
+local fg_normal_inactive = beautiful.tabbar_fg_normal_inactive or fg_normal
 local font = beautiful.tabbar_font or beautiful.font or "Hack 15"
 local size = beautiful.tabbar_size or 20
 local position = beautiful.tabbar_position or "top"
 
 local function create(c, focused_bool, buttons, inactive_bool)
-    local bg_temp = bg_normal
-    local fg_temp = fg_normal
+    local bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_normal_inactive or bg_normal
+    local fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_normal_inactive or fg_normal
     if focused_bool then
-        bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_inactive or bg_focus
-        fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_inactive or fg_focus
+        bg_temp = inactive_bool and bg_focus_inactive or bg_focus
+        fg_temp = inactive_bool and fg_focus_inactive or fg_focus
     end
 
     local wid_temp = wibox.widget({