diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.custom.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.custom.js
index 3ec6882bf13..e42adc6f991 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.custom.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.custom.js
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
 
 			menuPageContent = menuPage.find( ".ui-content" ),
 
-			menuPageClose = menuPage.find( ".ui-header a" );
+			menuPageClose = menuPage.find( ".ui-header a" ),
+			
+			itemTheme = null;
 
 
 		$.extend( widget, {
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@
 			build: function() {
 				var self = this;
 
+				itemTheme = self.select.jqmData("itemTheme") || self.theme;
+
 				// Create list from select, update state
 				self.refresh();
 
@@ -421,7 +425,7 @@
 						extraAttrs.push( "aria-disabled='true'" );
 					}
 
-					lis.push( "<li data-" + $.mobile.ns + "option-index='" + i + "' data-" + $.mobile.ns + "icon='"+ dataIcon +"' class='"+ classes.join(" ") + "' " + extraAttrs.join(" ") +">"+ anchor +"</li>" );
+					lis.push( "<li data-" + $.mobile.ns + "option-index='" + i + "' data-" + $.mobile.ns + "icon='"+ dataIcon +"' data-" + $.mobile.ns + "theme='" + itemTheme + "' class='"+ classes.join(" ") + "' " + extraAttrs.join(" ") +">"+ anchor +"</li>" );
 				});
 
 				self.list.html( lis.join(" ") );
@@ -468,4 +472,4 @@
 			extendSelect( selectmenuWidget );
 		}
 	});
-})( jQuery );
+})( jQuery );
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