diff --git a/src/widgets/notebooktab.cpp b/src/widgets/notebooktab.cpp
index 353e694b0..af17173cb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/notebooktab.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/notebooktab.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
 
 NotebookTab::NotebookTab(Notebook *_notebook)
-    : QWidget(_notebook)
-    , colorScheme(_notebook->colorScheme)
+    : BaseWidget(_notebook)
     , positionChangedAnimation(this, "pos")
     , notebook(_notebook)
 {
diff --git a/src/widgets/notebooktab.hpp b/src/widgets/notebooktab.hpp
index 1856509e9..36b06b49f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/notebooktab.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/notebooktab.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "widgets/basewidget.hpp"
+
 #include <QPropertyAnimation>
-#include <QWidget>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 #include <boost/signals2.hpp>
 #include <boost/signals2/connection.hpp>
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ namespace widgets {
 class Notebook;
 class NotebookPage;
 
-class NotebookTab : public QWidget
+class NotebookTab : public BaseWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -25,8 +26,6 @@ public:
     explicit NotebookTab(Notebook *_notebook);
     ~NotebookTab();
 
-    ColorScheme &colorScheme;
-
     void calcSize();
 
     NotebookPage *page;