diff --git a/docs/themerc b/docs/themerc
index 83ea726b..195f36a0 100644
--- a/docs/themerc
+++ b/docs/themerc
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 # make sure all other lines are commented out or deleted.
 
 # general
-border.width: 1
+border.width: 6
+border.beveled: yes
+border.bevel_width:2
 
 #
 # The global padding.{width,height} of openbox are not supported because
diff --git a/include/theme.h b/include/theme.h
index 6a8812f8..123558f5 100644
--- a/include/theme.h
+++ b/include/theme.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct theme_background {
 struct theme {
 	int border_width;
 	bool beveled_border;
+	int border_bevel_width;
 
 	/*
 	 * the space between title bar border and
diff --git a/src/ssd/ssd-border.c b/src/ssd/ssd-border.c
index 3ea8e492..7e511381 100644
--- a/src/ssd/ssd-border.c
+++ b/src/ssd/ssd-border.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ssd_border_create(struct ssd *ssd)
 		if (theme->beveled_border) {
 		
 					
-			int bevelSize = 2; // TODO: configurable
+			int bevelSize = theme->border_bevel_width; // TODO: configurable
 			
 			/* From Pull request 3382 */
 			uint8_t r = color[0] * 255;
diff --git a/src/theme.c b/src/theme.c
index 8ba09f68..04200800 100644
--- a/src/theme.c
+++ b/src/theme.c
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ theme_builtin(struct theme *theme)
 {
 	theme->border_width = 1;
 	theme->beveled_border = FALSE;
+	theme->border_bevel_width=0;
 	theme->window_titlebar_padding_height = 0;
 	theme->window_titlebar_padding_width = 0;
 
@@ -699,6 +700,10 @@ entry(struct theme *theme, const char *key, const char *value)
 	if (match_glob(key, "border.beveled")) {
 		set_bool(value, &theme->beveled_border);
 	}
+	if (match_glob(key, "border.bevel_width")) {
+		theme->border_bevel_width = get_int_if_positive(
+			value, "border.bevel_width");
+	}
 	if (match_glob(key, "window.titlebar.padding.width")) {
 		theme->window_titlebar_padding_width = get_int_if_positive(
 			value, "window.titlebar.padding.width");