diff --git a/js/widgets/listview.js b/js/widgets/listview.js
index 848f69d23e8..a5f4e875a19 100644
--- a/js/widgets/listview.js
+++ b/js/widgets/listview.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		define( [
 			"jquery",
 			"../widget",
+			"./widget.theme",
 			"./addFirstLastClasses" ], factory );
 	} else {
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ function filterBubbleSpan() {
 	}
 }
 
-return $.widget( "mobile.listview", $.extend( {
+$.widget( "mobile.listview", $.extend( {
 	version: "@VERSION",
 
 	options: {
@@ -298,4 +299,6 @@ return $.widget( "mobile.listview", $.extend( {
 	}
 }, $.mobile.behaviors.addFirstLastClasses ) );
 
+return $.widget( "mobile.listview", $.mobile.listview, $.mobile.widget.theme );
+
 } );