diff --git a/src/gui/formsettings.cpp b/src/gui/formsettings.cpp
index 63b8d4974..ed08e968b 100644
--- a/src/gui/formsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/formsettings.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ FormSettings::FormSettings(QWidget *parent) : QDialog(parent), m_ui(new Ui::Form
           this, SLOT(displayProxyPassword(int)));
   connect(m_ui->m_btnBrowserProgressColor, SIGNAL(clicked()),
           this, SLOT(changeBrowserProgressColor()));
+  connect(m_ui->m_treeSkins, SIGNAL(currentItemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem*,QTreeWidgetItem*)),
+          this, SLOT(onSkinSelected(QTreeWidgetItem*,QTreeWidgetItem*)));
 
   // Load all settings.
   loadGeneral();
@@ -92,6 +94,16 @@ FormSettings::~FormSettings() {
   delete m_ui;
 }
 
+void FormSettings::onSkinSelected(QTreeWidgetItem *current,
+                                  QTreeWidgetItem *previous) {
+  Q_UNUSED(previous);
+
+  if (current != NULL) {
+    Skin skin = current->data(0, Qt::UserRole).value<Skin>();
+    m_ui->m_lblSelectedContents->setText(skin.m_visibleName);
+  }
+}
+
 void FormSettings::changeBrowserProgressColor() {
   QColorDialog color_dialog(m_initialSettings.m_webBrowserProgress, this);
   color_dialog.setWindowTitle(tr("Select color for web browser progress bar"));
@@ -397,28 +409,36 @@ void FormSettings::loadInterface() {
       m_ui->m_cmbIconTheme->setCurrentIndex(theme_index);
     }
 #endif
+  }
 
-    // Load skin.
-    QList<Skin> installed_skins = SkinFactory::getInstance()->getInstalledSkins();
-    QString active_skin = SkinFactory::getInstance()->getCurrentSkinName();
+  // Load skin.
+  QList<Skin> installed_skins = SkinFactory::getInstance()->getInstalledSkins();
+  QString selected_skin = SkinFactory::getInstance()->getSelectedSkinName();
+  QString active_skin = SkinFactory::getInstance()->getCurrentSkinName();
 
-    foreach (Skin skin, installed_skins) {
-      QTreeWidgetItem *new_item = new QTreeWidgetItem(QStringList() <<
-                                                     skin.m_visibleName <<
-                                                     skin.m_version <<
-                                                     skin.m_author <<
-                                                     skin.m_email);
-      new_item->setData(0, Qt::UserRole, QVariant::fromValue(skin));
+  foreach (Skin skin, installed_skins) {
+    QTreeWidgetItem *new_item = new QTreeWidgetItem(QStringList() <<
+                                                    skin.m_visibleName <<
+                                                    skin.m_version <<
+                                                    skin.m_author <<
+                                                    skin.m_email);
+    new_item->setData(0, Qt::UserRole, QVariant::fromValue(skin));
 
-      // Add this skin and mark it as active if its active now.
-      m_ui->m_treeSkins->addTopLevelItem(new_item);
+    // Add this skin and mark it as active if its active now.
+    m_ui->m_treeSkins->addTopLevelItem(new_item);
 
-      if (skin.m_baseName == active_skin) {
-        m_ui->m_treeSkins->setCurrentItem(new_item);
-      }
+    if (skin.m_baseName == selected_skin) {
+      m_ui->m_treeSkins->setCurrentItem(new_item);
     }
   }
 
+  if (m_ui->m_treeSkins->currentItem() == NULL) {
+    // No skin is selected or currently selected skin is unavailable.
+    m_ui->m_treeSkins->setCurrentItem(m_ui->m_treeSkins->topLevelItem(0));
+  }
+
+  m_ui->m_lblActiveContents->setText(SkinFactory::getInstance()->getSkinInfo(active_skin).m_visibleName);
+
   // Load tab settings.
   m_ui->m_checkCloseTabsMiddleClick->setChecked(settings->value(APP_CFG_GUI,
                                                                 "tab_close_mid_button",
diff --git a/src/gui/formsettings.h b/src/gui/formsettings.h
index ea43b0929..af44b64dc 100644
--- a/src/gui/formsettings.h
+++ b/src/gui/formsettings.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class FormSettings : public QDialog {
     void loadInterface();
     void saveInterface();
     void changeBrowserProgressColor();
+    void onSkinSelected(QTreeWidgetItem *current, QTreeWidgetItem *previous);
 
     void loadGeneral();
     void saveGeneral();
diff --git a/src/gui/formsettings.ui b/src/gui/formsettings.ui
index d293233d2..70bb67d5b 100644
--- a/src/gui/formsettings.ui
+++ b/src/gui/formsettings.ui
@@ -121,49 +121,121 @@
           <attribute name="title">
            <string>Icons &amp;&amp; skins</string>
           </attribute>
-          <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
-           <item row="0" column="0">
-            <widget class="QLabel" name="m_lblIconTheme">
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Icon theme</string>
+          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_8">
+           <property name="leftMargin">
+            <number>0</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="topMargin">
+            <number>0</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="rightMargin">
+            <number>0</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="bottomMargin">
+            <number>0</number>
+           </property>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QScrollArea" name="m_scrollIconSkins">
+             <property name="frameShape">
+              <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
              </property>
-             <property name="buddy">
-              <cstring>m_cmbIconTheme</cstring>
+             <property name="widgetResizable">
+              <bool>true</bool>
              </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item row="0" column="1">
-            <widget class="QComboBox" name="m_cmbIconTheme"/>
-           </item>
-           <item row="1" column="0">
-            <widget class="QLabel" name="m_lblSkin">
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Skin</string>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
-            <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="m_treeSkins">
-             <property name="sizePolicy">
-              <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-              </sizepolicy>
-             </property>
-             <property name="indentation">
-              <number>0</number>
-             </property>
-             <property name="itemsExpandable">
-              <bool>false</bool>
-             </property>
-             <property name="expandsOnDoubleClick">
-              <bool>false</bool>
-             </property>
-             <column>
-              <property name="text">
-               <string notr="true">1</string>
+             <widget class="QWidget" name="scrollAreaWidgetContents_2">
+              <property name="geometry">
+               <rect>
+                <x>0</x>
+                <y>0</y>
+                <width>581</width>
+                <height>340</height>
+               </rect>
               </property>
-             </column>
+              <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
+               <item row="0" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="m_lblIconTheme">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Icon theme</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="buddy">
+                  <cstring>m_cmbIconTheme</cstring>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="0" column="1">
+                <widget class="QComboBox" name="m_cmbIconTheme"/>
+               </item>
+               <item row="1" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="m_lblSkin">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Skin</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
+                <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="m_treeSkins">
+                 <property name="sizePolicy">
+                  <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+                   <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+                   <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+                  </sizepolicy>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="indentation">
+                  <number>0</number>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="itemsExpandable">
+                  <bool>false</bool>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="expandsOnDoubleClick">
+                  <bool>false</bool>
+                 </property>
+                 <column>
+                  <property name="text">
+                   <string notr="true">1</string>
+                  </property>
+                 </column>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="3" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="m_lblActiveCaption">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Active skin</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="3" column="1">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="m_lblActiveContents">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string/>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="4" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="m_lblSelectedCaption">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Selected skin</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="4" column="1">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="m_lblSelectedContents">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string/>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Newly selected skin is activated after the applicaton gets restarted!!!</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="alignment">
+                  <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+              </layout>
+             </widget>
             </widget>
            </item>
           </layout>
diff --git a/src/gui/skinfactory.cpp b/src/gui/skinfactory.cpp
index 9d2555640..08ca9b19f 100644
--- a/src/gui/skinfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/skinfactory.cpp
@@ -28,16 +28,13 @@ SkinFactory *SkinFactory::getInstance() {
 }
 
 void SkinFactory::loadCurrentSkin() {
-  QString skin_name_from_settings = Settings::getInstance()->value(APP_CFG_GUI,
-                                                                   "skin",
-                                                                   "base/plain.xml").toString();
+  QString skin_name_from_settings = getSelectedSkinName();
   bool loaded = false;
   Skin skin_data = getSkinInfo(skin_name_from_settings, &loaded);
 
   if (skin_name_from_settings == APP_THEME_SYSTEM) {
-    qApp->setStyleSheet(QString());
-    qApp->setStyle(NULL);
-    qDebug("System default skin loaded.");
+    // NOTE: No need to call qApp->setStylesheet(QString()) here.
+    qDebug("'Default system skin' loaded.");
   }
   else if (loaded) {
     loadSkinFromData(skin_data.m_rawData, skin_name_from_settings);
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@ void SkinFactory::loadCurrentSkin() {
     qDebug("Skin '%s' loaded.", qPrintable(skin_name_from_settings));
   }
   else {
-    qDebug("Skin '%s' not loaded because style name is not specified or skin raw data is missing.",
+    qDebug("Skin '%s' not loaded because style name is not specified or skin raw data is missing. Default skin loaded.",
            qPrintable(skin_name_from_settings));
   }
 }
@@ -89,7 +86,12 @@ bool SkinFactory::loadSkinFromData(QString skin_data, const QString &skin_path)
 
 void SkinFactory::setCurrentSkinName(const QString &skin_name) {
   Settings::getInstance()->setValue(APP_CFG_GUI, "skin", skin_name);
-  loadCurrentSkin();
+}
+
+QString SkinFactory::getSelectedSkinName() {
+  return Settings::getInstance()->value(APP_CFG_GUI,
+                                        "skin",
+                                        APP_THEME_SYSTEM).toString();
 }
 
 QString SkinFactory::getCurrentSkinName() {
@@ -98,6 +100,21 @@ QString SkinFactory::getCurrentSkinName() {
 
 Skin SkinFactory::getSkinInfo(const QString &skin_name, bool *ok) {
   Skin skin;
+
+  if (skin_name == APP_THEME_SYSTEM) {
+    skin.m_author = "-";
+    skin.m_baseName = APP_THEME_SYSTEM;
+    skin.m_email = "-";
+    skin.m_version = "-";
+    skin.m_visibleName = tr("default system skin");
+
+    if (ok != NULL) {
+      *ok = true;
+    }
+
+    return skin;
+  }
+
   QXmlQuery query;
   QFile skin_file(APP_SKIN_PATH + QDir::separator() + skin_name);
 
@@ -157,13 +174,7 @@ Skin SkinFactory::getSkinInfo(const QString &skin_name, bool *ok) {
 QList<Skin> SkinFactory::getInstalledSkins() {
   QList<Skin> skins;
 
-  Skin default_skin;
-  default_skin.m_author = "-";
-  default_skin.m_baseName = APP_THEME_SYSTEM;
-  default_skin.m_email = "-";
-  default_skin.m_version = "-";
-  default_skin.m_visibleName = tr("default system skin");
-  skins.append(default_skin);
+  skins.append(getSkinInfo(APP_THEME_SYSTEM));
 
   bool skin_load_ok;
   QStringList skin_directories = QDir(APP_SKIN_PATH).entryList(QDir::Dirs |
diff --git a/src/gui/skinfactory.h b/src/gui/skinfactory.h
index 80427a675..c6e0db8f2 100644
--- a/src/gui/skinfactory.h
+++ b/src/gui/skinfactory.h
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ class SkinFactory : public QObject {
     // NOTE: Skin name is formatted as "<folder>/<skin>.xml".
     QString getCurrentSkinName();
 
+    // Returns the name of the skin, that should be activated
+    // after application restart.
+    QString getSelectedSkinName();
+
+    // Gets skin about a particular skin.
     Skin getSkinInfo(const QString &skin_name, bool *ok = NULL);
 
+    // Returns list of installed skins, including "default system skin".
+    // NOTE: Default skin always lies at position 0.
     QList<Skin> getInstalledSkins();
 
     // Sets the desired skin as the active one if it exists.
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5744ebb69..484b7cb1d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   IconThemeFactory::getInstance()->setupSearchPaths();
   IconThemeFactory::getInstance()->loadCurrentIconTheme(false);
   SkinFactory::getInstance()->loadCurrentSkin();
-  SkinFactory::getInstance()->getInstalledSkins();
 
   // Load localization and setup locale before any widget is constructed.
   LoadLocalization();