diff --git a/src/app/shared/theme-support/themed.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/theme-support/themed.component.spec.ts
index 404e970a7a..7776e60379 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/theme-support/themed.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/theme-support/themed.component.spec.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ describe('ThemedComponent', () => {
         expect((component as any).compRef.instance.testInput).toEqual('changed');
       });
     }));
+
+    it(`should set usedTheme to the name of the matched theme`, waitForAsync(() => {
+      fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+        expect(component.usedTheme).toEqual('custom');
+      });
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('when the current theme doesn\'t match a themed component', () => {
@@ -92,6 +98,12 @@ describe('ThemedComponent', () => {
           expect((component as any).compRef.instance.testInput).toEqual('changed');
         });
       }));
+
+      it(`should set usedTheme to the name of the base theme`, waitForAsync(() => {
+        fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+          expect(component.usedTheme).toEqual('base');
+        });
+      }));
     });
 
     describe('and it extends another theme', () => {
@@ -117,6 +129,12 @@ describe('ThemedComponent', () => {
             expect((component as any).compRef.instance.testInput).toEqual('changed');
           });
         }));
+
+        it(`should set usedTheme to the name of the base theme`, waitForAsync(() => {
+          fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+            expect(component.usedTheme).toEqual('base');
+          });
+        }));
       });
 
       describe('that does match it', () => {
@@ -141,6 +159,12 @@ describe('ThemedComponent', () => {
             expect((component as any).compRef.instance.testInput).toEqual('changed');
           });
         }));
+
+        it(`should set usedTheme to the name of the matched theme`, waitForAsync(() => {
+          fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+            expect(component.usedTheme).toEqual('custom');
+          });
+        }));
       });
 
       describe('that extends another theme that doesn\'t match it either', () => {
@@ -167,6 +191,12 @@ describe('ThemedComponent', () => {
             expect((component as any).compRef.instance.testInput).toEqual('changed');
           });
         }));
+
+        it(`should set usedTheme to the name of the base theme`, waitForAsync(() => {
+          fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+            expect(component.usedTheme).toEqual('base');
+          });
+        }));
       });
 
       describe('that extends another theme that does match it', () => {
@@ -193,6 +223,12 @@ describe('ThemedComponent', () => {
             expect((component as any).compRef.instance.testInput).toEqual('changed');
           });
         }));
+
+        it(`should set usedTheme to the name of the matched theme`, waitForAsync(() => {
+          fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+            expect(component.usedTheme).toEqual('custom');
+          });
+        }));
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/theme-support/themed.component.ts b/src/app/shared/theme-support/themed.component.ts
index 2a85dae402..995122d284 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/theme-support/themed.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/theme-support/themed.component.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ import {
   OnDestroy,
   ComponentFactoryResolver,
   ChangeDetectorRef,
-  OnChanges
+  OnChanges,
+  HostBinding
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../empty.util';
 import { from as fromPromise, Observable, of as observableOf, Subscription, BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { ThemeService } from './theme.service';
-import { catchError, switchMap, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { catchError, switchMap, map, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { GenericConstructor } from '../../core/shared/generic-constructor';
+import { BASE_THEME_NAME } from './theme.constants';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-themed',
@@ -36,6 +38,11 @@ export abstract class ThemedComponent<T> implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges
 
   protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof T & keyof this)[] = [];
 
+  /**
+   * A data attribute on the ThemedComponent to indicate which theme the rendered component came from.
+   */
+  @HostBinding('attr.data-used-theme') usedTheme: string;
+
   constructor(
     protected resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver,
     protected cdr: ChangeDetectorRef,
@@ -86,6 +93,7 @@ export abstract class ThemedComponent<T> implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges
         } else {
           // otherwise import and return the default component
           return fromPromise(this.importUnthemedComponent()).pipe(
+            tap(() => this.usedTheme = BASE_THEME_NAME),
             map((unthemedFile: any) => {
               return unthemedFile[this.getComponentName()];
             })
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@ export abstract class ThemedComponent<T> implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges
   private resolveThemedComponent(themeName?: string, checkedThemeNames: string[] = []): Observable<any> {
     if (isNotEmpty(themeName)) {
       return fromPromise(this.importThemedComponent(themeName)).pipe(
+        tap(() => this.usedTheme = themeName),
         catchError(() => {
           // Try the next ancestor theme instead
           const nextTheme = this.themeService.getThemeConfigFor(themeName)?.extends;