diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b0cae674..45798609 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * src/highlighting.c:
    Use radio buttons for View->Editor->Color Schemes menu.
    Don't hide the menu when only the default item is available.
+ * data/colorschemes, data/colorschemes/alt.conf, wscript, Makefile.am:
+   Add alternative color scheme based on Python colors.
 
 
 2010-10-18  Nick Treleaven  <nick(dot)treleaven(at)btinternet(dot)com>
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9e30e259..e2eb847f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ SYS_DATA_FILES = \
 	data/snippets.conf \
 	data/ui_toolbar.xml \
 	$(srcdir)/data/templates/* \
-	$(srcdir)/data/templates/files/*
+	$(srcdir)/data/templates/files/* \
+	$(srcdir)/data/colorschemes/*
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	autogen.sh \
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ install-data-local:
 	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/templates/files/; \
 	  fi \
 	done
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/colorschemes;
+	for file in $(srcdir)/data/colorschemes/*; do \
+	  if test -f $$file; then \
+	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/colorschemes/; \
+	  fi \
+	done
 
 
 BZIP2_ENV =--best
diff --git a/data/colorschemes/alt.conf b/data/colorschemes/alt.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..683469b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/colorschemes/alt.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Set of styles like the Geany <= 0.19 Python/script defaults with gray comments.
+
+[named_styles]
+# style names to use in filetypes.* [styling] sections
+# use foreground;background;bold;italic
+# normally background should be left blank to use the "default" style
+
+default=0x000000;0xffffff
+comment=0x808080
+commentdoc=0x404000
+number=0x400080
+# keyword
+word=0x600080;;true
+# e.g. global types from a *.c.tags file
+word2=0x9f0200;;true
+string=0x008000
+preprocessor=0x007f7f
+operator=0x300080
+# unterminated string
+stringeol=0x000000;0xe0c0e0
+type=0x0000d0;;true
+
+
+
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 386d81e9..89f378ff 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ def build(bld):
 	bld.install_files('${DATADIR}/%s' % dir, 'data/ui_toolbar.xml')
 	bld.install_files('${DATADIR}/%s/templates' % dir, 'data/templates/*.*')
 	bld.install_files('${DATADIR}/%s/templates/files' % dir, 'data/templates/files/*.*')
+	bld.install_files('${DATADIR}/%s/colorschemes' % dir, 'data/colorschemes/*.*')
 	bld.install_as('${DATADIR}/%s/GPL-2' % dir, 'COPYING')
 	# Icons
 	bld.install_files('${PREFIX}/share/icons'