diff --git a/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/package.json b/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/package.json
index bde839d5886..55e2a747ac3 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/package.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 			{
 				"label": "Solarized Dark",
 				"uiTheme": "vs-dark",
-				"path": "./themes/Solarized-dark.tmTheme"
+				"path": "./themes/Solarized-dark.json"
 			}
 		]
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/themes/Solarized-dark.json b/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/themes/Solarized-dark.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..424906da645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/themes/Solarized-dark.json
@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+{
+	"name": "Solarized (dark)",
+	"tokenColors": [
+		{
+			"settings": {
+				"background": "#002B36",
+				"foreground": "#93A1A1"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Comment",
+			"scope": "comment",
+			"settings": {
+				"fontStyle": "italic",
+				"foreground": "#657B83"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "String",
+			"scope": "string",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#2AA198"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Regexp",
+			"scope": "string.regexp",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#D30102"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Number",
+			"scope": "constant.numeric",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#D33682"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Variable",
+			"scope": [
+				"variable.language",
+				"variable.other"
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#268BD2"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Keyword",
+			"scope": "keyword",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#859900"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Storage",
+			"scope": "storage",
+			"settings": {
+				"fontStyle": "bold",
+				"foreground": "#93A1A1"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Class name",
+			"scope": [
+				"entity.name.class",
+				"entity.name.type"
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"fontStyle": "",
+				"foreground": "#CB4B16"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Function name",
+			"scope": "entity.name.function",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#268BD2"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Variable start",
+			"scope": "punctuation.definition.variable",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#859900"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Embedded code markers",
+			"scope": [
+				"punctuation.section.embedded.begin",
+				"punctuation.section.embedded.end"
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#D30102"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Built-in constant",
+			"scope": [
+				"constant.language",
+				"meta.preprocessor"
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#B58900"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Support.construct",
+			"scope": [
+				"support.function.construct",
+				"keyword.other.new"
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#CB4B16"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "User-defined constant",
+			"scope": [
+				"constant.character",
+				"constant.other"
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#CB4B16"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Inherited class",
+			"scope": "entity.other.inherited-class",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#6C71C4"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Function argument",
+			"scope": "variable.parameter",
+			"settings": {}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Tag name",
+			"scope": "entity.name.tag",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#268BD2"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Tag start/end",
+			"scope": "punctuation.definition.tag",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#657B83"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Tag attribute",
+			"scope": "entity.other.attribute-name",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#93A1A1"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Library function",
+			"scope": "support.function",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#268BD2"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Continuation",
+			"scope": "punctuation.separator.continuation",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#D30102"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Library constant",
+			"scope": "support.constant",
+			"settings": {}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Library class/type",
+			"scope": [
+				"support.type",
+				"support.class"
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#859900"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Library Exception",
+			"scope": "support.type.exception",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#CB4B16"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Library variable",
+			"scope": "support.other.variable",
+			"settings": {}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Invalid",
+			"scope": "invalid",
+			"settings": {}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "diff: header",
+			"scope": [
+				"meta.diff",
+				"meta.diff.header"
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"background": "#b58900",
+				"fontStyle": "italic",
+				"foreground": "#E0EDDD"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "diff: deleted",
+			"scope": "markup.deleted",
+			"settings": {
+				"background": "#eee8d5",
+				"fontStyle": "",
+				"foreground": "#dc322f"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "diff: changed",
+			"scope": "markup.changed",
+			"settings": {
+				"background": "#eee8d5",
+				"fontStyle": "",
+				"foreground": "#cb4b16"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "diff: inserted",
+			"scope": "markup.inserted",
+			"settings": {
+				"background": "#eee8d5",
+				"foreground": "#219186"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markup Quote",
+			"scope": "markup.quote",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#859900"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markup Lists",
+			"scope": "markup.list",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#B58900"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markup Styling",
+			"scope": [
+				"markup.bold",
+				"markup.italic"
+			],
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#D33682"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markup Inline",
+			"scope": "markup.inline.raw",
+			"settings": {
+				"fontStyle": "",
+				"foreground": "#2AA198"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markup Headings",
+			"scope": "markup.heading",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#268BD2"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markup Setext Header",
+			"scope": "markup.heading.setext",
+			"settings": {
+				"fontStyle": "",
+				"foreground": "#268BD2"
+			}
+		}
+	],
+	"colors": {
+		"editorBackground": "#002B36",
+		"editorCursor": "#D30102",
+		"editorInvisibles": "#93A1A180",
+		"editorLineHighlight": "#073642",
+		"editorSelection": "#073642",
+
+		"sideBarBackground": "#00212B",
+		"sideBarTitleForeground": "#93A1A1",
+		"activityBarBackground": "#003847",
+		"activityBarDragAndDropBackground": "#00212B",
+		"activityBadgeBackground": "#268BD2",
+		"editorFindWidgetBackground": "#00212B",
+		"inputBackground": "#003847",
+		"inputForeground": "#93A1A1",
+		"focus": "#2AA19899",
+		"titleBarActiveBackground": "#002C39",
+		"titleBarInactiveBackground": "#002C39",
+		"statusBarForeground": "#93A1A1",
+		"statusBarBackground": "#00212B",
+		"statusBarDebuggingBackground": "#00212B",
+		"statusBarNoFolderBackground": "#00212B",
+		"activeTabActiveGroupForeground": "#d6dbdb",
+		"activeTabBackground": "#002B37",
+		"inactiveTabActiveGroupForeground": "#93A1A1",
+		"inactiveTabBackground": "#004052",
+		"tabsContainerBackground": "#004052",
+		"tabBorder": "#003847",
+		"activeTabInactiveGroupForeground": "#93A1A1",
+		"inactiveTabInactiveGroupForeground": "#93A1A1",
+		"debugToolBarBackground": "#00212B",
+		"selectBackground": "#00212B",
+		"selectBorder": "#2AA19899"
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/themes/Solarized-dark.tmTheme b/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/themes/Solarized-dark.tmTheme
deleted file mode 100644
index d6f531fcd44..00000000000
--- a/extensions/theme-solarized-dark/themes/Solarized-dark.tmTheme
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,439 +0,0 @@
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-<plist version="1.0">
-<dict>
-	<key>name</key>
-	<string>Solarized (dark)</string>
-	<key>settings</key>
-	<array>
-		<dict>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>background</key>
-				<string>#002B36</string>
-				<key>caret</key>
-				<string>#D30102</string>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#93A1A1</string>
-				<key>invisibles</key>
-				<string>#93A1A180</string>
-				<key>lineHighlight</key>
-				<string>#073642</string>
-				<key>selection</key>
-				<string>#073642</string>
-			</dict>
-		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>name</key>
-			<string>Comment</string>
-			<key>scope</key>
-			<string>comment</string>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>fontStyle</key>
-				<string>italic</string>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#657B83</string>
-			</dict>
-		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>name</key>
-			<string>String</string>
-			<key>scope</key>
-			<string>string</string>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#2AA198</string>
-			</dict>
-		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>name</key>
-			<string>Regexp</string>
-			<key>scope</key>
-			<string>string.regexp</string>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#D30102</string>
-			</dict>
-		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>name</key>
-			<string>Number</string>
-			<key>scope</key>
-			<string>constant.numeric</string>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#D33682</string>
-			</dict>
-		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>name</key>
-			<string>Variable</string>
-			<key>scope</key>
-			<string>variable.language, variable.other</string>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#268BD2</string>
-			</dict>
-		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>name</key>
-			<string>Keyword</string>
-			<key>scope</key>
-			<string>keyword</string>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#859900</string>
-			</dict>
-		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>name</key>
-			<string>Storage</string>
-			<key>scope</key>
-			<string>storage</string>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>fontStyle</key>
-				<string>bold</string>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#93A1A1</string>
-			</dict>
-		</dict>
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-			<key>name</key>
-			<string>Class name</string>
-			<key>scope</key>
-			<string>entity.name.class, entity.name.type</string>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>fontStyle</key>
-				<string></string>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#CB4B16</string>
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-		</dict>
-		<dict>
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-			<key>scope</key>
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-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#268BD2</string>
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-		</dict>
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-			<key>scope</key>
-			<string>punctuation.definition.variable</string>
-			<key>settings</key>
-			<dict>
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-		</dict>
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-			<key>settings</key>
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-				<key>foreground</key>
-				<string>#D30102</string>
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-			<string>Built-in constant</string>
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-				<string>#B58900</string>
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-				<key>foreground</key>
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