diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9db01b9e07..270f2971a8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8537,6 +8537,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "util",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "theme_converter"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "clap 4.4.4",
+ "gpui2",
+ "log",
+ "rust-embed",
+ "serde",
+ "simplelog",
+ "theme2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "theme_selector"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 030c20e99c..bb863fed56 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/text",
     "crates/theme",
     "crates/theme2",
+    "crates/theme_converter",
     "crates/theme_selector",
     "crates/ui2",
     "crates/util",
diff --git a/crates/theme_converter/Cargo.toml b/crates/theme_converter/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a36dfce67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/theme_converter/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[package]
+name = "theme_converter"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow.workspace = true
+clap = { version = "4.4", features = ["derive", "string"] }
+gpui2 = { path = "../gpui2" }
+log.workspace = true
+rust-embed.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
+simplelog = "0.9"
+theme2 = { path = "../theme2" }
diff --git a/crates/theme_converter/src/main.rs b/crates/theme_converter/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86d41beacf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/theme_converter/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fmt;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use clap::Parser;
+use gpui2::Hsla;
+use gpui2::{serde_json, AssetSource, SharedString};
+use log::LevelFilter;
+use rust_embed::RustEmbed;
+use serde::de::Visitor;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
+use simplelog::SimpleLogger;
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct Args {
+    /// The name of the theme to convert.
+    theme: String,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    SimpleLogger::init(LevelFilter::Info, Default::default()).expect("could not initialize logger");
+
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    let theme = load_theme(args.theme)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(RustEmbed)]
+#[folder = "../../assets"]
+#[include = "fonts/**/*"]
+#[include = "icons/**/*"]
+#[include = "themes/**/*"]
+#[include = "sounds/**/*"]
+#[include = "*.md"]
+#[exclude = "*.DS_Store"]
+pub struct Assets;
+
+impl AssetSource for Assets {
+    fn load(&self, path: &str) -> Result<Cow<[u8]>> {
+        Self::get(path)
+            .map(|f| f.data)
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("could not find asset at path \"{}\"", path))
+    }
+
+    fn list(&self, path: &str) -> Result<Vec<SharedString>> {
+        Ok(Self::iter()
+            .filter(|p| p.starts_with(path))
+            .map(SharedString::from)
+            .collect())
+    }
+}
+
+fn convert_theme(theme: LegacyTheme) -> Result<theme2::Theme> {
+    let theme = theme2::Theme {
+
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct JsonTheme {
+    pub base_theme: serde_json::Value,
+}
+
+/// Loads the [`Theme`] with the given name.
+pub fn load_theme(name: String) -> Result<LegacyTheme> {
+    let theme_contents = Assets::get(&format!("themes/{name}.json"))
+        .with_context(|| format!("theme file not found: '{name}'"))?;
+
+    let json_theme: JsonTheme = serde_json::from_str(std::str::from_utf8(&theme_contents.data)?)
+        .context("failed to parse legacy theme")?;
+
+    let legacy_theme: LegacyTheme = serde_json::from_value(json_theme.base_theme.clone())
+        .context("failed to parse `base_theme`")?;
+
+    Ok(legacy_theme)
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Default, Debug)]
+pub struct LegacyTheme {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub is_light: bool,
+    pub lowest: Layer,
+    pub middle: Layer,
+    pub highest: Layer,
+    pub popover_shadow: Shadow,
+    pub modal_shadow: Shadow,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_player_colors")]
+    pub players: Vec<PlayerColors>,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_syntax_colors")]
+    pub syntax: HashMap<String, Hsla>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Default, Debug)]
+pub struct Layer {
+    pub base: StyleSet,
+    pub variant: StyleSet,
+    pub on: StyleSet,
+    pub accent: StyleSet,
+    pub positive: StyleSet,
+    pub warning: StyleSet,
+    pub negative: StyleSet,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Default, Debug)]
+pub struct StyleSet {
+    #[serde(rename = "default")]
+    pub default: ContainerColors,
+    pub hovered: ContainerColors,
+    pub pressed: ContainerColors,
+    pub active: ContainerColors,
+    pub disabled: ContainerColors,
+    pub inverted: ContainerColors,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Default, Debug)]
+pub struct ContainerColors {
+    pub background: Hsla,
+    pub foreground: Hsla,
+    pub border: Hsla,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Default, Debug)]
+pub struct PlayerColors {
+    pub selection: Hsla,
+    pub cursor: Hsla,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Default, Debug)]
+pub struct Shadow {
+    pub blur: u8,
+    pub color: Hsla,
+    pub offset: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+fn deserialize_player_colors<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Vec<PlayerColors>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    struct PlayerArrayVisitor;
+
+    impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for PlayerArrayVisitor {
+        type Value = Vec<PlayerColors>;
+
+        fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+            formatter.write_str("an object with integer keys")
+        }
+
+        fn visit_map<A: serde::de::MapAccess<'de>>(
+            self,
+            mut map: A,
+        ) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error> {
+            let mut players = Vec::with_capacity(8);
+            while let Some((key, value)) = map.next_entry::<usize, PlayerColors>()? {
+                if key < 8 {
+                    players.push(value);
+                } else {
+                    return Err(serde::de::Error::invalid_value(
+                        serde::de::Unexpected::Unsigned(key as u64),
+                        &"a key in range 0..7",
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(players)
+        }
+    }
+
+    deserializer.deserialize_map(PlayerArrayVisitor)
+}
+
+fn deserialize_syntax_colors<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<HashMap<String, Hsla>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    #[derive(Deserialize)]
+    struct ColorWrapper {
+        color: Hsla,
+    }
+
+    struct SyntaxVisitor;
+
+    impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for SyntaxVisitor {
+        type Value = HashMap<String, Hsla>;
+
+        fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+            formatter.write_str("a map with keys and objects with a single color field as values")
+        }
+
+        fn visit_map<M>(self, mut map: M) -> Result<HashMap<String, Hsla>, M::Error>
+        where
+            M: serde::de::MapAccess<'de>,
+        {
+            let mut result = HashMap::new();
+            while let Some(key) = map.next_key()? {
+                let wrapper: ColorWrapper = map.next_value()?; // Deserialize values as Hsla
+                result.insert(key, wrapper.color);
+            }
+            Ok(result)
+        }
+    }
+    deserializer.deserialize_map(SyntaxVisitor)
+}