diff --git a/autoload/airline/util.vim b/autoload/airline/util.vim
index c23166f4..65e123ce 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/util.vim
@@ -124,3 +124,8 @@ endfunction
 function! airline#util#doautocmd(event)
   exe printf("silent doautocmd %s User %s", s:nomodeline, a:event)
 endfunction
+
+function! airline#util#themes(match)
+  let files = split(globpath(&rtp, 'autoload/airline/themes/'.a:match.'*'), "\n")
+  return map(files, 'fnamemodify(v:val, ":t:r")')
+endfunction
diff --git a/plugin/airline.vim b/plugin/airline.vim
index 9118fd53..88227e70 100644
--- a/plugin/airline.vim
+++ b/plugin/airline.vim
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ function! s:airline_toggle()
 endfunction
 
 function! s:get_airline_themes(a, l, p)
-  let files = split(globpath(&rtp, 'autoload/airline/themes/'.a:a.'*'), "\n")
-  return map(files, 'fnamemodify(v:val, ":t:r")')
+  return airline#util#themes(a:a)
 endfunction
 
 function! s:airline_theme(...)