diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss-language-server/tests/completions/completions.test.js b/packages/tailwindcss-language-server/tests/completions/completions.test.js
index 15c220bb..024213cb 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss-language-server/tests/completions/completions.test.js
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss-language-server/tests/completions/completions.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { test, expect } from 'vitest'
 import { withFixture } from '../common'
 import { css, defineTest, html, js } from '../../src/testing'
 import { createClient } from '../utils/client'
+import { CompletionItemKind } from 'vscode-languageserver'
 
 function buildCompletion(c) {
   return async function completion({
@@ -798,3 +799,53 @@ defineTest({
     expect(completion?.items.length).toBe(12289)
   },
 })
+
+defineTest({
+  name: 'v4: Theme key completions show in var(…)',
+  fs: {
+    'app.css': css`
+      @import 'tailwindcss';
+
+      @theme {
+        --color-custom: #000;
+      }
+    `,
+  },
+  prepare: async ({ root }) => ({ client: await createClient({ root }) }),
+  handle: async ({ client }) => {
+    let document = await client.open({
+      settings: {
+        tailwindCSS: {
+          classFunctions: ['clsx'],
+        },
+      },
+      lang: 'css',
+      text: css`
+        .foo {
+          color: var();
+        }
+      `,
+    })
+
+    //   color: var();
+    //             ^
+    let completion = await document.completions({ line: 1, character: 13 })
+
+    expect(completion).toEqual({
+      isIncomplete: false,
+      items: expect.arrayContaining([
+        // From the default theme
+        expect.objectContaining({ label: '--font-sans' }),
+
+        // From the `@theme` block in the CSS file
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          label: '--color-custom',
+
+          // And it's shown as a color
+          kind: CompletionItemKind.Color,
+          documentation: '#000000',
+        }),
+      ]),
+    })
+  },
+})
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/completionProvider.ts b/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/completionProvider.ts
index 62c54594..978f118c 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/completionProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/completionProvider.ts
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ function provideCssHelperCompletions(
 
   const match = text
     .substr(0, text.length - 1) // don't include that extra character from earlier
-    .match(/[\s:;/*(){}](?<helper>config|theme|--theme)\(\s*['"]?(?<path>[^)'"]*)$/)
+    .match(/[\s:;/*(){}](?<helper>config|theme|--theme|var)\(\s*['"]?(?<path>[^)'"]*)$/d)
 
   if (match === null) {
     return null
@@ -1040,17 +1040,15 @@ function provideCssHelperCompletions(
     end: position,
   }
 
-  if (state.v4 && match.groups.helper === '--theme') {
-    // List known theme keys
-    let validThemeKeys = resolveKnownThemeKeys(state.designSystem)
+  if (
+    state.v4 &&
+    (match.groups.helper === '--theme' ||
+      match.groups.helper === 'theme' ||
+      match.groups.helper === 'var')
+  ) {
+    let items: CompletionItem[] = themeKeyCompletions(state)
 
-    let items: CompletionItem[] = validThemeKeys.map((themeKey, index) => {
-      return {
-        label: themeKey,
-        sortText: naturalExpand(index, validThemeKeys.length),
-        kind: 9,
-      }
-    })
+    editRange.start.character = match.indices.groups.helper[1] + 1
 
     return withDefaults(
       { isIncomplete: false, items },
@@ -1065,6 +1063,8 @@ function provideCssHelperCompletions(
     )
   }
 
+  if (match.groups.helper === 'var') return null
+
   let base = match.groups.helper === 'config' ? state.config : dlv(state.config, 'theme', {})
   let parts = path.split(/([\[\].]+)/)
   let keys = parts.filter((_, i) => i % 2 === 0)
@@ -2486,3 +2486,37 @@ async function knownUtilityFunctionArguments(state: State, fn: UtilityFn): Promi
 
   return args
 }
+
+export function themeKeyCompletions(state: State): CompletionItem[] {
+  if (!state.v4) return null
+  if (!state.designSystem) return null
+
+  let knownThemeKeys = resolveKnownThemeKeys(state.designSystem)
+
+  return knownThemeKeys.map((themeKey, index) => {
+    let value = state.designSystem.resolveThemeValue(themeKey, true)
+    let documentation: string | undefined
+
+    let color = getColorFromValue(value)
+    if (color !== null) {
+      if (typeof color !== 'string' && (color.alpha ?? 1) !== 0) {
+        documentation = formatColor(color)
+      }
+
+      return {
+        label: themeKey,
+        kind: CompletionItemKind.Color,
+        sortText: naturalExpand(index, knownThemeKeys.length),
+        detail: value,
+        documentation,
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      label: themeKey,
+      kind: CompletionItemKind.Variable,
+      sortText: naturalExpand(index, knownThemeKeys.length),
+      detail: value,
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/util/rewriting/lookup.ts b/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/util/rewriting/lookup.ts
index ae8e70e7..2dbb7146 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/util/rewriting/lookup.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/util/rewriting/lookup.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ export function resolveVariableValue(design: DesignSystem, name: string) {
     name = `--${name.slice(prefix.length + 3)}`
   }
 
-  return design.resolveThemeValue?.(name) ?? null
+  return design.resolveThemeValue?.(name, true) ?? null
 }
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/util/v4/design-system.ts b/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/util/v4/design-system.ts
index 3fb3c401..20b7ff32 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/util/v4/design-system.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss-language-service/src/util/v4/design-system.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export interface DesignSystem {
   getVariants(): VariantEntry[]
 
   // Optional because it did not exist in earlier v4 alpha versions
-  resolveThemeValue?(path: string): string | undefined
+  resolveThemeValue?(path: string, forceInline?: boolean): string | undefined
 }
 
 export interface DesignSystem {
diff --git a/packages/vscode-tailwindcss/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/vscode-tailwindcss/CHANGELOG.md
index 32733ec8..7b4d62bb 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-tailwindcss/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/vscode-tailwindcss/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - v4: Add support for upcoming `@source inline(…)` feature ([#1262](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-intellisense/pull/1262))
 - LSP: Refresh internal caches when settings are updated ([#1273](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-intellisense/pull/1273))
 - LSP: Improve error message when a workspace folder does not exist or is inaccesible to the current user ([#1276](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-intellisense/pull/1276))
+- v4: Show theme key completions in `var(…)` in CSS ([#1274](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-intellisense/pull/1274))
 
 # 0.14.9