diff --git a/flask_admin/base.py b/flask_admin/base.py
index 760b73fe0..487bcbd2a 100644
--- a/flask_admin/base.py
+++ b/flask_admin/base.py
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ def __init__(
         # Register with application
         if app is not None:
             self._init_extension()
+            # Make theme available via current_app
+            app.config["theme"] = self.theme
 
     def _validate_admin_host_and_subdomain(self):
         if self.subdomain is not None and self.host is not None:
diff --git a/flask_admin/form/widgets.py b/flask_admin/form/widgets.py
index 495066206..9f67aebee 100644
--- a/flask_admin/form/widgets.py
+++ b/flask_admin/form/widgets.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def __call__(self, field, **kwargs):
                 "_gettext": gettext,
                 "_ngettext": ngettext,
                 "h": h,
+                "theme": current_app.config["theme"],
             }
         )
 
diff --git a/flask_admin/templates/bootstrap4/admin/lib.html b/flask_admin/templates/bootstrap4/admin/lib.html
index 5dfe0b084..5f2afff5e 100644
--- a/flask_admin/templates/bootstrap4/admin/lib.html
+++ b/flask_admin/templates/bootstrap4/admin/lib.html
@@ -119,16 +119,16 @@
   {% set direct_error = h.is_field_error(field.errors) %}
   {% set prepend = kwargs.pop('prepend', None) %}
   {% set append = kwargs.pop('append', None) %}
-  <div class="form-group {{ kwargs.get('column_class', '') }}">
-    <label for="{{ field.id }}" class="control-label {% if field.widget.input_type == 'checkbox' %}d-block mb-0{% endif %}">{{ field.label.text }}
+  <div class="form-group {% if theme.horizontal %}row {% endif %}{{ kwargs.get('column_class', '') }}">
+    <label for="{{ field.id }}" class="col-form-label {% if theme.horizontal %}col-sm-2  {% endif %}{% if field.widget.input_type == 'checkbox' %}d-block mb-0{% endif %}">{{ field.label.text }}
         {% if h.is_required_form_field(field) %}
-          <strong class="text-danger"">&#42;</strong>
+          <strong class="text-danger">&#42;</strong>
         {%- else -%}
           &nbsp;
         {%- endif %}
     </label>
-    {% if prepend or append %}
-    <div class="input-group">
+    {% if prepend or append or theme.horizontal %}
+    <div class="{% if prepend or append %}input-group {% endif %}{% if theme.horizontal %}col-sm-10{% endif %}">
       {%- if prepend -%}
       <div class="input-group-prepend">
         {{ prepend }}
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
             {{ field.description|safe }}
         </small>
       {% endif %}
-    {% if prepend or append %}
+    {% if prepend or append or theme.horizontal %}
     </div>
     {% endif %}
     {% if caller %}
diff --git a/flask_admin/theme.py b/flask_admin/theme.py
index 014344745..447793672 100644
--- a/flask_admin/theme.py
+++ b/flask_admin/theme.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class BootstrapTheme(Theme):
     base_template: str = "admin/base.html"
     swatch: str = "default"
     fluid: bool = False
+    horizontal: bool = False
 
 
 Bootstrap4Theme = partial(BootstrapTheme, folder="bootstrap4")