diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index ba55e79b..20aca01a 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const IpcChannels = {
   START_POWER_SAVE_BLOCKER: 'start-power-save-blocker',
   CREATE_NEW_WINDOW: 'create-new-window',
   OPEN_IN_EXTERNAL_PLAYER: 'open-in-external-player',
+  NATIVE_THEME_UPDATE: 'native-theme-update',
 
   DB_SETTINGS: 'db-settings',
   DB_HISTORY: 'db-history',
diff --git a/src/datastores/handlers/base.js b/src/datastores/handlers/base.js
index 90b9d183..12500525 100644
--- a/src/datastores/handlers/base.js
+++ b/src/datastores/handlers/base.js
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ class Settings {
     return db.settings.findOne({ _id: 'bounds' })
   }
 
+  static _findTheme() {
+    return db.settings.findOne({ _id: 'baseTheme' })
+  }
+
   static _updateBounds(value) {
     return db.settings.update({ _id: 'bounds' }, { _id: 'bounds', value }, { upsert: true })
   }
diff --git a/src/index.ejs b/src/index.ejs
index 11d81f7d..f0dad7e0 100644
--- a/src/index.ejs
+++ b/src/index.ejs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <% } %>
   </head>
 
-  <body class="dark mainRed secBlue">
+  <body>
     <div id="app"></div>
     <!-- Set `__static` path to static files in production -->
     <script>
diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index dfc5efaa..7b0f638d 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
   app, BrowserWindow, dialog, Menu, ipcMain,
-  powerSaveBlocker, screen, session, shell
+  powerSaveBlocker, screen, session, shell, nativeTheme
 } from 'electron'
 import path from 'path'
 import cp from 'child_process'
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function runApp() {
   process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS = 'true'
   const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
   const isDebug = process.argv.includes('--debug')
+
   let mainWindow
   let startupUrl
 
@@ -172,11 +173,33 @@ function runApp() {
   }
 
   async function createWindow({ replaceMainWindow = true, windowStartupUrl = null, showWindowNow = false } = { }) {
+    // Syncing new window background to theme choice.
+    const windowBackground = await baseHandlers.settings._findTheme().then(({ value }) => {
+      switch (value) {
+        case 'dark':
+          return '#212121'
+        case 'light':
+          return '#f1f1f1'
+        case 'black':
+          return '#000000'
+        case 'dracula':
+          return '#282a36'
+        case 'system':
+        default:
+          return nativeTheme.shouldUseDarkColors ? '#212121' : '#f1f1f1'
+      }
+    }).catch((error) => {
+      console.log(error)
+      // Default to nativeTheme settings if nothing is found.
+      return nativeTheme.shouldUseDarkColors ? '#212121' : '#f1f1f1'
+    })
+
     /**
      * Initial window options
      */
     const commonBrowserWindowOptions = {
-      backgroundColor: '#212121',
+      backgroundColor: windowBackground,
+      darkTheme: nativeTheme.shouldUseDarkColors,
       icon: isDev
         ? path.join(__dirname, '../../_icons/iconColor.png')
         /* eslint-disable-next-line */
@@ -191,6 +214,7 @@ function runApp() {
         contextIsolation: false
       }
     }
+
     const newWindow = new BrowserWindow(
       Object.assign(
         {
@@ -241,6 +265,7 @@ function runApp() {
           height: bounds.height
         })
       }
+
       if (maximized) {
         newWindow.maximize()
       }
@@ -345,6 +370,14 @@ function runApp() {
     app.quit()
   })
 
+  nativeTheme.on('updated', () => {
+    const allWindows = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()
+
+    allWindows.forEach((window) => {
+      window.webContents.send(IpcChannels.NATIVE_THEME_UPDATE, nativeTheme.shouldUseDarkColors)
+    })
+  })
+
   ipcMain.on(IpcChannels.ENABLE_PROXY, (_, url) => {
     console.log(url)
     session.defaultSession.setProxy({
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.js b/src/renderer/App.js
index 0685b19e..555369ae 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.js
+++ b/src/renderer/App.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import FtProgressBar from './components/ft-progress-bar/ft-progress-bar.vue'
 import $ from 'jquery'
 import { marked } from 'marked'
 import Parser from 'rss-parser'
+import { IpcChannels } from '../constants'
 
 let ipcRenderer = null
 
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       return this.$store.getters.getSecColor
     },
 
+    systemTheme: function () {
+      return window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches ? 'dark' : 'light'
+    },
+
     externalLinkOpeningPromptNames: function () {
       return [
         this.$t('Yes'),
@@ -140,11 +145,13 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     }
   },
   created () {
-    this.checkThemeSettings()
+    this.setBodyTheme()
     this.setWindowTitle()
   },
   mounted: function () {
     this.grabUserSettings().then(async () => {
+      this.checkThemeSettings()
+
       await this.fetchInvidiousInstances({ isDev: this.isDev })
       if (this.defaultInvidiousInstance === '') {
         await this.setRandomCurrentInvidiousInstance()
@@ -161,6 +168,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
           this.activateKeyboardShortcuts()
           this.openAllLinksExternally()
           this.enableOpenUrl()
+          this.watchSystemTheme()
           await this.checkExternalPlayer()
         }
 
@@ -191,9 +199,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     updateTheme: function (theme) {
       console.group('updateTheme')
       console.log('Theme: ', theme)
-      const className = `${theme.baseTheme} main${theme.mainColor} sec${theme.secColor}`
-      const body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]
-      body.className = className
+      document.body.className = `${theme.baseTheme} main${theme.mainColor} sec${theme.secColor}`
+      document.body.dataset.systemTheme = this.systemTheme
       console.groupEnd()
     },
 
@@ -441,6 +448,16 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       })
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Linux fix for dynamically updating theme preference, this works on
+     * all systems running the electron app.
+     */
+    watchSystemTheme: function () {
+      ipcRenderer.on(IpcChannels.NATIVE_THEME_UPDATE, (event, shouldUseDarkColors) => {
+        document.body.dataset.systemTheme = shouldUseDarkColors ? 'dark' : 'light'
+      })
+    },
+
     enableOpenUrl: function () {
       ipcRenderer.on('openUrl', (event, url) => {
         if (url) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.vue b/src/renderer/App.vue
index 0e5d5db1..2083d29b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/App.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div
+    v-if="dataReady"
     id="app"
     :class="{
       hideOutlines: hideOutlines,
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/theme-settings/theme-settings.js b/src/renderer/components/theme-settings/theme-settings.js
index 4c3a60a1..3cf6faad 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/theme-settings/theme-settings.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/theme-settings/theme-settings.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         'no'
       ],
       baseThemeValues: [
+        'system',
         'light',
         'dark',
         'black',
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
     baseThemeNames: function () {
       return [
+        this.$t('Settings.Theme Settings.Base Theme.System Default'),
         this.$t('Settings.Theme Settings.Base Theme.Light'),
         this.$t('Settings.Theme Settings.Base Theme.Dark'),
         this.$t('Settings.Theme Settings.Base Theme.Black'),
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
index 2678e8b8..a9589653 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ const state = {
   barColor: false,
   checkForBlogPosts: true,
   checkForUpdates: true,
-  baseTheme: 'dark',
+  baseTheme: 'system',
   mainColor: 'Red',
   secColor: 'Blue',
   defaultCaptionSettings: '{}',
diff --git a/src/renderer/themes.css b/src/renderer/themes.css
index 73e365fb..3cc12b01 100644
--- a/src/renderer/themes.css
+++ b/src/renderer/themes.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.light {
+.system[data-system-theme*='light'], .light {
   --primary-text-color: #212121;
   --secondary-text-color: #424242;
   --tertiary-text-color: #757575;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   --logo-text: url("~../../_icons/textColorSmall.png");
 }
 
-.dark {
+.system[data-system-theme*='dark'], .dark {
   --primary-text-color: #EEEEEE;
   --secondary-text-color: #ddd;
   --tertiary-text-color: #999;
diff --git a/static/locales/en-US.yaml b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
index 59090efd..0e883b12 100644
--- a/static/locales/en-US.yaml
+++ b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ Settings:
       Base Theme: Base Theme
       Black: Black
       Dark: Dark
+      System Default: System Default
       Light: Light
       Dracula: Dracula
     Main Color Theme:
diff --git a/static/locales/en_GB.yaml b/static/locales/en_GB.yaml
index 52ac8d3e..6fc1a602 100644
--- a/static/locales/en_GB.yaml
+++ b/static/locales/en_GB.yaml
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ Settings:
       Base Theme: 'Base theme'
       Black: 'Black'
       Dark: 'Dark'
+      System Default: 'System Default'
       Light: 'Light'
       Dracula: 'Dracula'
     Main Color Theme:
