diff --git a/ui/controller/controller.go b/ui/controller/controller.go
index f191a1d..54e4658 100644
--- a/ui/controller/controller.go
+++ b/ui/controller/controller.go
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ShowAboutDialog() {
 	pop.Show()
 }
 
-func (c *Controller) ShowSettingsDialog() {
+func (c *Controller) ShowSettingsDialog(themeUpdateCallbk func()) {
 	devs, err := c.App.Player.ListAudioDevices()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error listing audio devices: %v", err)
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ShowSettingsDialog() {
 	dlg.OnAudioDeviceSettingChanged = func() {
 		c.App.Player.SetAudioDevice(c.App.Config.LocalPlayback.AudioDeviceName)
 	}
+	dlg.OnThemeSettingChanged = themeUpdateCallbk
 	pop := widget.NewModalPopUp(dlg, c.MainWindow.Canvas())
 	dlg.OnDismiss = func() {
 		pop.Hide()
diff --git a/ui/dialogs/settingsdialog.go b/ui/dialogs/settingsdialog.go
index a870391..2609ef0 100644
--- a/ui/dialogs/settingsdialog.go
+++ b/ui/dialogs/settingsdialog.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"supersonic/backend"
 	"supersonic/player"
 	"supersonic/ui/layouts"
+	myTheme "supersonic/ui/theme"
 	"supersonic/ui/util"
 	"supersonic/ui/widgets"
 	"unicode"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type SettingsDialog struct {
 	OnReplayGainSettingsChanged    func()
 	OnAudioExclusiveSettingChanged func()
 	OnAudioDeviceSettingChanged    func()
+	OnThemeSettingChanged          func()
 	OnDismiss                      func()
 
 	config       *backend.Config
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ func NewSettingsDialog(config *backend.Config, audioDeviceList []player.AudioDev
 		s.createPlaybackTab(),
 		s.createExperimentalTab(window),
 	)
+	// workaround issue where inactivated tabs don't fully update when theme setting is changed
+	tabs.OnSelected = func(ti *container.TabItem) {
+		ti.Content.Refresh()
+	}
 	s.promptText = widget.NewRichTextWithText("")
 	s.content = container.NewVBox(tabs, widget.NewSeparator(),
 		container.NewHBox(s.promptText, layout.NewSpacer(), widget.NewButton("Close", func() {
@@ -62,6 +68,21 @@ func NewSettingsDialog(config *backend.Config, audioDeviceList []player.AudioDev
 }
 
 func (s *SettingsDialog) createGeneralTab() *container.TabItem {
+	themeSelect := widget.NewSelect([]string{
+		string(myTheme.AppearanceDark),
+		string(myTheme.AppearanceLight),
+		string(myTheme.AppearanceAuto)}, nil)
+	themeSelect.OnChanged = func(_ string) {
+		s.config.Theme.Appearance = themeSelect.Options[themeSelect.SelectedIndex()]
+		if s.OnThemeSettingChanged != nil {
+			s.OnThemeSettingChanged()
+		}
+	}
+	themeSelect.SetSelected(s.config.Theme.Appearance)
+	if themeSelect.Selected == "" {
+		themeSelect.SetSelectedIndex(0)
+	}
+
 	startupPage := widget.NewSelect(backend.SupportedStartupPages, func(choice string) {
 		s.config.Application.StartupPage = choice
 	})
@@ -161,7 +182,10 @@ func (s *SettingsDialog) createGeneralTab() *container.TabItem {
 	scrobbleEnabled.Checked = s.config.Scrobbling.Enabled
 
 	return container.NewTabItem("General", container.NewVBox(
-		container.New(layout.NewFormLayout(), widget.NewLabel("Startup page"), startupPage),
+		container.New(layout.NewFormLayout(),
+			widget.NewLabel("Appearance"), container.NewGridWithColumns(2, themeSelect),
+			widget.NewLabel("Startup page"), container.NewGridWithColumns(2, startupPage),
+		),
 		container.NewHBox(systemTrayEnable, closeToTray),
 		s.newSectionSeparator(),
 
diff --git a/ui/mainwindow.go b/ui/mainwindow.go
index 18ec5f6..b45f650 100644
--- a/ui/mainwindow.go
+++ b/ui/mainwindow.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type MainWindow struct {
 	BrowsingPane *browsing.BrowsingPane
 	BottomPanel  *BottomPanel
 
+	theme          *theme.MyTheme
 	haveSystemTray bool
 	container      *fyne.Container
 }
@@ -52,8 +53,13 @@ func NewMainWindow(fyneApp fyne.App, appName, appVersion string, app *backend.Ap
 		App:          app,
 		Window:       fyneApp.NewWindow(appName),
 		BrowsingPane: browsing.NewBrowsingPane(app),
+		theme:        theme.NewMyTheme(&app.Config.Theme),
 	}
 
+	m.theme.NormalFont = app.Config.Application.FontNormalTTF
+	m.theme.BoldFont = app.Config.Application.FontBoldTTF
+	fyneApp.Settings().SetTheme(m.theme)
+
 	if app.Config.Application.EnableSystemTray {
 		m.SetupSystemTrayMenu(appName, fyneApp)
 	}
@@ -118,7 +124,11 @@ func NewMainWindow(fyneApp fyne.App, appName, appVersion string, app *backend.Ap
 			}
 		}()
 	})
-	m.BrowsingPane.AddSettingsMenuItem("Settings...", m.Controller.ShowSettingsDialog)
+	m.BrowsingPane.AddSettingsMenuItem("Settings...", func() {
+		m.Controller.ShowSettingsDialog(func() {
+			fyneApp.Settings().SetTheme(m.theme)
+		})
+	})
 	m.BrowsingPane.AddSettingsMenuItem("About...", m.Controller.ShowAboutDialog)
 	m.addNavigationButtons()
 	m.BrowsingPane.DisableNavigationButtons()
diff --git a/ui/theme/theme.go b/ui/theme/theme.go
index 1bcbd66..11d5238 100644
--- a/ui/theme/theme.go
+++ b/ui/theme/theme.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const (
 	AppearanceLight AppearanceMode = "Light"
 	AppearanceDark  AppearanceMode = "Dark"
 	AppearanceAuto  AppearanceMode = "Auto"
+
+	DefaultAppearance AppearanceMode = AppearanceDark
 )
 
 var (
@@ -170,11 +172,11 @@ func (m *MyTheme) Size(name fyne.ThemeSizeName) float32 {
 }
 
 func (m *MyTheme) getVariant() fyne.ThemeVariant {
-	v := "Dark" // default if config has invalid or missing setting
+	v := DefaultAppearance // default if config has invalid or missing setting
 	if sharedutil.SliceContains(
 		[]string{string(AppearanceLight), string(AppearanceDark), string(AppearanceAuto)},
 		m.config.Appearance) {
-		v = m.config.Appearance
+		v = AppearanceMode(m.config.Appearance)
 	}
 
 	if AppearanceMode(v) == AppearanceDark {