diff --git a/src/app/dev/platforms/desktop/DevToys.Linux/Core/ThemeListener.cs b/src/app/dev/platforms/desktop/DevToys.Linux/Core/ThemeListener.cs
index b33f5704a0..5e978013e5 100644
--- a/src/app/dev/platforms/desktop/DevToys.Linux/Core/ThemeListener.cs
+++ b/src/app/dev/platforms/desktop/DevToys.Linux/Core/ThemeListener.cs
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@
 using DevToys.Core.Settings;
 using DevToys.Blazor.Components;
 using DevToys.Blazor.Core.Services;
+using Gio;
+using GLib;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Object = GObject.Object;
 using static GObject.Object;
 
 namespace DevToys.Linux.Core;
 
 [Export(typeof(IThemeListener))]
-internal sealed class ThemeListener : IThemeListener
+internal sealed partial class ThemeListener : IThemeListener
 {
+    private readonly ILogger _logger;
     private readonly ISettingsProvider _settingsProvider;
     private readonly Gtk.Settings _gtkSettings;
 
@@ -19,6 +23,8 @@ internal sealed class ThemeListener : IThemeListener
     [ImportingConstructor]
     public ThemeListener(ISettingsProvider settingsProvider)
     {
+        _logger = this.Log();
+
         // Listen for app settings
         _settingsProvider = settingsProvider;
         _settingsProvider.SettingChanged += SettingsProvider_SettingChanged;
@@ -64,10 +70,12 @@ public void ApplyDesiredColorTheme()
             if (theme == AvailableApplicationTheme.Dark)
             {
                 ActualAppTheme = ApplicationTheme.Dark;
+                _gtkSettings.GtkApplicationPreferDarkTheme = true;
             }
             else
             {
                 ActualAppTheme = ApplicationTheme.Light;
+                _gtkSettings.GtkApplicationPreferDarkTheme = false;
             }
 
             _ignoreOperatingSystemSettingChanged = false;
@@ -147,8 +155,48 @@ private void UpdateSystemSettingsAndApplyTheme()
 
     private AvailableApplicationTheme GetCurrentSystemTheme()
     {
-        return _gtkSettings.GtkApplicationPreferDarkTheme || (_gtkSettings.GtkThemeName?.Contains("Dark", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?? false)
-            ? AvailableApplicationTheme.Dark
-            : AvailableApplicationTheme.Light;
+        try
+        {
+            var bus = DBusConnection.Get(BusType.Session);
+            using var parameters = Variant.NewTuple([
+                Variant.NewString("org.freedesktop.appearance"), Variant.NewString("color-scheme")
+            ]);
+
+            using Variant ret = bus.CallSync(
+                busName: "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop",
+                objectPath: "/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop",
+                interfaceName: "org.freedesktop.portal.Settings",
+                methodName: "Read",
+                parameters: parameters,
+                replyType: VariantType.New("(v)"),
+                flags: DBusCallFlags.None,
+                timeoutMsec: 2000,
+                cancellable: null
+            );
+
+            uint userThemePreference = ret.GetChildValue(0).GetVariant().GetVariant().GetUint32();
+
+            return userThemePreference switch
+            {
+                1 => AvailableApplicationTheme.Dark,
+                2 => AvailableApplicationTheme.Light,
+                _ => AvailableApplicationTheme.Light
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            LogGetLinuxThemeFailed(ex);
+            return FallBack();
+        }
+
+        AvailableApplicationTheme FallBack()
+        {
+            return _gtkSettings.GtkThemeName?.Contains("Dark", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?? false
+                ? AvailableApplicationTheme.Dark
+                : AvailableApplicationTheme.Light;
+        }
     }
+
+    [LoggerMessage(0, LogLevel.Error, "Failed to detect Linux theme.")]
+    partial void LogGetLinuxThemeFailed(Exception ex);
 }