diff --git a/ports/servoshell/desktop/app_state.rs b/ports/servoshell/desktop/app_state.rs
index fe64571d1b4..464e344424a 100644
--- a/ports/servoshell/desktop/app_state.rs
+++ b/ports/servoshell/desktop/app_state.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ impl RunningAppState {
             .delegate(self.clone())
             .build();
 
+        webview.notify_theme_change(self.inner().window.theme());
         webview.focus();
         webview.raise_to_top(true);
 
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ impl WebViewDelegate for RunningAppState {
             .delegate(parent_webview.delegate())
             .build();
 
+        webview.notify_theme_change(self.inner().window.theme());
         webview.focus();
         webview.raise_to_top(true);
 
diff --git a/ports/servoshell/desktop/egui_glue.rs b/ports/servoshell/desktop/egui_glue.rs
index 78ccfdfae2d..09ef3735cf8 100644
--- a/ports/servoshell/desktop/egui_glue.rs
+++ b/ports/servoshell/desktop/egui_glue.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl EguiGlow {
                 ViewportId::ROOT,
                 event_loop,
                 None,
-                None,
+                event_loop.system_theme(),
                 None,
             ),
             egui_ctx,
diff --git a/ports/servoshell/desktop/headed_window.rs b/ports/servoshell/desktop/headed_window.rs
index eac8d72331d..6095b5c02e7 100644
--- a/ports/servoshell/desktop/headed_window.rs
+++ b/ports/servoshell/desktop/headed_window.rs
@@ -732,6 +732,13 @@ impl WindowPortsMethods for Window {
     fn hide_ime(&self) {
         self.winit_window.set_ime_allowed(false);
     }
+
+    fn theme(&self) -> servo::Theme {
+        match self.winit_window.theme() {
+            Some(winit::window::Theme::Dark) => servo::Theme::Dark,
+            Some(winit::window::Theme::Light) | None => servo::Theme::Light,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn winit_phase_to_touch_event_type(phase: TouchPhase) -> TouchEventType {
diff --git a/ports/servoshell/desktop/window_trait.rs b/ports/servoshell/desktop/window_trait.rs
index d006578cd1f..f20acfd03ce 100644
--- a/ports/servoshell/desktop/window_trait.rs
+++ b/ports/servoshell/desktop/window_trait.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ pub trait WindowPortsMethods {
         _position: servo::webrender_api::units::DeviceIntRect,
     ) {
     }
-
     fn hide_ime(&self) {}
+    fn theme(&self) -> servo::Theme {
+        servo::Theme::Light
+    }
 }