diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/appearance/AppearanceSettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/appearance/AppearanceSettingsViewModel.kt
index afe33400ff..fcc1ffb4bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/appearance/AppearanceSettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/appearance/AppearanceSettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import org.session.libsession.utilities.TextSecurePreferences
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.ui.theme.selectedTheme
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.ui.theme.selectedColorSet
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.ThemeState
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.themeState
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class AppearanceSettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(private val prefs: TextSec
         prefs.setAccentColorStyle(newAccentColorStyle)
         // update UI state
         _uiState.value = prefs.themeState()
+
+        // force compose to refresh its style reference
+        selectedColorSet = null
     }
 
     fun setNewStyle(newThemeStyle: String) {
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ class AppearanceSettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(private val prefs: TextSec
         _uiState.value = prefs.themeState()
 
         // force compose to refresh its style reference
-        selectedTheme = null
+        selectedColorSet = null
     }
 
     fun setNewFollowSystemSettings(followSystemSettings: Boolean) {
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ class AppearanceSettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(private val prefs: TextSec
         _uiState.value = prefs.themeState()
 
         // force compose to refresh its style reference
-        selectedTheme = null
+        selectedColorSet = null
     }
 
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/ThemeColorSet.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/ThemeColorSet.kt
index 3ff4d55b61..59ea383063 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/ThemeColorSet.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/ThemeColorSet.kt
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.ui.theme
 data class ThemeColorSet(
     val light: ThemeColors,
     val dark: ThemeColors
-)
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+) {
+    fun get(isDark: Boolean): ThemeColors = if (isDark) dark else light
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/ThemeFromPreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/ThemeFromPreferences.kt
index 8988e84ca7..130c370e26 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/ThemeFromPreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/ThemeFromPreferences.kt
@@ -17,38 +17,28 @@ import org.session.libsession.utilities.TextSecurePreferences.Companion.YELLOW_A
  * Some behaviour is hardcoded to cater for legacy usage of people with themes already set
  * But future themes will be picked and set directly from the "Appearance" screen
  */
-@Composable
-fun TextSecurePreferences.getComposeTheme(): ThemeColors {
+fun TextSecurePreferences.getColorSet(): ThemeColorSet {
     val selectedTheme = getThemeStyle()
 
     // get the chosen primary color from the preferences
     val selectedPrimary = primaryColor()
 
-    // create a theme set with the appropriate primary
-    val colorSet = when(selectedTheme){
-        TextSecurePreferences.OCEAN_DARK,
-        TextSecurePreferences.OCEAN_LIGHT -> ThemeColorSet(
-            light = OceanLight(selectedPrimary),
-            dark = OceanDark(selectedPrimary)
-        )
+    val createLight = if ("ocean" in selectedTheme) ::OceanLight else ::ClassicLight
+    val createDark = if ("ocean" in selectedTheme) ::OceanDark else ::ClassicDark
 
-        else -> ThemeColorSet(
-            light = ClassicLight(selectedPrimary),
-            dark = ClassicDark(selectedPrimary)
+    val followSystemSettings = getFollowSystemSettings()
+
+    return if (followSystemSettings) ThemeColorSet(
+        light = createLight(selectedPrimary),
+        dark = createDark(selectedPrimary)
+    ) else {
+        val both = if ("light" in selectedTheme) createLight(selectedPrimary) else createDark(selectedPrimary)
+
+        ThemeColorSet(
+            light = both,
+            dark = both
         )
     }
-
-    // deliver the right set from the light/dark mode chosen
-    val theme = when{
-        getFollowSystemSettings() -> if(isSystemInDarkTheme()) colorSet.dark else colorSet.light
-
-        selectedTheme == TextSecurePreferences.CLASSIC_LIGHT ||
-                selectedTheme == TextSecurePreferences.OCEAN_LIGHT -> colorSet.light
-
-        else -> colorSet.dark
-    }
-
-    return theme
 }
 
 fun TextSecurePreferences.primaryColor(): Color = when(getSelectedAccentColor()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/Themes.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/Themes.kt
index 87e91e0ab0..d4b05572f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/Themes.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ui/theme/Themes.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.ui.theme
 
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.isSystemInDarkTheme
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.LocalTextSelectionColors
@@ -15,12 +16,13 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewParameterProvider
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import org.session.libsession.utilities.AppTextSecurePreferences
+import org.session.libsession.utilities.TextSecurePreferences
 
 // Globally accessible composition local objects
 val LocalColors = compositionLocalOf <ThemeColors> { ClassicDark() }
 val LocalType = compositionLocalOf { sessionTypography }
 
-var selectedTheme: ThemeColors? = null
+var selectedColorSet: ThemeColorSet? = null
 
 /**
  * Apply a Material2 compose theme based on user selections in SharedPreferences.
@@ -29,15 +31,15 @@ var selectedTheme: ThemeColors? = null
 fun SessionMaterialTheme(
     content: @Composable () -> Unit
 ) {
-    // set the theme data if it hasn't been done yet
-    if(selectedTheme == null) {
-        // Some values can be set from the preferences, and if not should fallback to a default value
-        val context = LocalContext.current
-        val preferences = AppTextSecurePreferences(context)
-        selectedTheme = preferences.getComposeTheme()
-    }
+    val context = LocalContext.current
+    val preferences = AppTextSecurePreferences(context)
 
-    SessionMaterialTheme(colors = selectedTheme ?: ClassicDark()) { content() }
+    val selectedColorSet = selectedColorSet ?: preferences.getColorSet().also { selectedColorSet = it }
+
+    SessionMaterialTheme(
+        colors = selectedColorSet.get(isSystemInDarkTheme()),
+        content = content
+    )
 }
 
 /**