diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/hooks/useColorScheme.ts b/commafeed-client/src/hooks/useColorScheme.ts
index e9abc714..cb087163 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/hooks/useColorScheme.ts
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/hooks/useColorScheme.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
-import { useComputedColorScheme } from "@mantine/core"
-
 // the color scheme to use to render components
-export const useColorScheme = () => useComputedColorScheme("light")
+import { useMantineColorScheme } from "@mantine/core"
+import { useMediaQuery } from "@mantine/hooks"
+
+export const useColorScheme = () => {
+    const systemColorScheme = useMediaQuery(
+        "(prefers-color-scheme: dark)",
+        // passing undefined will use window.matchMedia(query) as default value
+        undefined,
+        {
+            // get initial value synchronously and not in useEffect to avoid flash of light theme
+            getInitialValueInEffect: false,
+        }
+    )
+        ? "dark"
+        : "light"
+
+    const { colorScheme } = useMantineColorScheme()
+    return colorScheme === "auto" ? systemColorScheme : colorScheme
+}