diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/bytecode/fingerprints/ThemeSetterFingerprint.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/bytecode/fingerprints/ThemeSetterFingerprint.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..148590939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/bytecode/fingerprints/ThemeSetterFingerprint.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.bytecode.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.annotation.MatchingMethod
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.annotations.ReturnYouTubeDislikeCompatibility
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.bytecode.patch.SettingsPatch
+import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcode
+import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.instruction.WideLiteralInstruction
+
+@Name("theme-setter-fingerprint")
+@MatchingMethod(
+    "Lfyq;", "a"
+)
+@ReturnYouTubeDislikeCompatibility
+@Version("0.0.1")
+object ThemeSetterFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    "L",
+    null,
+    null,
+    listOf(Opcode.RETURN_OBJECT),
+    null,
+    { methodDef ->
+        methodDef.implementation?.instructions?.any {
+            it.opcode.ordinal == Opcode.CONST.ordinal && (it as WideLiteralInstruction).wideLiteral == SettingsPatch.appearanceStringId
+        } == true
+    }
+)
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/bytecode/patch/SettingsPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/bytecode/patch/SettingsPatch.kt
index 4cc15349f..ad253bc65 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/bytecode/patch/SettingsPatch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/bytecode/patch/SettingsPatch.kt
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultSuccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Dependencies
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.impl.BytecodePatch
+import app.revanced.patcher.util.smali.toInstruction
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.integrations.patch.IntegrationsPatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.mapping.patch.ResourceIdMappingProviderResourcePatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.annotations.SettingsCompatibility
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.bytecode.fingerprints.LicenseActivityFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.bytecode.fingerprints.ReVancedSettingsActivityFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.bytecode.fingerprints.ThemeSetterFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.resource.patch.SettingsResourcePatch
 
 @Patch
@@ -24,11 +27,12 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.resource.patch.SettingsResourc
 @SettingsCompatibility
 @Version("0.0.1")
 class SettingsPatch : BytecodePatch(
-    listOf(LicenseActivityFingerprint, ReVancedSettingsActivityFingerprint)
+    listOf(LicenseActivityFingerprint, ReVancedSettingsActivityFingerprint, ThemeSetterFingerprint)
 ) {
     override fun execute(data: BytecodeData): PatchResult {
         val licenseActivityResult = LicenseActivityFingerprint.result!!
         val settingsResult = ReVancedSettingsActivityFingerprint.result!!
+        val themeSetterResult = ThemeSetterFingerprint.result!!
 
         val licenseActivityClass = licenseActivityResult.mutableClass
         val settingsClass = settingsResult.mutableClass
@@ -37,7 +41,25 @@ class SettingsPatch : BytecodePatch(
         val setThemeMethodName = "setTheme"
         val initializeSettings = settingsResult.mutableMethod
 
-        // First add the setTheme call to the onCreate method to not affect the offsets.
+        val setThemeInstruction =
+            "invoke-static {v0}, Lapp/revanced/integrations/utils/ThemeHelper;->setTheme(Ljava/lang/Object;)V".toInstruction(
+                themeSetterResult.mutableMethod
+            )
+
+        // add instructions to set the theme of the settings activity
+        themeSetterResult.mutableMethod.implementation!!.let {
+            it.addInstruction(
+                themeSetterResult.patternScanResult!!.startIndex,
+                setThemeInstruction
+            )
+
+            it.addInstruction(
+                it.instructions.size - 1, // add before return
+                setThemeInstruction
+            )
+        }
+
+        // add the setTheme call to the onCreate method to not affect the offsets.
         onCreate.addInstructions(
             1,
             """
@@ -46,11 +68,18 @@ class SettingsPatch : BytecodePatch(
             """
         )
 
-        // Add the initializeSettings call to the onCreate method.
+        // add the initializeSettings call to the onCreate method.
         onCreate.addInstruction(
             0,
             "invoke-static { p0 }, ${settingsClass.type}->$setThemeMethodName(${licenseActivityClass.type})V"
         )
+
         return PatchResultSuccess()
     }
+
+    internal companion object {
+        val appearanceStringId = ResourceIdMappingProviderResourcePatch.resourceMappings.find {
+            it.type == "string" && it.name == "app_theme_appearance_dark"
+        }!!.id
+    }
 }
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