diff --git a/data/Application.css b/data/app.css
similarity index 75%
rename from data/Application.css
rename to data/app.css
index 87ab074..0b9909c 100644
--- a/data/Application.css
+++ b/data/app.css
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-@define-color colorAccent #9aa7c8;
-@define-color colorPrimary #9aa7c8;
-
 .mode .button{
     border-radius:0px;
     border-top:none;
@@ -24,12 +21,8 @@
     background-position: 50%;
     opacity: 0.15;
 }
-.header-counters{
-    background:rgba(255,255,255,.4);
-}
 
 .attachment{
-    background: #fff;
     border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
diff --git a/data/com.github.bleakgrey.tootle.gresource.xml b/data/com.github.bleakgrey.tootle.gresource.xml
index 11eb9e2..71d04bb 100644
--- a/data/com.github.bleakgrey.tootle.gresource.xml
+++ b/data/com.github.bleakgrey.tootle.gresource.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <gresources>
   <gresource prefix="/com/github/bleakgrey/tootle/">
-    <file alias="Application.css">Application.css</file>
+    <file alias="app.css">app.css</file>
+    <file alias="light.css">light.css</file>
+    <file alias="dark.css">dark.css</file>
     <file alias="logo128">logo128.png</file>
     <file alias="empty_state">empty_state.png</file>
   </gresource>
diff --git a/data/com.github.bleakgrey.tootle.gschema.xml b/data/com.github.bleakgrey.tootle.gschema.xml
index d843e0f..830f202 100644
--- a/data/com.github.bleakgrey.tootle.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/com.github.bleakgrey.tootle.gschema.xml
@@ -46,5 +46,10 @@
 			<summary>Update timelines in real-time</summary>
 			<description></description>
 		</key>
+		<key name="dark-theme" type="b">
+			<default>false</default>
+			<summary>Sets application theme to dark</summary>
+			<description></description>
+		</key>
 	</schema>
 </schemalist>
diff --git a/data/dark.css b/data/dark.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d77782d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/dark.css
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+@define-color colorAccent #9aa7c8;
+@define-color colorPrimary #333542;
+
+.header-counters{
+    background: rgba(0,0,0,.4);
+}
+
+.attachment{
+    background: rgba (255,255,255,.3);
+}
+
+.card{
+    background: rgba (255,255,255,.15);
+}
diff --git a/data/light.css b/data/light.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65d4409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/light.css
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+@define-color colorAccent #9aa7c8;
+@define-color colorPrimary #9aa7c8;
+
+.header-counters{
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,.4);
+}
+
+.attachment{
+    background: rgba (255,255,255,.8);
+}
+
+.card{
+    background: #fff;
+}
diff --git a/src/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.vala b/src/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.vala
index 27cdb7f..48f9cc7 100644
--- a/src/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.vala
+++ b/src/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.vala
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ public class Tootle.SettingsDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
         int i = 0;
         grid = new Gtk.Grid ();
         
+        grid.attach (new Granite.HeaderLabel (_("Appearance")), 0, i++, 2, 1);
+        grid.attach (new SettingsLabel (_("Dark theme:")), 0, i);
+        grid.attach (new SettingsSwitch ("dark-theme"), 1, i++);
+        
         grid.attach (new Granite.HeaderLabel (_("Timelines")), 0, i++, 2, 1);
         grid.attach (new SettingsLabel (_("Real-time updates:")), 0, i);
         grid.attach (new SettingsSwitch ("live-updates"), 1, i++);
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
index cde26cd..e4fd4cc 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
+++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ public class Tootle.MainWindow: Gtk.Window {
         settings = Tootle.settings;
     
         var provider = new Gtk.CssProvider ();
-        provider.load_from_resource ("/com/github/bleakgrey/tootle/Application.css");
+        provider.load_from_resource ("/com/github/bleakgrey/tootle/app.css");
         StyleContext.add_provider_for_screen (Gdk.Screen.get_default (), provider, Gtk.STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_APPLICATION);
+        
+        settings.changed.connect (update_theme);
+        update_theme ();
 
         toast = new Granite.Widgets.Toast ("");
         overlay = new Gtk.Overlay ();
@@ -120,9 +123,18 @@ public class Tootle.MainWindow: Gtk.Window {
             if (!Tootle.settings.always_online)
                 Tootle.app.remove_window (Tootle.window_dummy);
             Tootle.window = null;
-            this.dispose ();
         });
         return false;
     }
+    
+    private void update_theme () {
+        var provider = new Gtk.CssProvider ();
+        var is_dark = settings.dark_theme;
+        var theme = is_dark ? "dark" : "light";
+        provider.load_from_resource ("/com/github/bleakgrey/tootle/%s.css".printf (theme));
+        StyleContext.add_provider_for_screen (Gdk.Screen.get_default (), provider, Gtk.STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_APPLICATION);
+        
+        Gtk.Settings.get_default ().gtk_application_prefer_dark_theme = is_dark;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/SettingsManager.vala b/src/SettingsManager.vala
index cf14573..9930f55 100644
--- a/src/SettingsManager.vala
+++ b/src/SettingsManager.vala
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class Tootle.SettingsManager : Granite.Services.Settings {
     public bool cache { get; set; }
     public int cache_size { get; set; }
     public bool live_updates { get; set; }
+    public bool dark_theme { get; set; }
 
     public void clear_account (){
         access_token = "null";
diff --git a/src/Widgets/StatusWidget.vala b/src/Widgets/StatusWidget.vala
index 87c1c49..3623561 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/StatusWidget.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/StatusWidget.vala
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ public class Tootle.StatusWidget : Gtk.EventBox {
     public StatusWidget (ref Status status) {
         this.status = status;
         this.status.updated.connect (rebind);
-        get_style_context ().add_class ("status");
         
         if (this.status.reblog != null) {
             var image = new Gtk.Image.from_icon_name("go-up-symbolic", Gtk.IconSize.BUTTON);