diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences.cc
index 0c7cbe2fba8..f7baf715ed8 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences.cc
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ namespace api {
 
 SystemPreferences::SystemPreferences(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
   Init(isolate);
-  #if defined(OS_WIN)
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
   InitializeWindow();
-  #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 SystemPreferences::~SystemPreferences() {
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ bool SystemPreferences::IsDarkMode() {
 }
 #endif
 
+bool SystemPreferences::IsInvertedColorScheme() {
+  return color_utils::IsInvertedColorScheme();
+}
+
 // static
 mate::Handle<SystemPreferences> SystemPreferences::Create(
     v8::Isolate* isolate) {
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ void SystemPreferences::BuildPrototype(
                  &SystemPreferences::IsSwipeTrackingFromScrollEventsEnabled)
 #endif
       .SetMethod("isInvertedColorScheme",
-                 &color_utils::IsInvertedColorScheme)
+                 &SystemPreferences::IsInvertedColorScheme)
       .SetMethod("isDarkMode", &SystemPreferences::IsDarkMode);
 }
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences.h
index e257dc518a3..1d3dbb97791 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences.h
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include "base/values.h"
 #include "native_mate/handle.h"
 
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+#include "ui/gfx/sys_color_change_listener.h"
+#endif
+
 namespace base {
 class DictionaryValue;
 }
@@ -39,6 +43,8 @@ class SystemPreferences : public mate::EventEmitter<SystemPreferences> {
 
   void InitializeWindow();
 
+  void OnColorChanged();
+
 
 #elif defined(OS_MACOSX)
   using NotificationCallback = base::Callback<
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@ class SystemPreferences : public mate::EventEmitter<SystemPreferences> {
   bool IsSwipeTrackingFromScrollEventsEnabled();
 #endif
   bool IsDarkMode();
+  bool IsInvertedColorScheme();
 
  protected:
   explicit SystemPreferences(v8::Isolate* isolate);
@@ -93,6 +100,10 @@ class SystemPreferences : public mate::EventEmitter<SystemPreferences> {
   HWND window_;
 
   std::string current_color_;
+
+  bool invertered_color_scheme_ = false;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<gfx::ScopedSysColorChangeListener> color_change_listener_;
 #endif
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(SystemPreferences);
 };
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences_win.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences_win.cc
index 454c8ae24f7..8772219a315 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences_win.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_system_preferences_win.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@ const wchar_t kSystemPreferencesWindowClass[] =
 
 namespace api {
 
+class SystemPreferencesColorChangeListener :
+    public gfx::SysColorChangeListener {
+ public:
+  explicit SystemPreferencesColorChangeListener(SystemPreferences* prefs):
+        prefs_(prefs) {
+  }
+
+  void OnSysColorChange() {
+    prefs_->OnColorChanged();
+  }
+
+ private:
+  SystemPreferences* prefs_;
+};
+
 bool SystemPreferences::IsAeroGlassEnabled() {
   return ui::win::IsAeroGlassEnabled();
 }
@@ -59,6 +74,10 @@ void SystemPreferences::InitializeWindow() {
                          0, WS_POPUP, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, instance_, 0);
   gfx::CheckWindowCreated(window_);
   gfx::SetWindowUserData(window_, this);
+
+  color_change_listener_.reset(
+      new gfx::ScopedSysColorChangeListener(
+          new SystemPreferencesColorChangeListener(this)));
 }
 
 LRESULT CALLBACK SystemPreferences::WndProcStatic(HWND hwnd,
@@ -88,6 +107,14 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK SystemPreferences::WndProc(HWND hwnd,
   return ::DefWindowProc(hwnd, message, wparam, lparam);
 }
 
+void SystemPreferences::OnColorChanged() {
+  bool new_invertered_color_scheme = IsInvertedColorScheme();
+  if (new_invertered_color_scheme != invertered_color_scheme_) {
+    Emit("inverted-color-scheme-changed", new_invertered_color_scheme);
+    invertered_color_scheme_ = new_invertered_color_scheme;
+  }
+}
+
 }  // namespace api
 
 }  // namespace atom