diff --git a/shell/browser/atom_browser_client.cc b/shell/browser/atom_browser_client.cc
index 11dea7624dfa..bf0f60491da8 100644
--- a/shell/browser/atom_browser_client.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/atom_browser_client.cc
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 #include "shell/common/platform_util.h"
 #include "ui/base/l10n/l10n_util.h"
 #include "ui/base/resource/resource_bundle.h"
+#include "ui/native_theme/native_theme.h"
 #include "v8/include/v8.h"
 
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
@@ -408,6 +409,11 @@ void AtomBrowserClient::OverrideWebkitPrefs(content::RenderViewHost* host,
   prefs->default_maximum_page_scale_factor = 1.f;
   prefs->navigate_on_drag_drop = false;
 
+  ui::NativeTheme* native_theme = ui::NativeTheme::GetInstanceForNativeUi();
+  prefs->preferred_color_scheme = native_theme->SystemDarkModeEnabled()
+                                      ? blink::PreferredColorScheme::kDark
+                                      : blink::PreferredColorScheme::kLight;
+
   SetFontDefaults(prefs);
 
   // Custom preferences of guest page.