diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
index 53415c4d9c9a..76a5f32a2450 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
@@ -282,6 +282,12 @@ void App::OnGpuProcessCrashed(base::TerminationStatus exit_code) {
   Emit("gpu-process-crashed");
 }
 
+#if defined(OS_MACOSX)
+void App::OnDarkModeChanged() {
+  Emit("dark-mode-changed");
+}
+#endif
+
 base::FilePath App::GetPath(mate::Arguments* args, const std::string& name) {
   bool succeed = false;
   base::FilePath path;
@@ -370,7 +376,8 @@ mate::ObjectTemplateBuilder App::GetObjectTemplateBuilder(
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX)
       .SetMethod("hide", base::Bind(&Browser::Hide, browser))
       .SetMethod("show", base::Bind(&Browser::Show, browser))
-      .SetMethod("isDarkModeEnabled", base::Bind(&Browser::IsDarkModeEnabled, browser))
+      .SetMethod("isDarkModeEnabled",
+                 base::Bind(&Browser::IsDarkModeEnabled, browser))
 #endif
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
       .SetMethod("setUserTasks",
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.h
index c59b9154df11..54d3f9dc7433 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.h
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class App : public AtomBrowserClient::Delegate,
   // content::GpuDataManagerObserver:
   void OnGpuProcessCrashed(base::TerminationStatus exit_code) override;
 
+#if defined(OS_MACOSX)
+  void OnDarkModeChanged() override;
+#endif
+
   // mate::Wrappable:
   mate::ObjectTemplateBuilder GetObjectTemplateBuilder(
       v8::Isolate* isolate) override;
diff --git a/atom/browser/browser.cc b/atom/browser/browser.cc
index 7a2c22ea9d23..7fbe01633b0c 100644
--- a/atom/browser/browser.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/browser.cc
@@ -181,4 +181,8 @@ void Browser::OnWindowAllClosed() {
     FOR_EACH_OBSERVER(BrowserObserver, observers_, OnWindowAllClosed());
 }
 
+void Browser::DarkModeChanged() {
+  FOR_EACH_OBSERVER(BrowserObserver, observers_, OnDarkModeChanged());
+}
+
 }  // namespace atom
diff --git a/atom/browser/browser.h b/atom/browser/browser.h
index b2e1679b7fc1..04b7a7257875 100644
--- a/atom/browser/browser.h
+++ b/atom/browser/browser.h
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ class Browser : public WindowListObserver {
   // Request basic auth login.
   void RequestLogin(LoginHandler* login_handler);
 
+  void DarkModeChanged();
+
   void AddObserver(BrowserObserver* obs) {
     observers_.AddObserver(obs);
   }
diff --git a/atom/browser/browser_observer.h b/atom/browser/browser_observer.h
index f6d76bc13fb3..0577712becd0 100644
--- a/atom/browser/browser_observer.h
+++ b/atom/browser/browser_observer.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class BrowserObserver {
   // The browser requests HTTP login.
   virtual void OnLogin(LoginHandler* login_handler) {}
 
+  virtual void OnDarkModeChanged() {}
+
  protected:
   virtual ~BrowserObserver() {}
 };
diff --git a/atom/browser/mac/atom_application_delegate.mm b/atom/browser/mac/atom_application_delegate.mm
index 7662162ab618..0b9c60e7d261 100644
--- a/atom/browser/mac/atom_application_delegate.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/mac/atom_application_delegate.mm
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
   // Don't add the "Enter Full Screen" menu item automatically.
   [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setBool:NO forKey:@"NSFullScreenMenuItemEverywhere"];
 
+  // Add observer to monitor the system's Dark Mode theme.
+  [[NSDistributedNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(darkModeChanged:) name:@"AppleInterfaceThemeChangedNotification" object:nil];
+
   atom::Browser::Get()->WillFinishLaunching();
 }
 
@@ -59,4 +62,8 @@
   return flag;
 }
 
+- (void)darkModeChanged:(NSNotification *)notify {
+  atom::Browser::Get()->DarkModeChanged();
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/docs/api/app.md b/docs/api/app.md
index 3d0790a92946..3469c6b108d5 100644
--- a/docs/api/app.md
+++ b/docs/api/app.md
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ app.on('login', function(event, webContents, request, authInfo, callback) {
 
 Emitted when the gpu process crashes.
 
+### Event: 'dark-mode-changed' _OS X_
+
+Emitted when the system's Dark Mode theme is toggled.
+
 ## Methods
 
 The `app` object has the following methods: