diff --git a/src/common/Configuration.h b/src/common/Configuration.h
index 67d21383..86857fe7 100644
--- a/src/common/Configuration.h
+++ b/src/common/Configuration.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ private:
     void loadInitial();
 
     // Colors
-    bool windowColorIsDark();
     void loadBaseThemeNative();
     void loadBaseThemeDark();
     void loadNativeTheme();
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ public:
     void setFont(const QFont &font);
 
     // Colors
+    bool windowColorIsDark();
     void setLastThemeOf(const CutterQtTheme &currQtTheme, const QString& theme);
     QString getLastThemeOf(const CutterQtTheme &currQtTheme) const;
     const QColor getColor(const QString &name) const;
diff --git a/src/dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp b/src/dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp
index 33a4e7e5..dd3d88ad 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ void WelcomeDialog::on_themeComboBox_currentIndexChanged(int index)
 {
     Config()->setTheme(index);
 
+    // use "ayu" as the default color theme for dark interface
+    if (Config()->windowColorIsDark()) {
+        Config()->setColorTheme("ayu");
+    }
+
     // make sure that Cutter's logo changes its color according to the selected theme
     ui->logoSvgWidget->load(Config()->getLogoFile());
 }