diff --git a/src/common/Configuration.cpp b/src/common/Configuration.cpp
index 66138903..136ecf76 100644
--- a/src/common/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Configuration.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ const QHash<QString, ColorFlags> Configuration::relevantThemes = {
     { "tango", LightFlag },
     { "white", LightFlag }
 };
+static const QString DEFAULT_LIGHT_COLOR_THEME = "cutter";
+static const QString DEFAULT_DARK_COLOR_THEME = "ayu";
+
 
 const QHash<QString, QHash<ColorFlags, QColor>> Configuration::cutterOptionColors = {
     { "gui.cflow",                 { { DarkFlag,  QColor(0xff, 0xff, 0xff) },
@@ -440,6 +443,8 @@ void Configuration::setInterfaceTheme(int theme)
         setColor(it.key(), it.value()[interfaceTheme.flag]);
     }
 
+    adjustColorThemeDarkness();
+
     emit interfaceThemeChanged();
     emit colorsUpdated();
 #ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_KSYNTAXHIGHLIGHTING
@@ -543,6 +548,26 @@ void Configuration::setColorTheme(const QString &theme)
     emit colorsUpdated();
 }
 
+void Configuration::adjustColorThemeDarkness()
+{
+    bool windowIsDark = windowColorIsDark();
+    int windowDarkness = windowIsDark ? DarkFlag : LightFlag;
+    int currentColorThemeDarkness = colorThemeDarkness(getColorTheme());
+
+    if ((currentColorThemeDarkness & windowDarkness) == 0) {
+        setColorTheme(windowIsDark ? DEFAULT_DARK_COLOR_THEME : DEFAULT_LIGHT_COLOR_THEME);
+    }
+}
+
+int Configuration::colorThemeDarkness(const QString &colorTheme) const
+{
+    auto flags = relevantThemes.find(colorTheme);
+    if (flags != relevantThemes.end()) {
+        return static_cast<int>(*flags);
+    }
+    return DarkFlag | LightFlag;
+}
+
 void Configuration::resetToDefaultAsmOptions()
 {
     for (auto it = asmOptions.cbegin(); it != asmOptions.cend(); it++) {
diff --git a/src/common/Configuration.h b/src/common/Configuration.h
index 1bfae6c5..36407626 100644
--- a/src/common/Configuration.h
+++ b/src/common/Configuration.h
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ public:
 
     QString getColorTheme() const     { return s.value("theme", "cutter").toString(); }
     void setColorTheme(const QString &theme);
+    /**
+     * @brief Change current color theme if it doesnt't much native theme's darkness.
+     */
+    void adjustColorThemeDarkness();
+    int colorThemeDarkness(const QString &colorTheme) const;
 
     void setColor(const QString &name, const QColor &color);
     const QColor getColor(const QString &name) const;
diff --git a/src/core/MainWindow.cpp b/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
index 9c015145..b08ee72c 100644
--- a/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ void MainWindow::finalizeOpen()
     // Add fortune message
     core->message("\n" + core->cmdRaw("fo"));
     showMaximized();
-
+    Config()->adjustColorThemeDarkness();
 
     QSettings s;
     QStringList unsync = s.value("unsync").toStringList();
diff --git a/src/dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp b/src/dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp
index 4d25ab56..ed92cac2 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ WelcomeDialog::WelcomeDialog(QWidget *parent) :
             this,
             &WelcomeDialog::onLanguageComboBox_currentIndexChanged);
 
+    Config()->adjustColorThemeDarkness();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -55,11 +56,6 @@ void WelcomeDialog::on_themeComboBox_currentIndexChanged(int index)
 {
     Config()->setInterfaceTheme(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());
 }