diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/app.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/app.html.slime
index 042600b3..92deaf8f 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/app.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/layout/app.html.slime
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ html lang="en"
     = csrf_meta_tag()
     script type="text/javascript" src=Routes.static_path(@conn, "/js/app.js") async="async"
     = render PhilomenaWeb.LayoutView, "_opengraph.html", assigns
-  body data-theme="default"
+  body data-theme=theme_name(@current_user)
     = render PhilomenaWeb.LayoutView, "_burger.html", assigns
     #container class=container_class(@current_user)
       = render PhilomenaWeb.LayoutView, "_header.html", assigns
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ html lang="en"
       main#content class=layout_class(@conn)
         = render @view_module, @view_template, assigns
       = render PhilomenaWeb.LayoutView, "_footer.html", assigns
-      = clientside_data(@conn)
\ No newline at end of file
+      = clientside_data(@conn)
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex
index b3b334b7..f473f379 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.LayoutView do
   def stylesheet_path(conn, _user),
     do: Routes.static_path(conn, "/css/default.css")
 
+  def theme_name(%{theme: theme}), do: theme
+  def theme_name(_user), do: "default"
+
   def artist_tags(tags),
     do: Enum.filter(tags, & &1.namespace == "artist")