diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_windows.yaml
index f891e264b..fa43a38cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_windows.yaml
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Qt
         uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v4
         with:
-          version: "6.7.3"
+          version: "6.8.0"
+          arch: win64_msvc2022_64
           archives: qtbase qtsvg qttools
           cache: true
 
diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 9db94e77e..69c9ae1a2 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ add_library(qbt_gui STATIC
     autoexpandabledialog.h
     banlistoptionsdialog.h
     color.h
+    colorscheme.h
     cookiesdialog.h
     cookiesmodel.h
     deletionconfirmationdialog.h
diff --git a/src/gui/colorscheme.h b/src/gui/colorscheme.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62dcb0d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/colorscheme.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
+ * Copyright (C) 2024  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give permission to
+ * link this program with the OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with
+ * modified versions of it that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library),
+ * and distribute the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public
+ * License in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL".  If you
+ * modify file(s), you may extend this exception to your version of the file(s),
+ * but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+ * exception statement from your version.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QMetaEnum>
+
+inline namespace ColorSchemeNS
+{
+    Q_NAMESPACE
+
+    enum class ColorScheme
+    {
+        System ,
+        Light,
+        Dark
+    };
+
+    Q_ENUM_NS(ColorScheme)
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
index 7c2e7cf12..ffebfff33 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadBehaviorTabOptions()
     setLocale(pref->getLocale());
 
     initializeStyleCombo();
+    initializeColorSchemeOptions();
 
     m_ui->checkUseCustomTheme->setChecked(Preferences::instance()->useCustomUITheme());
     m_ui->customThemeFilePath->setSelectedPath(Preferences::instance()->customUIThemePath());
@@ -359,6 +360,10 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadBehaviorTabOptions()
     connect(m_ui->comboStyle, qComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+    connect(m_ui->comboColorScheme, qComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
+#endif
+
 #if (defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS))
     connect(m_ui->checkUseSystemIcon, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
 #endif
@@ -459,6 +464,10 @@ void OptionsDialog::saveBehaviorTabOptions() const
     pref->setStyle(m_ui->comboStyle->currentText());
 #endif
 
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+    UIThemeManager::instance()->setColorScheme(m_ui->comboColorScheme->currentData().value<ColorScheme>());
+#endif
+
 #if (defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS))
     pref->useSystemIcons(m_ui->checkUseSystemIcon->isChecked());
 #endif
@@ -1704,6 +1713,22 @@ void OptionsDialog::initializeStyleCombo()
 #endif
 }
 
+void OptionsDialog::initializeColorSchemeOptions()
+{
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+    m_ui->comboColorScheme->addItem(tr("Dark", "Dark color scheme"), QVariant::fromValue(ColorScheme::Dark));
+    m_ui->comboColorScheme->addItem(tr("Light", "Light color scheme"), QVariant::fromValue(ColorScheme::Light));
+    m_ui->comboColorScheme->addItem(tr("System", "System color scheme"), QVariant::fromValue(ColorScheme::System));
+    m_ui->comboColorScheme->setCurrentIndex(m_ui->comboColorScheme->findData(QVariant::fromValue(UIThemeManager::instance()->colorScheme())));
+#else
+    m_ui->labelColorScheme->hide();
+    m_ui->comboColorScheme->hide();
+    m_ui->UISettingsBoxLayout->removeWidget(m_ui->labelColorScheme);
+    m_ui->UISettingsBoxLayout->removeWidget(m_ui->comboColorScheme);
+    m_ui->UISettingsBoxLayout->removeItem(m_ui->spacerColorScheme);
+#endif
+}
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 bool OptionsDialog::WinStartup() const
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.h b/src/gui/optionsdialog.h
index b5a6c51fc..534ca4078 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.h
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ private:
     // General options
     void initializeLanguageCombo();
     void initializeStyleCombo();
+    void initializeColorSchemeOptions();
     QString getLocale() const;
     bool isSplashScreenDisabled() const;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
index f102622df..95429236c 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
@@ -191,7 +191,30 @@
                  </property>
                 </spacer>
                </item>
-               <item row="3" column="0" colspan="3">
+               <item row="3" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="labelColorScheme">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Color scheme:</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="3" column="1">
+                <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboColorScheme"/>
+               </item>
+               <item row="3" column="2">
+                <spacer name="spacerColorScheme">
+                 <property name="orientation">
+                  <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                  <size>
+                   <width>40</width>
+                   <height>20</height>
+                  </size>
+                 </property>
+                </spacer>
+               </item>
+               <item row="4" column="0" colspan="3">
                 <widget class="QGroupBox" name="checkUseCustomTheme">
                  <property name="title">
                   <string>Use custom UI Theme</string>
@@ -213,14 +236,14 @@
                  </layout>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
+               <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
                 <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkUseSystemIcon">
                  <property name="text">
                   <string>Use icons from system theme</string>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
+               <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
                 <widget class="QPushButton" name="buttonCustomizeUITheme">
                  <property name="text">
                   <string>Customize UI Theme...</string>
@@ -3945,6 +3968,8 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.</string>
   <tabstop>tabOption</tabstop>
   <tabstop>tabSelection</tabstop>
   <tabstop>comboLanguage</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>comboStyle</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>comboColorScheme</tabstop>
   <tabstop>checkUseCustomTheme</tabstop>
   <tabstop>customThemeFilePath</tabstop>
   <tabstop>checkUseSystemIcon</tabstop>
diff --git a/src/gui/uithememanager.cpp b/src/gui/uithememanager.cpp
index 5157dcd9e..12b4ac68a 100644
--- a/src/gui/uithememanager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/uithememanager.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ void UIThemeManager::initInstance()
 
 UIThemeManager::UIThemeManager()
     : m_useCustomTheme {Preferences::instance()->useCustomUITheme()}
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+    , m_colorSchemeSetting {u"Appearance/ColorScheme"_s}
+#endif
 #if (defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS))
     , m_useSystemIcons {Preferences::instance()->useSystemIcons()}
 #endif
@@ -90,6 +93,10 @@ UIThemeManager::UIThemeManager()
         LogMsg(tr("Set app style failed. Unknown style: \"%1\"").arg(styleName), Log::WARNING);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+    applyColorScheme();
+#endif
+
     // NOTE: Qt::QueuedConnection can be omitted as soon as support for Qt 6.5 is dropped
     connect(QApplication::styleHints(), &QStyleHints::colorSchemeChanged, this, &UIThemeManager::onColorSchemeChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
@@ -125,6 +132,38 @@ UIThemeManager *UIThemeManager::instance()
     return m_instance;
 }
 
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+ColorScheme UIThemeManager::colorScheme() const
+{
+    return m_colorSchemeSetting.get(ColorScheme::System);
+}
+
+void UIThemeManager::setColorScheme(const ColorScheme value)
+{
+    if (value == colorScheme())
+        return;
+
+    m_colorSchemeSetting = value;
+}
+
+void UIThemeManager::applyColorScheme() const
+{
+    switch (colorScheme())
+    {
+    case ColorScheme::System:
+    default:
+        qApp->styleHints()->unsetColorScheme();
+        break;
+    case ColorScheme::Light:
+        qApp->styleHints()->setColorScheme(Qt::ColorScheme::Light);
+        break;
+    case ColorScheme::Dark:
+        qApp->styleHints()->setColorScheme(Qt::ColorScheme::Dark);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 void UIThemeManager::applyStyleSheet() const
 {
     qApp->setStyleSheet(QString::fromUtf8(m_themeSource->readStyleSheet()));
diff --git a/src/gui/uithememanager.h b/src/gui/uithememanager.h
index 8c82424a4..3a2f9ad95 100644
--- a/src/gui/uithememanager.h
+++ b/src/gui/uithememanager.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QtSystemDetection>
+#include <QtVersionChecks>
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QIcon>
@@ -40,6 +41,15 @@
 
 #include "uithemesource.h"
 
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 8, 0)) && defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+#define QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+#endif
+
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+#include "base/settingvalue.h"
+#include "colorscheme.h"
+#endif
+
 class UIThemeManager final : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -50,6 +60,11 @@ public:
     static void freeInstance();
     static UIThemeManager *instance();
 
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+    ColorScheme colorScheme() const;
+    void setColorScheme(ColorScheme value);
+#endif
+
     QIcon getIcon(const QString &iconId, const QString &fallback = {}) const;
     QIcon getFlagIcon(const QString &countryIsoCode) const;
     QPixmap getScaledPixmap(const QString &iconId, int height) const;
@@ -66,8 +81,15 @@ private:
     void applyStyleSheet() const;
     void onColorSchemeChanged();
 
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+    void applyColorScheme() const;
+#endif
+
     static UIThemeManager *m_instance;
     const bool m_useCustomTheme;
+#ifdef QBT_HAS_COLORSCHEME_OPTION
+    SettingValue<ColorScheme> m_colorSchemeSetting;
+#endif
 #if (defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS))
     const bool m_useSystemIcons;
 #endif