diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 130871976..64977b242 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 0.99.4
 
-* added `PortAudio` output driver
-* added support for Haiku OS
+* added `dark mode` awareness to Windows build.
+* added `PortAudio` output driver.
+* added support for Haiku OS.
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/musikcore/version.h b/src/musikcore/version.h
index 6d599123f..9e60122fc 100644
--- a/src/musikcore/version.h
+++ b/src/musikcore/version.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define VERSION_MINOR 99
 #define VERSION_PATCH 4
-#define VERSION_COMMIT_HASH "#4c812339"
+#define VERSION_COMMIT_HASH "#0abdac4f"
 #define VERSION "0.99.4"
 
 namespace musik {
diff --git a/src/musikcube/cursespp/App.cpp b/src/musikcube/cursespp/App.cpp
index f83b22177..93363f0ac 100755
--- a/src/musikcube/cursespp/App.cpp
+++ b/src/musikcube/cursespp/App.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ void App::InitCurses() {
         PDC_set_default_menu_visibility(0);
         PDC_set_window_resized_callback(&pdcWinguiResizeCallback);
         PDC_set_title(this->appTitle.c_str());
+        win32::ConfigureThemeAwareness();
         win32::InterceptWndProc();
         win32::SetAppTitle(this->appTitle);
         if (this->iconId) {
diff --git a/src/musikcube/cursespp/Win32Util.cpp b/src/musikcube/cursespp/Win32Util.cpp
index d58181196..bf497e953 100644
--- a/src/musikcube/cursespp/Win32Util.cpp
+++ b/src/musikcube/cursespp/Win32Util.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 
+using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement;
+
 #define WM_TRAYICON (WM_USER + 2000)
 #define WM_SHOW_OTHER_INSTANCE (WM_USER + 2001)
 
@@ -175,6 +177,12 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK wndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lpara
         resetMutex();
     }
 
+    if (msg == WM_SETTINGCHANGE) {
+        if (lparam && !lstrcmp(LPCTSTR(lparam), L"ImmersiveColorSet")) {
+            cursespp::win32::ConfigureThemeAwareness();
+        }
+    }
+
     return DefSubclassProc(hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam);
 }
 
@@ -273,6 +281,27 @@ namespace cursespp {
             }
         }
 
+        void ConfigureThemeAwareness() {
+            typedef HRESULT(__stdcall* DwmSetWindowAttributeProc)(HWND, DWORD, LPCVOID, DWORD);
+            static const DWORD DWMWA_USE_IMMERSIVE_DARK_MODE = 20;
+
+            HMODULE dwmapiDll = LoadLibrary(L"dwmapi.dll");
+            if (dwmapiDll) {
+                DwmSetWindowAttributeProc dwmSetWindowAttribute =
+                    (DwmSetWindowAttributeProc) GetProcAddress(dwmapiDll, "DwmSetWindowAttribute");
+
+                if (dwmSetWindowAttribute) {
+                    const auto settings = UISettings();
+                    const auto foreground = settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Foreground);
+                    BOOL isDarkMode = (((5 * foreground.G) + (2 * foreground.R) + foreground.B) > (8 * 128));
+                    HWND mainHwnd = GetMainWindow();
+                    dwmSetWindowAttribute(mainHwnd, DWMWA_USE_IMMERSIVE_DARK_MODE, &isDarkMode, sizeof(isDarkMode));
+                }
+
+                FreeLibrary(dwmapiDll);
+            }
+        }
+
         int RegisterFont(const std::string& filename) {
             return AddFontResourceEx(u8to16(filename).c_str(), FR_PRIVATE, 0);
         }
diff --git a/src/musikcube/cursespp/cursespp/Win32Util.h b/src/musikcube/cursespp/cursespp/Win32Util.h
index 77c0f4dbc..b93b156a7 100644
--- a/src/musikcube/cursespp/cursespp/Win32Util.h
+++ b/src/musikcube/cursespp/cursespp/Win32Util.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace cursespp {
         bool AlreadyRunning();
         void ShowOtherInstance(const std::string& title);
         void ConfigureDpiAwareness();
+        void ConfigureThemeAwareness();
         int RegisterFont(const std::string& filename);
         int UnregisterFont(const std::string& filename);
     }
diff --git a/src/musikcube/musikcube.vcxproj b/src/musikcube/musikcube.vcxproj
index 70071bd72..2f8edfc15 100755
--- a/src/musikcube/musikcube.vcxproj
+++ b/src/musikcube/musikcube.vcxproj
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>false</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>false</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>false</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>false</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>false</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>false</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>true</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>true</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1.lib;libcrypto-1_1.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>true</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       </EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>false</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       </EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>false</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ xcopy "$(SolutionDir)src\3rdparty\bin\win\font\*.ttf" "$(TargetDir)fonts\" /Y /e
       </EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <ImportLibrary>
       </ImportLibrary>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Dwmapi.lib;pdh.lib;psapi.lib;Ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;Comctl32.lib;Winmm.lib;libcurl.lib;libssl-1_1-x64.lib;libcrypto-1_1-x64.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>false</ImageHasSafeExceptionHandlers>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
diff --git a/src/musikcube/stdafx.h b/src/musikcube/stdafx.h
index 96cd0769d..e1b9d9071 100644
--- a/src/musikcube/stdafx.h
+++ b/src/musikcube/stdafx.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ asio's streambuf. include it up front so work around this */
 #include <sigslot/sigslot.h>
 #pragma warning(pop)
 
+#include <winrt/Windows.UI.ViewManagement.h>
+
 #include <musikcore/config.h>
 #include <musikcore/i18n/Locale.h>
 #include <musikcore/audio/Buffer.h>