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diff --git a/dist/qt_themes/default/icons_light/48x48/sd_card.png b/dist/qt_themes/default/icons_light/48x48/sd_card.png
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diff --git a/dist/qt_themes/default/icons_light/48x48/star.png b/dist/qt_themes/default/icons_light/48x48/star.png
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diff --git a/dist/qt_themes/default/icons_light/index.theme b/dist/qt_themes/default/icons_light/index.theme
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1edbe6408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/qt_themes/default/icons_light/index.theme
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Icon Theme]
+Name=default
+Comment=default theme
+Directories=16x16,48x48,256x256
+ 
+[16x16]
+Size=16
+
+[48x48]
+Size=48
+ 
+[256x256]
+Size=256
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/qt_themes/default/theme_default.qrc b/dist/qt_themes/default/theme_default.qrc
index 9c8e8f13e..4fa70ee8e 100644
--- a/dist/qt_themes/default/theme_default.qrc
+++ b/dist/qt_themes/default/theme_default.qrc
@@ -17,7 +17,28 @@
         <file alias="48x48/star.png">icons/48x48/star.png</file>
         <file alias="256x256/plus_folder.png">icons/256x256/plus_folder.png</file>
     </qresource>
+    <qresource prefix="icons/default_with_light_icons">
+        <file alias="index.theme">icons_light/index.theme</file>
+        <file alias="16x16/checked.png">icons_light/16x16/checked.png</file>
+        <file alias="16x16/failed.png">icons_light/16x16/failed.png</file>
+        <file alias="16x16/connected.png">icons_light/16x16/connected.png</file>
+        <file alias="16x16/disconnected.png">icons_light/16x16/disconnected.png</file>
+        <file alias="16x16/connected_notification.png">icons_light/16x16/connected_notification.png</file>
+        <file alias="16x16/lock.png">icons_light/16x16/lock.png</file>
+        <file alias="48x48/bad_folder.png">icons_light/48x48/bad_folder.png</file>
+        <file alias="48x48/chip.png">icons_light/48x48/chip.png</file>
+        <file alias="48x48/folder.png">icons_light/48x48/folder.png</file>
+        <file alias="48x48/no_avatar.png">icons_light/48x48/no_avatar.png</file>
+        <file alias="48x48/plus.png">icons_light/48x48/plus.png</file>
+        <file alias="48x48/sd_card.png">icons_light/48x48/sd_card.png</file>
+        <file alias="256x256/citra.png">icons_light/256x256/citra.png</file>
+        <file alias="48x48/star.png">icons_light/48x48/star.png</file>
+        <file alias="256x256/plus_folder.png">icons_light/256x256/plus_folder.png</file>
+    </qresource>
     <qresource prefix="default">
         <file>style.qss</file>
     </qresource>
+    <qresource prefix="default_with_light_icons">
+        <file>style.qss</file>
+    </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
index 3f2b06e76..731a65f6e 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
@@ -3488,9 +3488,20 @@ void GMainWindow::filterBarSetChecked(bool state) {
     emit(OnToggleFilterBar());
 }
 
+inline bool isDarkMode() {
+    const auto scheme = QGuiApplication::styleHints()->colorScheme();
+    return scheme == Qt::ColorScheme::Dark;
+}
+
 void GMainWindow::UpdateUITheme() {
     const QString icons_base_path = QStringLiteral(":/icons/");
-    const QString default_theme = QStringLiteral("default");
+    QString default_theme;
+    if (!isDarkMode()) {
+        default_theme = QStringLiteral("default");
+    } else {
+        default_theme = QStringLiteral("default_with_light_icons");
+    }
+
     const QString default_theme_path = icons_base_path + default_theme;
 
     const QString& current_theme = UISettings::values.theme;
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/uisettings.cpp b/src/citra_qt/uisettings.cpp
index 44ea165cd..b09c4e2cd 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/uisettings.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/uisettings.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 namespace UISettings {
 
 const Themes themes{{
-    {"Light", "default"},
-    {"Light Colorful", "colorful"},
+    {"System", "default"},
+    {"System With Colorful Icons", "colorful"},
     {"Dark", "qdarkstyle"},
     {"Dark Colorful", "colorful_dark"},
     {"Midnight Blue", "qdarkstyle_midnight_blue"},