diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 318977f2..b30d036c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ if (response.ok) {
 
 #### Fixed
 - Fixed delayed rotation feedback where images appeared unchanged until a full page refresh.
+- Fixed light/dark theme switching so the page and browser UI transition more consistently.
 
 ### Maintainers
 
diff --git a/assets/css/app.css b/assets/css/app.css
index aa6f8047..6dc8d4af 100644
--- a/assets/css/app.css
+++ b/assets/css/app.css
@@ -11,6 +11,57 @@
     navigation: auto;
 }
 
+::view-transition-old(root),
+::view-transition-new(root) {
+    animation: none;
+    mix-blend-mode: normal;
+}
+
+::view-transition-old(root) {
+    z-index: 1;
+}
+
+::view-transition-new(root) {
+    z-index: 2;
+}
+
+html.theme-transition-active.theme-transition-to-light::view-transition-new(root) {
+    clip-path: circle(0px at 100% 0%);
+    animation: theme-root-reveal 820ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) forwards;
+}
+
+html.theme-transition-active.theme-transition-to-dark::view-transition-old(root) {
+    z-index: 2;
+    clip-path: circle(var(--theme-transition-radius, 160vmax) at 100% 0%);
+    animation: theme-root-conceal 820ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) forwards;
+}
+
+html.theme-transition-active.theme-transition-to-dark::view-transition-new(root) {
+    z-index: 1;
+    animation: none;
+    clip-path: none;
+}
+
+@keyframes theme-root-reveal {
+    from {
+        clip-path: circle(0px at 100% 0%);
+    }
+
+    to {
+        clip-path: circle(var(--theme-transition-radius, 160vmax) at 100% 0%);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes theme-root-conceal {
+    from {
+        clip-path: circle(var(--theme-transition-radius, 160vmax) at 100% 0%);
+    }
+
+    to {
+        clip-path: circle(0px at 100% 0%);
+    }
+}
+
 /* A Tailwind plugin that makes "hero-#{ICON}" classes available.
    The heroicons installation itself is managed by your mix.exs */
 @plugin "../vendor/heroicons";
diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index acb8dc7b..07ffac07 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
       applyImageFallback(img)
     }
   })
+
+  syncThemeColorMeta()
 })
 
 // Handle form reset events from LiveView
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ function copyToClipboardFallback(text) {
 
 window.updateAppearancePreference = async (isDark) => {
   const appearance = isDark ? "dark" : "light"
-  document.documentElement.setAttribute("data-theme", appearance)
+  applyAppearanceWithTransition(appearance)
 
   try {
     await fetch("/profile/appearance", {
@@ -162,6 +164,48 @@ window.updateAppearancePreference = async (isDark) => {
   }
 }
 
+const applyAppearanceWithTransition = (appearance) => {
+  const root = document.documentElement
+  if (root.getAttribute("data-theme") === appearance) return
+
+  updateThemeColorMeta(appearance)
+  root.classList.add("theme-transition-active")
+  root.classList.add(`theme-transition-to-${appearance}`)
+  const radius = Math.ceil(Math.hypot(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight))
+  root.style.setProperty("--theme-transition-radius", `${radius}px`)
+
+  const transition = document.startViewTransition(() => {
+    root.setAttribute("data-theme", appearance)
+  })
+
+  transition.finished.finally(() => {
+    root.classList.remove("theme-transition-active")
+    root.classList.remove("theme-transition-to-light", "theme-transition-to-dark")
+    root.style.removeProperty("--theme-transition-radius")
+  })
+}
+
+const syncThemeColorMeta = () => {
+  const appearance = document.documentElement.getAttribute("data-theme")
+  if (appearance) updateThemeColorMeta(appearance)
+}
+
+const updateThemeColorMeta = (appearance) => {
+  let meta = document.querySelector("meta[name='theme-color']")
+  if (!meta) {
+    meta = document.createElement("meta")
+    meta.setAttribute("name", "theme-color")
+    document.head.appendChild(meta)
+  }
+
+  const themeColor = appearance === "dark" ? "#282A36" : "#f8f8f8"
+  meta.removeAttribute("media")
+  meta.setAttribute("content", themeColor)
+  document.querySelectorAll("meta[name='theme-color']").forEach((item) => {
+    if (item !== meta) item.remove()
+  })
+}
+
 // Smooth full-page navigation to reduce perceived flicker
 const shouldHandleFullPageNav = (event, link) => {
   if (!link) return false
diff --git a/lib/vmemo_web/components/layouts.ex b/lib/vmemo_web/components/layouts.ex
index 04ff8e6b..d7c2f259 100644
--- a/lib/vmemo_web/components/layouts.ex
+++ b/lib/vmemo_web/components/layouts.ex
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ defmodule VmemoWeb.Layouts do
   use VmemoWeb, :html
   use Gettext, backend: VmemoWeb.Gettext
 
+  @theme_color_light "#f8f8f8"
+  @theme_color_dark "#282A36"
+
   def html_lang(assigns) do
     case profile_language(assigns) do
       "zh" -> "zh-CN"
@@ -27,6 +30,16 @@ defmodule VmemoWeb.Layouts do
     end
   end
 
+  def theme_color_value(assigns) do
+    case theme_data_value(assigns) do
+      "dark" -> theme_color_dark()
+      _ -> theme_color_light()
+    end
+  end
+
+  def theme_color_light, do: @theme_color_light
+  def theme_color_dark, do: @theme_color_dark
+
   attr :logo_href, :string, default: "/"
   attr :cta_href, :string, default: "/login"
   attr :cta_label, :string, default: nil
diff --git a/lib/vmemo_web/components/layouts/root.html.heex b/lib/vmemo_web/components/layouts/root.html.heex
index 6d4abfe2..38af500a 100644
--- a/lib/vmemo_web/components/layouts/root.html.heex
+++ b/lib/vmemo_web/components/layouts/root.html.heex
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
     <meta name="csrf-token" content={get_csrf_token()} />
+    <meta
+      :if={VmemoWeb.Layouts.theme_data_value(assigns)}
+      name="theme-color"
+      content={VmemoWeb.Layouts.theme_color_value(assigns)}
+    />
+    <meta
+      :if={!VmemoWeb.Layouts.theme_data_value(assigns)}
+      name="theme-color"
+      media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)"
+      content={VmemoWeb.Layouts.theme_color_light()}
+    />
+    <meta
+      :if={!VmemoWeb.Layouts.theme_data_value(assigns)}
+      name="theme-color"
+      media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"
+      content={VmemoWeb.Layouts.theme_color_dark()}
+    />
     <.live_title suffix=" | Visual Memory that you have seen">
       {assigns[:page_title] || "Vmemo"}
     </.live_title>