diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/seil0/projectlaogai/fragments/SettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/seil0/projectlaogai/fragments/SettingsFragment.kt
index 73c9dd1..fe6b216 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/seil0/projectlaogai/fragments/SettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/seil0/projectlaogai/fragments/SettingsFragment.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package org.mosad.seil0.projectlaogai.fragments
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.renderscript.Sampler
 import android.util.TypedValue
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
@@ -143,12 +144,27 @@ class SettingsFragment : Fragment() {
         }
 
         linLayoutLicence.setOnClickListener {
+            // do the theme magic, as the lib's theme support is broken
+            val outValue = TypedValue()
+            context!!.theme.resolveAttribute(R.attr.themeName, outValue, true)
+
+            val dialogCss = when (outValue.string) {
+                "light" -> R.string.license_dialog_style_light
+                else -> R.string.license_dialog_style_dark
+            }
+
+            val themeId = when (outValue.string) {
+                "light" -> R.style.AppTheme_Light
+                else -> R.style.LicensesDialogTheme_Dark
+            }
+
             // open a new license dialog
             LicensesDialog.Builder(context!!)
                 .setNotices(R.raw.notices)
                 .setTitle(R.string.licenses)
                 .setIncludeOwnLicense(true)
-                .setThemeResourceId(R.style.AppTheme_Light)
+                .setThemeResourceId(themeId)
+                .setNoticesCssStyle(dialogCss)
                 .build()
                 .show()
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layouts/activities/values/css_styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/layouts/activities/values/css_styles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..787897e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layouts/activities/values/css_styles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+     <string name="license_dialog_style_light" translatable="false">
+        body {
+            background-color: #ffffff;
+            color: #000000;
+            font-family: sans-serif;
+            overflow-wrap: break-word;
+        }
+        pre {
+            background-color: #eeeeee;
+            padding: 1em;
+            white-space: pre-wrap;
+        }
+    </string>
+
+    <string name="license_dialog_style_dark" translatable="false">
+        body {
+            background-color: #303030;
+            color: #ffffff;
+            font-family: sans-serif;
+            overflow-wrap: break-word;
+        }
+        pre {
+            background-color: #424242;
+            padding: 1em;
+            white-space: pre-wrap;
+        }
+        li a {
+            color: #21a3df;
+        }
+    </string>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 64c1066..8981642 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -58,4 +58,8 @@
         <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/background_splash</item>
     </style>
 
+    <style name="LicensesDialogTheme.Dark" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Dialog">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/themeSecondaryDark</item>
+    </style>
+
 </resources>