diff --git a/src/panels/profile/ha-pick-theme-row.ts b/src/panels/profile/ha-pick-theme-row.ts
index bb2ac4a86d..5ae1ecc679 100644
--- a/src/panels/profile/ha-pick-theme-row.ts
+++ b/src/panels/profile/ha-pick-theme-row.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ export class HaPickThemeRow extends LitElement {
     const hasThemes =
       this.hass.themes.themes && Object.keys(this.hass.themes.themes).length;
     const curTheme =
-      this.hass.selectedTheme?.theme || this.hass.themes.default_theme;
+      this.hass.selectedTheme?.theme || this.hass.themes.darkMode
+        ? this.hass.themes.default_dark_theme || this.hass.themes.default_theme
+        : this.hass.themes.default_theme;
 
     const themeSettings = this.hass.selectedTheme;