diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 0c06de127..4e71e0d45 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -5440,7 +5440,11 @@ void FurnaceGUI::parseKeybinds() {
 
 void FurnaceGUI::applyUISettings() {
   ImGuiStyle sty;
-  ImGui::StyleColorsDark(&sty);
+  if (settings.guiColorsBase) {
+    ImGui::StyleColorsLight(&sty);
+  } else {
+    ImGui::StyleColorsDark(&sty);
+  }
 
   if (settings.dpiScale>=0.5f) dpiScale=settings.dpiScale;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index e41d71450..dee44f59c 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     int statusDisplay;
     float dpiScale;
     int viewPrevPattern;
+    int guiColorsBase;
     unsigned int maxUndoSteps;
     String mainFontPath;
     String patFontPath;
@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       statusDisplay(0),
       dpiScale(0.0f),
       viewPrevPattern(1),
+      guiColorsBase(0),
       maxUndoSteps(100),
       mainFontPath(""),
       patFontPath(""),
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index 136e95122..e40d47a13 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -425,6 +425,13 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
 
         if (ImGui::TreeNode("Color scheme")) {
           if (ImGui::TreeNode("General")) {
+            ImGui::Text("Color scheme type:");
+            if (ImGui::RadioButton("Dark##gcb0",settings.guiColorsBase==0)) {
+              settings.guiColorsBase=0;
+            }
+            if (ImGui::RadioButton("Light##gcb1",settings.guiColorsBase==1)) {
+              settings.guiColorsBase=1;
+            }
             UI_COLOR_CONFIG(GUI_COLOR_BACKGROUND,"Background");
             UI_COLOR_CONFIG(GUI_COLOR_FRAME_BACKGROUND,"Window background");
             UI_COLOR_CONFIG(GUI_COLOR_MODAL_BACKDROP,"Modal backdrop");
@@ -856,6 +863,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   settings.statusDisplay=e->getConfInt("statusDisplay",0);
   settings.dpiScale=e->getConfFloat("dpiScale",0.0f);
   settings.viewPrevPattern=e->getConfInt("viewPrevPattern",1);
+  settings.guiColorsBase=e->getConfInt("guiColorsBase",0);
 
   // keybinds
   LOAD_KEYBIND(GUI_ACTION_OPEN,FURKMOD_CMD|SDLK_o);
@@ -1051,6 +1059,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitSettings() {
   e->setConf("statusDisplay",settings.statusDisplay);
   e->setConf("dpiScale",settings.dpiScale);
   e->setConf("viewPrevPattern",settings.viewPrevPattern);
+  e->setConf("guiColorsBase",settings.guiColorsBase);
 
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_BACKGROUND);
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_FRAME_BACKGROUND);