diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 36bcf19f60025..c19da3b76b67c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ if features['win32-desktop']
                           cc.find_library('gdi32'),
                           cc.find_library('ole32'),
                           cc.find_library('uuid'),
+                          cc.find_library('uxtheme'),
                           cc.find_library('version'),
                           cc.find_library('winmm')]
     dependencies += win32_desktop_libs
diff --git a/video/out/w32_common.c b/video/out/w32_common.c
index 64d69d8242c8b..17c0bed85857e 100644
--- a/video/out/w32_common.c
+++ b/video/out/w32_common.c
@@ -1000,6 +1000,47 @@ static void reinit_window_state(struct vo_w32_state *w32)
     update_window_state(w32);
 }
 
+// Follow Windows settings and update dark mode state
+// Microsoft documented how to enable dark mode for title bar:
+// https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/apply-windows-themes
+// https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/dwmapi/ne-dwmapi-dwmwindowattribute
+// Documentation says to set the DWMWA_USE_IMMERSIVE_DARK_MODE attribute to
+// TRUE to honor dark mode for the window, FALSE to always use light mode. While
+// in fact setting it to TRUE causes dark mode to be always enabled, regardless
+// of the settings. Since it is quite unlikely that it will be fixed, just use
+// UxTheme API to check if dark mode should be applied and while at it enable it
+// fully. Ideally this function should only call the DwmSetWindowAttribute(),
+// but it just doesn't work as documented.
+static void update_dark_mode(HWND hWnd)
+{
+    HANDLE uxtheme = GetModuleHandle(L"uxtheme.dll");
+    BOOLEAN (WINAPI *pShouldAppsUseDarkMode)(void);
+    DWORD (WINAPI *pSetPreferredAppMode)(DWORD mode);
+
+    pShouldAppsUseDarkMode = (void *) GetProcAddress(uxtheme, MAKEINTRESOURCEA(132));
+    pSetPreferredAppMode = (void *) GetProcAddress(uxtheme, MAKEINTRESOURCEA(135));
+
+    if (pSetPreferredAppMode)
+        pSetPreferredAppMode(1); // allow dark mode
+
+    HIGHCONTRAST hc = {sizeof(hc)};
+    SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETHIGHCONTRAST, sizeof(hc), &hc, 0);
+    bool high_contrast = hc.dwFlags & HCF_HIGHCONTRASTON;
+
+    // if pShouldAppsUseDarkMode is not available, just assume it to be true
+    const BOOL use_dark_mode = !high_contrast && (!pShouldAppsUseDarkMode ||
+                                                  pShouldAppsUseDarkMode());
+
+    SetWindowTheme(hWnd, use_dark_mode ? L"DarkMode_Explorer" : L"", NULL);
+
+#ifndef DWMWA_USE_IMMERSIVE_DARK_MODE
+#define DWMWA_USE_IMMERSIVE_DARK_MODE 20
+#endif
+
+    DwmSetWindowAttribute(hWnd, DWMWA_USE_IMMERSIVE_DARK_MODE,
+                          &use_dark_mode, sizeof(use_dark_mode));
+}
+
 static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam,
                                 LPARAM lParam)
 {
@@ -1293,6 +1334,9 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam,
     case WM_DISPLAYCHANGE:
         force_update_display_info(w32);
         break;
+    case WM_SETTINGCHANGE:
+        update_dark_mode(w32->window);
+        break;
     }
 
     if (message == w32->tbtnCreatedMsg) {
@@ -1543,6 +1587,8 @@ static void *gui_thread(void *ptr)
         goto done;
     }
 
+    update_dark_mode(w32->window);
+
     if (SUCCEEDED(OleInitialize(NULL))) {
         ole_ok = true;
 
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index fafd15b0e1a08..c0c53f1abc531 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -201,7 +201,14 @@ main_dependencies = [
         'name': 'win32-desktop',
         'desc': 'win32 desktop APIs',
         'deps': '(os-win32 || os-cygwin) && !uwp',
-        'func': check_cc(lib=['winmm', 'gdi32', 'ole32', 'uuid', 'avrt', 'dwmapi', 'version']),
+        'func': check_cc(lib=['avrt',
+                              'dwmapi',
+                              'gdi32',
+                              'ole32',
+                              'uuid',
+                              'uxtheme',
+                              'version',
+                              'winmm']),
     }, {
         'name': '--win32-internal-pthreads',
         'desc': 'internal pthread wrapper for win32 (Vista+)',