diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cc85f27c..f15100d9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ If you are looking an amazing simple-to-use Stable Diffusion tool, I'd suggest [
 - Majority of settings configurable via UI without the need for command line flags  
   e.g, cross-optimization methods, system folders, etc.  
 
+### UI
+
 ### Optimizations
 
 - Optimized for `Torch` 2.0  
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ Hand-picked list of extensions that are deeply integrated into core workflows:
 
 ### User Interface
 
+- Includes support for **Gradio themes**  
+  *Settings* -> *User interface* -> *UI theme*
 - Includes updated **UI**: reskinned and reorganized  
   Black and orange dark theme with fixed width options panels and larger previews  
 
diff --git a/modules/cmd_args.py b/modules/cmd_args.py
index fd21a80cc..a484410ae 100644
--- a/modules/cmd_args.py
+++ b/modules/cmd_args.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ parser.add_argument("-f", action='store_true', help=argparse.SUPPRESS)  # allows
 parser.add_argument("--ui-settings-file", type=str, help=argparse.SUPPRESS, default=os.path.join(data_path, 'config.json'))
 parser.add_argument("--ui-config-file", type=str, help=argparse.SUPPRESS, default=os.path.join(data_path, 'ui-config.json'))
 parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, default=sd_default_config, help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
-parser.add_argument("--theme", type=str, help=argparse.SUPPRESS, default='dark')
+parser.add_argument("--theme", type=str, help=argparse.SUPPRESS, default=None)
 
 parser.add_argument("--no-half", action='store_true', help="Do not switch the model to 16-bit floats")
 parser.add_argument("--no-half-vae", action='store_true', help="Do not switch the VAE model to 16-bit floats")
diff --git a/modules/ui.py b/modules/ui.py
index b09b7230b..a9455f565 100644
--- a/modules/ui.py
+++ b/modules/ui.py
@@ -1698,6 +1698,8 @@ def javascript_html():
     inline = ''
     if cmd_opts.theme is not None:
         inline += f"set_theme('{cmd_opts.theme}');"
+    elif opts.gradio_theme == 'black-orange':
+        inline += f"set_theme('dark');"
 
     for script in modules.scripts.list_scripts("javascript", ".js"):
         head += f'<script type="text/javascript" src="{webpath(script.path)}"></script>\n'