diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseActivity.kt
index 7a3aec769b..093ae00cb7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseActivity.kt
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ abstract class BaseActivity<VB : ViewBinding> : AppCompatActivity() {
     }
 
     override fun getTheme(): Resources.Theme {
-        return updatedTheme ?: run {
-            val newTheme = getThemeWithExtras(super.getTheme(), preferences)
-            updatedTheme = newTheme
-            newTheme
-        }
+        val newTheme = getThemeWithExtras(super.getTheme(), preferences, updatedTheme)
+        updatedTheme = newTheme
+        return newTheme
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseRxActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseRxActivity.kt
index bc2554a856..b2bf5ff94a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseRxActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseRxActivity.kt
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ abstract class BaseRxActivity<P : BasePresenter<*>> : NucleusAppCompatActivity<P
     }
 
     override fun getTheme(): Resources.Theme {
-        return updatedTheme ?: run {
-            val newTheme = getThemeWithExtras(super.getTheme(), preferences)
-            updatedTheme = newTheme
-            newTheme
-        }
+        val newTheme = getThemeWithExtras(super.getTheme(), preferences, updatedTheme)
+        updatedTheme = newTheme
+        return newTheme
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseThemedActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseThemedActivity.kt
index add51dbb9e..7db23b44e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseThemedActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/activity/BaseThemedActivity.kt
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ abstract class BaseThemedActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     }
 
     override fun getTheme(): Resources.Theme {
-        return updatedTheme ?: run {
-            val newTheme = getThemeWithExtras(super.getTheme(), preferences)
-            updatedTheme = newTheme
-            newTheme
-        }
+        val newTheme = getThemeWithExtras(super.getTheme(), preferences, updatedTheme)
+        updatedTheme = newTheme
+        return newTheme
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/ThemeUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/ThemeUtil.kt
index cc952841b9..e19d211169 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/ThemeUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/ThemeUtil.kt
@@ -98,12 +98,17 @@ fun AppCompatActivity.setThemeAndNight(preferences: PreferencesHelper) {
     setTheme(theme.styleRes)
 }
 
-fun AppCompatActivity.getThemeWithExtras(theme: Resources.Theme, preferences: PreferencesHelper): Resources.Theme {
-    val prefTheme = getPrefTheme(preferences)
-    if ((isInNightMode() || preferences.nightMode().get() == AppCompatDelegate.MODE_NIGHT_YES) &&
+fun AppCompatActivity.getThemeWithExtras(theme: Resources.Theme, preferences: PreferencesHelper, oldTheme: Resources.Theme?): Resources.Theme {
+    val useAmoled = (isInNightMode() || preferences.nightMode().get() == AppCompatDelegate.MODE_NIGHT_YES) &&
         preferences.themeDarkAmoled().get()
-    ) {
+    if (oldTheme != null) {
+        val array = oldTheme.obtainStyledAttributes(intArrayOf(android.R.attr.colorBackground))
+        val bg = array.getColor(0, 0)
+        if (bg == Color.BLACK && useAmoled) { return oldTheme }
+    }
+    if (useAmoled) {
         theme.applyStyle(R.style.ThemeOverlay_Tachiyomi_Amoled, true)
+        val prefTheme = getPrefTheme(preferences)
         if (ThemeUtil.isColoredTheme(prefTheme)) {
             theme.applyStyle(R.style.ThemeOverlay_Tachiyomi_AllBlue, true)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
index d82d8ff260..bd5a0797ae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
@@ -6,18 +6,6 @@
         <item name="android:windowLightNavigationBar" tools:targetApi="27">false</item>
     </style>
 
-    <!--== AMOLED theme overlay ==-->
-    <style name="ThemeOverlay.Tachiyomi.Amoled" parent="">
-        <item name="colorSecondary">@color/colorAmoledPrimary</item>
-        <item name="colorPrimaryVariant">@color/colorAmoledPrimary</item>
-        <item name="colorOnPrimary">@color/colorAmoledPrimary</item>
-        <item name="android:colorBackground">@color/colorAmoledPrimary</item>
-        <item name="readerBackground">@color/colorAmoledPrimary</item>
-
-        <!-- Material Dialog colors -->
-        <item name="md_background_color">@color/colorAmoledPrimary</item>
-    </style>
-
     <style name="Theme.Tachiyomi.Strawberries">
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/primaryRed</item>
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/holo_red</item>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index bb7145119a..6c0546a925 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,17 @@
         <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">false</item>
         <item name="android:windowLightNavigationBar" tools:targetApi="27">false</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="ThemeOverlay.Tachiyomi.Amoled" parent=""/>
+
+    <style name="ThemeOverlay.Tachiyomi.Amoled" parent="">
+        <item name="colorSecondary">@color/md_black_1000</item>
+        <item name="colorPrimaryVariant">@color/md_black_1000</item>
+        <item name="colorOnPrimary">@color/md_black_1000</item>
+        <item name="android:colorBackground">@color/md_black_1000</item>
+        <item name="readerBackground">@color/md_black_1000</item>
+
+        <!-- Material Dialog colors -->
+        <item name="md_background_color">@color/md_black_1000</item>
+    </style>
 
     <style name="Theme.Tachiyomi.FlatLime"/>