diff --git a/components/DarkMode.tsx b/components/DarkMode.tsx
index a2593a2..21febbd 100644
--- a/components/DarkMode.tsx
+++ b/components/DarkMode.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ const reducer = (state: boolean, action: { type: string }) => {
 	switch (action.type) {
 		case 'TOGGLE':
 			return !state;
+		case 'DARK':
+			return true;
+		case 'LIGHT':
+			return false;
 		default:
 			return state;
 	}
@@ -16,10 +20,18 @@ const reducer = (state: boolean, action: { type: string }) => {
 
 const DarkMode: FC = ({ children }) => {
 	const [dark, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, false);
-	const toggle = () => dispatch({ type: 'TOGGLE' });
+	const toggle = () => {
+		if (dark) window.localStorage.setItem('theme', 'light');
+		else window.localStorage.setItem('theme', 'dark');
+
+		dispatch({ type: 'TOGGLE' });
+	};
 
 	useEffect(() => {
-		if (window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches) toggle();
+		const root = window.document.documentElement;
+		const initialTheme = root.style.getPropertyValue('--theme');
+
+		dispatch({ type: initialTheme === 'dark' ? 'DARK' : 'LIGHT' });
 	}, []);
 
 	return <DarkModeContext.Provider value={{ dark, toggle }}>{children}</DarkModeContext.Provider>;
diff --git a/pages/_document.tsx b/pages/_document.tsx
index d9410a9..7733739 100644
--- a/pages/_document.tsx
+++ b/pages/_document.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,36 @@ class Doc extends Document {
 							`
 						}}
 					/>
+					<script
+						dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
+							__html: `
+								function getInitialColorMode() {
+									const persistedColorPreference = window.localStorage.getItem('theme');
+									const hasPersistedPreference = typeof persistedColorPreference === 'string';
+
+									if (hasPersistedPreference) {
+										return persistedColorPreference;
+									}
+
+									const mql = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
+									const hasMediaQueryPreference = typeof mql.matches === 'boolean';
+
+									if (hasMediaQueryPreference) {
+										return mql.matches ? 'dark' : 'light';
+									}
+
+									return 'light';
+								}
+
+								(() => {
+									const colorMode = getInitialColorMode();
+									const root = document.documentElement;
+
+									root.style.setProperty('--theme', colorMode);
+								})();
+							`
+						}}
+					/>
 				</Head>
 				<body>
 					<Main />
