diff --git a/macos/Sources/AppDelegate.swift b/macos/Sources/AppDelegate.swift
index ebf728d83..e4a3e939c 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, ObservableObject, NSApplicationDelegate, GhosttyApp
         // Config could change keybindings, so update our menu
         syncMenuShortcuts()
         
+        // Config could change window appearance
+        syncAppearance()
+        
         // If we have configuration errors, we need to show them.
         let c = ConfigurationErrorsController.sharedInstance
         c.model.errors = state.configErrors()
@@ -197,6 +200,23 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, ObservableObject, NSApplicationDelegate, GhosttyApp
         }
     }
     
+    /// Sync the appearance of our app with the theme specified in the config.
+    private func syncAppearance() {
+        guard let theme = ghostty.windowTheme else { return }
+        switch (theme) {
+        case "dark":
+            let appearance = NSAppearance(named: .darkAqua)
+            NSApplication.shared.appearance = appearance
+            
+        case "light":
+            let appearance = NSAppearance(named: .aqua)
+            NSApplication.shared.appearance = appearance
+            
+        default:
+            NSApplication.shared.appearance = nil
+        }
+    }
+    
     //MARK: - Dock Menu
     
     private func reloadDockMenu() {
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryWindow.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryWindow.swift
index 51194ad91..0b199921b 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryWindow.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryWindow.swift	
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ class FocusedSurfaceWrapper {
 // such as non-native fullscreen.
 class PrimaryWindow: NSWindow {
     var focusedSurfaceWrapper: FocusedSurfaceWrapper = FocusedSurfaceWrapper()
+    
+    override var canBecomeKey: Bool {
+        return true
+    }
+
+    override var canBecomeMain: Bool {
+        return true
+    }
 
     static func create(ghostty: Ghostty.AppState, appDelegate: AppDelegate, baseConfig: ghostty_surface_config_s? = nil) -> PrimaryWindow {
         let window = PrimaryWindow(
@@ -53,12 +61,4 @@ class PrimaryWindow: NSWindow {
         
         return mask
     }
-    
-    override var canBecomeKey: Bool {
-        return true
-    }
-
-    override var canBecomeMain: Bool {
-        return true
-    }
 }
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift
index fe6ee42ae..55a5b7b50 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift
@@ -71,7 +71,26 @@ extension Ghostty {
             _ = ghostty_config_get(config, &v, key, UInt(key.count))
             return v;
         }
-
+        
+        /// The window theme as a string.
+        var windowTheme: String? {
+            guard let config = self.config else { return nil }
+            var v: UnsafePointer<Int8>? = nil
+            let key = "window-theme"
+            guard ghostty_config_get(config, &v, key, UInt(key.count)) else { return nil }
+            guard let ptr = v else { return nil }
+            return String(cString: ptr)
+        }
+        
+        /// The background opacity.
+        var backgroundOpacity: Double {
+            guard let config = self.config else { return 1 }
+            var v: Double = 1
+            let key = "background-opacity"
+            _ = ghostty_config_get(config, &v, key, UInt(key.count))
+            return v;
+        }
+        
         init() {
             // Initialize ghostty global state. This happens once per process.
             guard ghostty_init() == GHOSTTY_SUCCESS else {
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 629392436..79b9ea39d 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -244,6 +244,14 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 /// borders.
 @"window-decoration": bool = true,
 
+/// The theme to use for the windows. The default is "system" which
+/// means that whatever the system theme is will be used. This can
+/// also be set to "light" or "dark" to force a specific theme regardless
+/// of the system settings.
+///
+/// This is currently only supported on macOS.
+@"window-theme": WindowTheme = .system,
+
 /// Whether to allow programs running in the terminal to read/write to
 /// the system clipboard (OSC 52, for googling). The default is to
 /// disallow clipboard reading but allow writing.
@@ -1507,3 +1515,10 @@ pub const OSCColorReportFormat = enum {
     @"8-bit",
     @"16-bit",
 };
+
+/// The default window theme.
+pub const WindowTheme = enum {
+    system,
+    light,
+    dark,
+};
diff --git a/src/config/c_get.zig b/src/config/c_get.zig
index 05fa5fe7d..504e98a87 100644
--- a/src/config/c_get.zig
+++ b/src/config/c_get.zig
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn get(config: *const Config, k: Key, ptr_raw: *anyopaque) bool {
             const value = fieldByKey(config, tag);
             switch (@TypeOf(value)) {
                 ?[:0]const u8 => {
-                    const ptr: *[*c]const u8 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr_raw));
+                    const ptr: *?[*:0]const u8 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr_raw));
                     ptr.* = if (value) |slice| @ptrCast(slice.ptr) else null;
                 },
 
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ pub fn get(config: *const Config, k: Key, ptr_raw: *anyopaque) bool {
                     ptr.* = @floatCast(value);
                 },
 
-                else => return false,
+                else => |T| switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
+                    .Enum => {
+                        const ptr: *[*:0]const u8 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr_raw));
+                        ptr.* = @tagName(value);
+                    },
+
+                    else => return false,
+                },
             }
 
             return true;
@@ -74,3 +81,18 @@ test "u8" {
     try testing.expect(get(&c, .@"font-size", &cval));
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(c_uint, 24), cval);
 }
+
+test "enum" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+    const alloc = testing.allocator;
+
+    var c = try Config.default(alloc);
+    defer c.deinit();
+    c.@"window-theme" = .dark;
+
+    var cval: [*:0]u8 = undefined;
+    try testing.expect(get(&c, .@"window-theme", @ptrCast(&cval)));
+
+    const str = std.mem.sliceTo(cval, 0);
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("dark", str);
+}