diff --git a/auth/lib/theme/colors.dart b/auth/lib/theme/colors.dart
index 278c00777b..ccaaa869d1 100644
--- a/auth/lib/theme/colors.dart
+++ b/auth/lib/theme/colors.dart
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class EnteColorScheme {
   final Color gradientButtonBgColor;
   final List<Color> gradientButtonBgColors;
 
+  bool get isLightTheme => backgroundBase == backgroundBaseLight;
+
   const EnteColorScheme(
     this.backgroundBase,
     this.backgroundElevated,
diff --git a/auth/lib/theme/ente_theme.dart b/auth/lib/theme/ente_theme.dart
index e03ac38e91..1b81f1fceb 100644
--- a/auth/lib/theme/ente_theme.dart
+++ b/auth/lib/theme/ente_theme.dart
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ EnteColorScheme getEnteColorScheme(
       : Theme.of(context).colorScheme.enteTheme.colorScheme;
 }
 
+
+
 EnteTextTheme getEnteTextTheme(
   BuildContext context, {
   bool inverse = false,
diff --git a/auth/lib/ui/home_page.dart b/auth/lib/ui/home_page.dart
index 6ec39f1e2d..f958e0a2d8 100644
--- a/auth/lib/ui/home_page.dart
+++ b/auth/lib/ui/home_page.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import 'package:ente_auth/services/preference_service.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/services/user_service.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/store/code_display_store.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/store/code_store.dart';
+import 'package:ente_auth/theme/ente_theme.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/theme/text_style.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/ui/account/logout_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/ui/code_error_widget.dart';
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ import 'package:ente_auth/ui/settings_page.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/ui/sort_option_menu.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/ui/tools/app_lock.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/utils/dialog_util.dart';
+import 'package:ente_auth/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/utils/platform_util.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/utils/totp_util.dart';
 import 'package:file_picker/file_picker.dart';
@@ -360,6 +362,8 @@ class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    LockScreenSettings.instance
+        .setLightMode(getEnteColorScheme(context).isLightTheme);
     final l10n = context.l10n;
     isCompactMode = PreferenceService.instance.isCompactMode();
 
diff --git a/auth/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart b/auth/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart
index dea1f9e3d2..14a3579c7d 100644
--- a/auth/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart
+++ b/auth/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import "dart:typed_data";
 import "package:ente_auth/core/configuration.dart";
 import "package:ente_auth/utils/platform_util.dart";
 import "package:ente_crypto_dart/ente_crypto_dart.dart";
+import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:flutter_secure_storage/flutter_secure_storage.dart";
 import "package:privacy_screen/privacy_screen.dart";
 import "package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart";
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class LockScreenSettings {
   static const keyHasMigratedLockScreenChanges =
       "ls_has_migrated_lock_screen_changes";
   static const keyShowOfflineModeWarning = "ls_show_offline_mode_warning";
+  static const String kIsLightMode = "is_light_mode";
 
   final List<Duration> autoLockDurations = const [
     Duration(milliseconds: 650),
@@ -74,18 +76,30 @@ class LockScreenSettings {
     await _preferences.setBool(keyHasMigratedLockScreenChanges, true);
   }
 
+  Future<void> setLightMode(bool isLightMode) async {
+    if (isLightMode != (_preferences.getBool(kIsLightMode) ?? true)) {
+      await _preferences.setBool(kIsLightMode, isLightMode);
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> setHideAppContent(bool hideContent) async {
     if (PlatformUtil.isDesktop()) return;
+    final bool isLightMode = _preferences.getBool(kIsLightMode) ?? true;
     !hideContent
         ? PrivacyScreen.instance.disable()
         : await PrivacyScreen.instance.enable(
             iosOptions: const PrivacyIosOptions(
               enablePrivacy: true,
+              privacyImageName: 'LaunchImage',
             ),
             androidOptions: const PrivacyAndroidOptions(
               enableSecure: true,
             ),
-            blurEffect: PrivacyBlurEffect.extraLight,
+            backgroundColor:
+                isLightMode ? const Color(0xffffffff) : const Color(0xff000000),
+            blurEffect: isLightMode
+                ? PrivacyBlurEffect.extraLight
+                : PrivacyBlurEffect.extraLight,
           );
     await _preferences.setBool(keyHideAppContent, hideContent);
   }