diff --git a/src/app-inspector/main.tsx b/src/app-inspector/main.tsx
index 72028f2..71ce9df 100644
--- a/src/app-inspector/main.tsx
+++ b/src/app-inspector/main.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ import {
 	AppInspectorContextProvider,
 	pages,
 } from "@localstack/appinspector-ui";
-import { LocalStackThemeProvider } from "@localstack/integrations";
-import { StrictMode } from "react";
+import {
+	eventSystem,
+	LocalStackEventType,
+	LocalStackThemeProvider,
+	ThemeType,
+} from "@localstack/integrations";
+import { StrictMode, useEffect } from "react";
 import { render } from "react-dom";
 import {
 	HashRouter,
@@ -15,6 +20,56 @@ import {
 	Routes,
 } from "react-router-dom";
 
+/**
+ * Reads VS Code's current theme from the webview's body element. VS Code
+ * tags the body with `data-vscode-theme-kind` (and matching `vscode-*`
+ * classes) and updates them when the user changes their color theme.
+ * Returns undefined outside a VS Code webview, so the theme provider can
+ * fall back to the OS `prefers-color-scheme` default.
+ */
+function detectVSCodeTheme(): ThemeType | undefined {
+	const kind =
+		document.body.dataset.vscodeThemeKind ??
+		(document.body.classList.contains("vscode-dark")
+			? "vscode-dark"
+			: document.body.classList.contains("vscode-high-contrast")
+				? "vscode-high-contrast"
+				: document.body.classList.contains("vscode-high-contrast-light")
+					? "vscode-high-contrast-light"
+					: document.body.classList.contains("vscode-light")
+						? "vscode-light"
+						: undefined);
+	if (kind === "vscode-dark" || kind === "vscode-high-contrast") {
+		return ThemeType.DARK;
+	}
+	if (kind === "vscode-light" || kind === "vscode-high-contrast-light") {
+		return ThemeType.LIGHT;
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
+
+const VSCodeThemeSync = () => {
+	useEffect(() => {
+		let lastTheme = detectVSCodeTheme();
+		const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+			const next = detectVSCodeTheme();
+			if (next && next !== lastTheme) {
+				lastTheme = next;
+				eventSystem.notify({
+					eventType: LocalStackEventType.THEME_UPDATE,
+					data: { theme: next },
+				});
+			}
+		});
+		observer.observe(document.body, {
+			attributes: true,
+			attributeFilter: ["class", "data-vscode-theme-kind"],
+		});
+		return () => observer.disconnect();
+	}, []);
+	return null;
+};
+
 /* Passed by the VS Code extension when App Inspector is launched. */
 declare global {
 	interface Window {
@@ -46,7 +101,11 @@ render(
 					padding: "24px",
 				}}
 			>
-				<LocalStackThemeProvider useExtensionLayout={false}>
+				<VSCodeThemeSync />
+				<LocalStackThemeProvider
+					themeType={detectVSCodeTheme()}
+					useExtensionLayout={false}
+				>
 					<AppInspectorContextProvider
 						deploymentContainer={deploymentContainer}
 						linkComponent={(props) => (