diff --git a/modules/graphical/adw-gtk3.nix b/modules/graphical/adw-gtk3.nix
index 856b960..33c657d 100644
--- a/modules/graphical/adw-gtk3.nix
+++ b/modules/graphical/adw-gtk3.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
 {
   environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.adw-gtk3 ];
-  users.users.quadradical.maid.gsettings.settings.org.gnome.desktop.interface.gtk-theme =
-    "adw-gtk3-dark";
+  users.users.quadradical.maid = {
+    gsettings.settings.org.gnome.desktop.interface.gtk-theme = "adw-gtk3-dark";
+
+    # adw-gtk3 only applies its dark colors when GTK prefers dark, and outside GNOME that comes from here
+    file.xdg_config = builtins.listToAttrs (
+      map (version: {
+        name = "gtk-${version}/settings.ini";
+        value.source = (pkgs.formats.ini { }).generate "settings.ini" {
+          Settings.gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme = 1;
+        };
+      }) [ "3.0" "4.0" ]
+    );
+  };
 }