diff --git a/cypress/e2e/copilot/spec.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/copilot/spec.cy.ts
index 2deb0a5214..b6e8bc8003 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/copilot/spec.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/copilot/spec.cy.ts
@@ -302,4 +302,57 @@ describe('Copilot', { includeShadowDom: true }, () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Theme', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.window().then((win) => {
+        win.localStorage.removeItem('vite-ui-theme');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to change theme programmatically', () => {
+      mountCopilotWidget();
+      cy.window().should('have.property', 'setChainlitCopilotTheme');
+
+      cy.step('Change to dark theme');
+      cy.window().then((win) => {
+        win.setChainlitCopilotTheme('dark');
+      });
+
+      cy.get('#chainlit-copilot')
+        .shadow()
+        .find('#cl-shadow-root')
+        .should('have.class', 'dark');
+      cy.window().then((win) => {
+        expect(win.localStorage.getItem('vite-ui-theme')).to.equal('dark');
+      });
+
+      cy.step('Change to light theme');
+      cy.window().then((win) => {
+        win.setChainlitCopilotTheme('light');
+      });
+
+      cy.get('#chainlit-copilot')
+        .shadow()
+        .find('#cl-shadow-root')
+        .should('have.class', 'light');
+      cy.window().then((win) => {
+        expect(win.localStorage.getItem('vite-ui-theme')).to.equal('light');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should respect persisted theme on mount', () => {
+      cy.step('Pre-set dark theme in localStorage');
+      cy.window().then((win) => {
+        win.localStorage.setItem('vite-ui-theme', 'dark');
+      });
+
+      mountCopilotWidget();
+
+      cy.get('#chainlit-copilot')
+        .shadow()
+        .find('#cl-shadow-root')
+        .should('have.class', 'dark');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/libs/copilot/index.tsx b/libs/copilot/index.tsx
index 9dc840612e..10040ac779 100644
--- a/libs/copilot/index.tsx
+++ b/libs/copilot/index.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ declare global {
     sendChainlitMessage: (message: IStep) => void;
     getChainlitCopilotThreadId: () => string | null;
     clearChainlitCopilotThreadId: (newThreadId?: string) => void;
+    setChainlitCopilotTheme: (theme: any) => void;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/copilot/src/app.tsx b/libs/copilot/src/app.tsx
index 256ecabd1e..9dbc9e9bd7 100644
--- a/libs/copilot/src/app.tsx
+++ b/libs/copilot/src/app.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ declare global {
     };
     getChainlitCopilotThreadId: () => string | null;
     clearChainlitCopilotThreadId: (newThreadId?: string) => void;
+    setChainlitCopilotTheme: (theme: any) => void;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/copilot/src/widget.tsx b/libs/copilot/src/widget.tsx
index e2485f316a..61df71c884 100644
--- a/libs/copilot/src/widget.tsx
+++ b/libs/copilot/src/widget.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { useConfig } from '@chainlit/react-client';
 
 import Header from './components/Header';
 
+import { useTheme } from './ThemeProvider';
 import ChatWrapper from './chat';
 import { useSidebarResize } from './hooks';
 import { LS_DISPLAY_MODE_KEY, resolveDisplayMode } from './resolveDisplayMode';
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 const Widget = ({ config, error }: Props) => {
+  const { setTheme } = useTheme();
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(config?.expanded || false);
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(config?.opened || false);
   const [displayMode, setDisplayMode] = useState<DisplayMode>(() =>
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ const Widget = ({ config, error }: Props) => {
     window.toggleChainlitCopilot = () => setIsOpen((prev) => !prev);
     window.getChainlitCopilotThreadId = getChainlitCopilotThreadId;
     window.clearChainlitCopilotThreadId = clearChainlitCopilotThreadId;
+    window.setChainlitCopilotTheme = setTheme;
 
     return () => {
       window.toggleChainlitCopilot = () => console.error('Widget not mounted.');
@@ -50,8 +53,10 @@ const Widget = ({ config, error }: Props) => {
 
       window.clearChainlitCopilotThreadId = () =>
         console.error('Widget not mounted.');
+      window.setChainlitCopilotTheme = () =>
+        console.error('Widget not mounted.');
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [setTheme]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     localStorage.setItem(LS_DISPLAY_MODE_KEY, displayMode);