diff --git a/static/js/init.js b/static/js/init.js
index 0504471b5..9990b8a54 100644
--- a/static/js/init.js
+++ b/static/js/init.js
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ window.onerror = function(error, url, line) {
             }
 
             Ox.Theme(pandora.user.ui.theme);
+            localStorage.theme = pandora.user.ui.theme;
             pandora.$ui.appPanel = pandora.ui.appPanel().display();        
             Ox.Request.requests() && pandora.$ui.loadingIcon.start();
             pandora.$ui.body.ajaxStart(pandora.$ui.loadingIcon.start);
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/menu.js b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
index 9f684d869..eadab0eb3 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/menu.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                 } else if (data.id == 'settheme') {
                     Ox.Theme(value);
                     pandora.UI.set('theme', value);
+                    localStorage.theme = value;
                 } else if (data.id == 'showsiteposter') {
                     pandora.UI.set('showSitePoster', data.checked)
                 } else if (Ox.startsWith(data.id, 'sortgroup')) {