diff --git a/ui/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/ui/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index bb01a19f79a..f656793e78b 100644
--- a/ui/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/ui/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { TranslationMap } from "../lib/types.ts";
 
 export const pt_BR: TranslationMap = {
   common: {
+    version: "Versão",
     health: "Saúde",
     ok: "OK",
     offline: "Offline",
diff --git a/ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index e4ded13cb12..ef3cd77ae17 100644
--- a/ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { TranslationMap } from "../lib/types.ts";
 
 export const zh_CN: TranslationMap = {
   common: {
+    version: "版本",
     health: "健康状况",
     ok: "正常",
     offline: "离线",
diff --git a/ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 6831167c666..580f8a3de92 100644
--- a/ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { TranslationMap } from "../lib/types.ts";
 
 export const zh_TW: TranslationMap = {
   common: {
+    version: "版本",
     health: "健康狀況",
     ok: "正常",
     offline: "離線",
diff --git a/ui/src/i18n/test/translate.test.ts b/ui/src/i18n/test/translate.test.ts
index 178fd12b1e3..29915c63b01 100644
--- a/ui/src/i18n/test/translate.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/i18n/test/translate.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
 import { i18n, t } from "../lib/translate.ts";
+import { pt_BR } from "../locales/pt-BR.ts";
+import { zh_CN } from "../locales/zh-CN.ts";
+import { zh_TW } from "../locales/zh-TW.ts";
 
 describe("i18n", () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -44,13 +47,17 @@ describe("i18n", () => {
   it("loads saved non-English locale on startup", async () => {
     localStorage.setItem("openclaw.i18n.locale", "zh-CN");
     vi.resetModules();
-    const fresh = await import("../lib/translate.ts");
-
-    for (let index = 0; index < 5 && fresh.i18n.getLocale() !== "zh-CN"; index += 1) {
-      await Promise.resolve();
-    }
-
+    const fresh = await import("../lib/translate.ts?startup-locale");
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(fresh.i18n.getLocale()).toBe("zh-CN");
+    });
     expect(fresh.i18n.getLocale()).toBe("zh-CN");
     expect(fresh.t("common.health")).toBe("健康状况");
   });
+
+  it("keeps the version label available in shipped locales", () => {
+    expect(pt_BR.common.version).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(zh_CN.common.version).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(zh_TW.common.version).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.ts
index 68dfbe5e76d..0678706cd04 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.ts
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ function countHiddenCronSessions(sessionKey: string, sessions: SessionsListResul
 const THEME_ORDER: ThemeMode[] = ["system", "light", "dark"];
 
 export function renderThemeToggle(state: AppViewState) {
-  const index = Math.max(0, THEME_ORDER.indexOf(state.theme));
+  const index = Math.max(0, THEME_ORDER.indexOf(state.themeMode));
   const applyTheme = (next: ThemeMode) => (event: MouseEvent) => {
     const element = event.currentTarget as HTMLElement;
     const context: ThemeTransitionContext = { element };
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ export function renderThemeToggle(state: AppViewState) {
       context.pointerClientX = event.clientX;
       context.pointerClientY = event.clientY;
     }
-    state.setTheme(next, context);
+    state.setThemeMode(next, context);
   };
 
   return html`
@@ -506,27 +506,27 @@ export function renderThemeToggle(state: AppViewState) {
       <div class="theme-toggle__track" role="group" aria-label="Theme">
         <span class="theme-toggle__indicator"></span>
         <button
-          class="theme-toggle__button ${state.theme === "system" ? "active" : ""}"
+          class="theme-toggle__button ${state.themeMode === "system" ? "active" : ""}"
           @click=${applyTheme("system")}
-          aria-pressed=${state.theme === "system"}
+          aria-pressed=${state.themeMode === "system"}
           aria-label="System theme"
           title="System"
         >
           ${renderMonitorIcon()}
         </button>
         <button
-          class="theme-toggle__button ${state.theme === "light" ? "active" : ""}"
+          class="theme-toggle__button ${state.themeMode === "light" ? "active" : ""}"
           @click=${applyTheme("light")}
-          aria-pressed=${state.theme === "light"}
+          aria-pressed=${state.themeMode === "light"}
           aria-label="Light theme"
           title="Light"
         >
           ${renderSunIcon()}
         </button>
         <button
-          class="theme-toggle__button ${state.theme === "dark" ? "active" : ""}"
+          class="theme-toggle__button ${state.themeMode === "dark" ? "active" : ""}"
           @click=${applyTheme("dark")}
-          aria-pressed=${state.theme === "dark"}
+          aria-pressed=${state.themeMode === "dark"}
           aria-label="Dark theme"
           title="Dark"
         >
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-settings.test.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.test.ts
index 48411bbe5b0..dd4403e65a2 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-settings.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { setTabFromRoute } from "./app-settings.ts";
+import {
+  applySettings,
+  attachThemeListener,
+  setTabFromRoute,
+  syncThemeWithSettings,
+} from "./app-settings.ts";
 import type { Tab } from "./navigation.ts";
+import type { ThemeMode, ThemeName } from "./theme.ts";
 
 type SettingsHost = Parameters<typeof setTabFromRoute>[0] & {
+  themeMode: ThemeMode;
   logsPollInterval: number | null;
   debugPollInterval: number | null;
 };
@@ -13,14 +20,17 @@ const createHost = (tab: Tab): SettingsHost => ({
     token: "",
     sessionKey: "main",
     lastActiveSessionKey: "main",
-    theme: "system",
+    theme: "claw",
+    themeMode: "system",
     chatFocusMode: false,
     chatShowThinking: true,
     splitRatio: 0.6,
     navCollapsed: false,
+    navWidth: 220,
     navGroupsCollapsed: {},
   },
-  theme: "system",
+  theme: "claw" as unknown as ThemeName & ThemeMode,
+  themeMode: "system",
   themeResolved: "dark",
   applySessionKey: "main",
   sessionKey: "main",
@@ -67,4 +77,57 @@ describe("setTabFromRoute", () => {
     setTabFromRoute(host, "chat");
     expect(host.debugPollInterval).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it("re-resolves the active palette when only themeMode changes", () => {
+    const host = createHost("chat");
+    host.settings.theme = "knot";
+    host.settings.themeMode = "dark";
+    host.theme = "knot" as unknown as ThemeName & ThemeMode;
+    host.themeMode = "dark";
+    host.themeResolved = "openknot";
+
+    applySettings(host, {
+      ...host.settings,
+      themeMode: "light",
+    });
+
+    expect(host.theme).toBe("knot");
+    expect(host.themeMode).toBe("light");
+    expect(host.themeResolved).toBe("openknot-light");
+  });
+
+  it("syncs both theme family and mode from persisted settings", () => {
+    const host = createHost("chat");
+    host.settings.theme = "dash";
+    host.settings.themeMode = "light";
+
+    syncThemeWithSettings(host);
+
+    expect(host.theme).toBe("dash");
+    expect(host.themeMode).toBe("light");
+    expect(host.themeResolved).toBe("dash-light");
+  });
+
+  it("applies named system themes on OS preference changes", () => {
+    const listeners: Array<(event: MediaQueryListEvent) => void> = [];
+    const matchMedia = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+      matches: false,
+      addEventListener: (_name: string, handler: (event: MediaQueryListEvent) => void) => {
+        listeners.push(handler);
+      },
+      removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
+    });
+    vi.stubGlobal("matchMedia", matchMedia);
+
+    const host = createHost("chat");
+    host.theme = "knot" as unknown as ThemeName & ThemeMode;
+    host.themeMode = "system";
+
+    attachThemeListener(host);
+    listeners[0]?.({ matches: true } as MediaQueryListEvent);
+    expect(host.themeResolved).toBe("openknot");
+
+    listeners[0]?.({ matches: false } as MediaQueryListEvent);
+    expect(host.themeResolved).toBe("openknot-light");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts
index 473ab45c4f4..28afa2ec2b4 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts
@@ -36,13 +36,20 @@ import {
 } from "./navigation.ts";
 import { saveSettings, type UiSettings } from "./storage.ts";
 import { startThemeTransition, type ThemeTransitionContext } from "./theme-transition.ts";
-import { colorSchemeForTheme, resolveTheme, type ResolvedTheme, type ThemeMode } from "./theme.ts";
+import {
+  colorSchemeForTheme,
+  resolveTheme,
+  type ResolvedTheme,
+  type ThemeMode,
+  type ThemeName,
+} from "./theme.ts";
 import type { AgentsListResult } from "./types.ts";
 
 type SettingsHost = {
   settings: UiSettings;
   password?: string;
-  theme: ThemeMode;
+  theme: ThemeName;
+  themeMode: ThemeMode;
   themeResolved: ResolvedTheme;
   applySessionKey: string;
   sessionKey: string;
@@ -69,9 +76,10 @@ export function applySettings(host: SettingsHost, next: UiSettings) {
   };
   host.settings = normalized;
   saveSettings(normalized);
-  if (next.theme !== host.theme) {
+  if (next.theme !== host.theme || next.themeMode !== host.themeMode) {
     host.theme = next.theme;
-    applyResolvedTheme(host, resolveTheme(next.theme));
+    host.themeMode = next.themeMode;
+    applyResolvedTheme(host, resolveTheme(next.theme, next.themeMode));
   }
   host.applySessionKey = host.settings.lastActiveSessionKey;
 }
@@ -166,17 +174,35 @@ export function setTab(host: SettingsHost, next: Tab) {
   applyTabSelection(host, next, { refreshPolicy: "always", syncUrl: true });
 }
 
-export function setTheme(host: SettingsHost, next: ThemeMode, context?: ThemeTransitionContext) {
+export function setTheme(host: SettingsHost, next: ThemeName, context?: ThemeTransitionContext) {
   const applyTheme = () => {
     host.theme = next;
     applySettings(host, { ...host.settings, theme: next });
-    applyResolvedTheme(host, resolveTheme(next));
+    applyResolvedTheme(host, resolveTheme(next, host.themeMode));
   };
   startThemeTransition({
-    nextTheme: next,
+    nextTheme: resolveTheme(next, host.themeMode),
     applyTheme,
     context,
-    currentTheme: host.theme,
+    currentTheme: host.themeResolved,
+  });
+}
+
+export function setThemeMode(
+  host: SettingsHost,
+  next: ThemeMode,
+  context?: ThemeTransitionContext,
+) {
+  const applyTheme = () => {
+    host.themeMode = next;
+    applySettings(host, { ...host.settings, themeMode: next });
+    applyResolvedTheme(host, resolveTheme(host.theme, next));
+  };
+  startThemeTransition({
+    nextTheme: resolveTheme(host.theme, next),
+    applyTheme,
+    context,
+    currentTheme: host.themeResolved,
   });
 }
 
@@ -262,8 +288,9 @@ export function inferBasePath() {
 }
 
 export function syncThemeWithSettings(host: SettingsHost) {
-  host.theme = host.settings.theme ?? "system";
-  applyResolvedTheme(host, resolveTheme(host.theme));
+  host.theme = host.settings.theme;
+  host.themeMode = host.settings.themeMode;
+  applyResolvedTheme(host, resolveTheme(host.theme, host.themeMode));
 }
 
 export function applyResolvedTheme(host: SettingsHost, resolved: ResolvedTheme) {
@@ -282,10 +309,10 @@ export function attachThemeListener(host: SettingsHost) {
   }
   host.themeMedia = window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)");
   host.themeMediaHandler = (event) => {
-    if (host.theme !== "system") {
+    if (host.themeMode !== "system") {
       return;
     }
-    applyResolvedTheme(host, event.matches ? "dark" : "light");
+    applyResolvedTheme(host, resolveTheme(host.theme, event.matches ? "dark" : "light"));
   };
   if (typeof host.themeMedia.addEventListener === "function") {
     host.themeMedia.addEventListener("change", host.themeMediaHandler);
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app.ts b/ui/src/ui/app.ts
index 6467ca9e394..8964f03b848 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
   loadOverview as loadOverviewInternal,
   setTab as setTabInternal,
   setTheme as setThemeInternal,
+  setThemeMode as setThemeModeInternal,
   onPopState as onPopStateInternal,
 } from "./app-settings.ts";
 import {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ import type { SkillMessage } from "./controllers/skills.ts";
 import type { GatewayBrowserClient, GatewayHelloOk } from "./gateway.ts";
 import type { Tab } from "./navigation.ts";
 import { loadSettings, type UiSettings } from "./storage.ts";
-import type { ResolvedTheme, ThemeMode } from "./theme.ts";
+import type { ResolvedTheme, ThemeMode, ThemeName } from "./theme.ts";
 import type {
   AgentsListResult,
   AgentsFilesListResult,
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ export class OpenClawApp extends LitElement {
   @state() tab: Tab = "chat";
   @state() onboarding = resolveOnboardingMode();
   @state() connected = false;
-  @state() theme: ThemeMode = this.settings.theme ?? "system";
+  @state() theme: ThemeName = this.settings.theme;
+  @state() themeMode: ThemeMode = this.settings.themeMode;
   @state() themeResolved: ResolvedTheme = "dark";
   @state() hello: GatewayHelloOk | null = null;
   @state() lastError: string | null = null;
@@ -471,10 +473,18 @@ export class OpenClawApp extends LitElement {
     setTabInternal(this as unknown as Parameters<typeof setTabInternal>[0], next);
   }
 
-  setTheme(next: ThemeMode, context?: Parameters<typeof setThemeInternal>[2]) {
+  setTheme(next: ThemeName, context?: Parameters<typeof setThemeInternal>[2]) {
     setThemeInternal(this as unknown as Parameters<typeof setThemeInternal>[0], next, context);
   }
 
+  setThemeMode(next: ThemeMode, context?: Parameters<typeof setThemeModeInternal>[2]) {
+    setThemeModeInternal(
+      this as unknown as Parameters<typeof setThemeModeInternal>[0],
+      next,
+      context,
+    );
+  }
+
   async loadOverview() {
     await loadOverviewInternal(this as unknown as Parameters<typeof loadOverviewInternal>[0]);
   }