diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativekeyboardcontroller/extensions/ThemedReactContext.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativekeyboardcontroller/extensions/ThemedReactContext.kt
index 0422328f9..d9749898e 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativekeyboardcontroller/extensions/ThemedReactContext.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativekeyboardcontroller/extensions/ThemedReactContext.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.reactnativekeyboardcontroller.extensions
 
-import android.content.res.Configuration
+import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Build
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule
@@ -38,10 +39,16 @@ fun ThemedReactContext?.emitEvent(
 
 val ThemedReactContext?.appearance: String
   get() =
-    this?.let {
-      when (it.resources.configuration.uiMode and Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_MASK) {
-        Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_NO -> "light"
-        Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_YES -> "dark"
-        else -> "default"
-      }
-    } ?: "default"
+    when {
+      this == null -> "default"
+      isSystemDarkMode(this) -> "dark"
+      else -> "light"
+    }
+
+private fun isSystemDarkMode(context: Context): Boolean =
+  if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+    (context.getSystemService(Context.UI_MODE_SERVICE) as? android.app.UiModeManager)
+      ?.nightMode == android.app.UiModeManager.MODE_NIGHT_YES
+  } else {
+    false
+  }