diff --git a/lib/Utils/Desktop.vala b/lib/Utils/Desktop.vala
index fb61a7d6..d2b3da4e 100644
--- a/lib/Utils/Desktop.vala
+++ b/lib/Utils/Desktop.vala
@@ -63,6 +63,45 @@ public class He.Desktop : Object {
         prefers_color_scheme = ColorScheme.NO_PREFERENCE;
     }
     
+    /**
+    * The dark mode strength preference enum, which is used to determine the dark mode strength of the desktop.
+    */
+    public enum DarkModeStrength {
+        MEDIUM,
+        HARSH,
+        SOFT
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * The color scheme preference.
+    */
+    private DarkModeStrength? _dark_mode_strength = null;
+    public DarkModeStrength dark_mode_strength {
+        get {
+            return _dark_mode_strength;
+        }
+        private set {
+            _dark_mode_strength = value;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void setup_dark_mode_strength () {
+        try {
+            portal = Portal.Settings.get ();
+            
+            dark_mode_strength = (DarkModeStrength) portal.read (
+                "org.freedesktop.appearance",
+                "dark-mode-strength"
+            ).get_variant ().get_uint32 ();
+            
+            return;
+        } catch (Error e) {
+            debug ("%s", e.message);
+        }
+        
+        dark_mode_strength = DarkModeStrength.MEDIUM;
+    }
+    
     /**
     * The accent color preference.
     */
@@ -141,6 +180,10 @@ public class He.Desktop : Object {
 
                 accent_color = rgb_color;
             }
+            
+            if (scheme == "org.freedesktop.appearance" && key == "dark-mode-strength") {
+                dark_mode_strength = (DarkModeStrength) val.get_uint32 ();
+            }
 
             if (scheme == "org.freedesktop.appearance" && key == "color-scheme") {
                 prefers_color_scheme = (ColorScheme) val.get_uint32 ();
@@ -151,6 +194,7 @@ public class He.Desktop : Object {
     construct {
         setup_prefers_color_scheme ();
         setup_accent_color ();
+        setup_dark_mode_strength ();
         init_handle_settings_change ();
     }
 }