diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca6c656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<resources>
+    <!-- Dark backdrop needs light status-bar icons; the base theme's `true` is
+         only right for the light window background. -->
+    <style name="Theme.Calendula" parent="Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.NoActionBar">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/window_background</item>
+        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">false</item>
+    </style>
+</resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index 254dfad..fed97fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
          Compose theme; this is essentially the launch/backdrop theme. -->
     <style name="Theme.Calendula" parent="Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.NoActionBar">
         <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/window_background</item>
-        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
-        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
         <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>
     </style>
 </resources>