diff --git a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
index 31d2733..b00a923 100644
--- a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
           DOMAIN: "{{ domain }}"
           ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNIN: "{{ enable_openid_signin }}"
           ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNUP: "{{ enable_openid_signup }}"
+          GITEA_THEME: "{{ gitea_theme }}"
           HTTP_PORT: "{{ http_port }}"
           INSTALL_LOCK: "{{ install_lock }}"
           JWT_SECRET: "{{ jwt_secret }}"
diff --git a/ansible/vars/all.yml b/ansible/vars/all.yml
index a9730c2..ef093ba 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/all.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ disable_registration: "false"
 domain: "git.autonomic.zone"
 enable_openid_signin: "true"
 enable_openid_signup: "true"
+gitea_theme: "arc-green"
 http_port: "3020"
 install_lock: "true"
 mailer_enabled: "true"
diff --git a/sbin/entrypoint.sh b/sbin/entrypoint.sh
index 80ffdf4..fe6e14f 100755
--- a/sbin/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/sbin/entrypoint.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ setup_app_ini() {
     crudini --set "$app_ini" '' APP_NAME "${APP_NAME}"
     crudini --set "$app_ini" '' RUN_MODE "${RUN_MODE}"
 
+    crudini --set "$app_ini" ui DEFAULT_THEME "${GITEA_THEME}"
+
     crudini --set "$app_ini" ui.meta AUTHOR "${AUTHOR}"
     crudini --set "$app_ini" ui.meta DESCRIPTION "${DESCRIPTION}"