diff --git a/App/Main/RootViewControllerStack.swift b/App/Main/RootViewControllerStack.swift
index 9c5e074db..f645cc786 100644
--- a/App/Main/RootViewControllerStack.swift
+++ b/App/Main/RootViewControllerStack.swift
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ final class RootViewControllerStack: NSObject, AwfulSplitViewControllerDelegate
         
         let settings = SettingsViewController(managedObjectContext: managedObjectContext)
         settings.restorationIdentifier = "Settings"
-        settings.tabBarItem.image = UIImage(named: "cog")
-        settings.tabBarItem.selectedImage = UIImage(named: "cog-filled")
 
         tabBarController.restorationIdentifier = "Tabbar"
         tabBarController.viewControllers = [forums, bookmarks, lepers, settings].map() {
diff --git a/App/Settings/SettingsViewController.swift b/App/Settings/SettingsViewController.swift
index 764b5d7d2..1b9c56bee 100644
--- a/App/Settings/SettingsViewController.swift
+++ b/App/Settings/SettingsViewController.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ final class SettingsViewController: HostingController<SettingsContainerView> {
         box.contents = self
 
         title = String(localized: "Settings", bundle: .module)
+        tabBarItem.image = UIImage(named: "cog")
+        tabBarItem.selectedImage = UIImage(named: "cog-filled")
+
+        themeDidChange()
     }
     
     required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
@@ -67,6 +71,18 @@ final class SettingsViewController: HostingController<SettingsContainerView> {
     func goToAwfulThread() {
         AppDelegate.instance.open(route: .threadPage(threadID: "3837546", page: .nextUnread, .seen))
     }
+
+    override func themeDidChange() {
+        super.themeDidChange()
+
+        if theme[bool: "showRootTabBarLabel"] == false {
+            tabBarItem.imageInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 9, left: 0, bottom: -9, right: 0)
+            tabBarItem.title = nil
+        } else {
+            tabBarItem.imageInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0)
+            tabBarItem.title = title
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// See the `README.md` section "Alternate App Icons" for more info.
diff --git a/App/View Controllers/RootTabBarController.swift b/App/View Controllers/RootTabBarController.swift
index fbb59fa07..1fad1f8ab 100644
--- a/App/View Controllers/RootTabBarController.swift	
+++ b/App/View Controllers/RootTabBarController.swift	
@@ -62,22 +62,32 @@ final class RootTabBarController: UITabBarController, UITabBarControllerDelegate
              UIImpactFeedbackGenerator(style: .medium).impactOccurred()
          }
      }
-        
+
     func themeDidChange() {
-        tabBar.barTintColor = theme["tabBarBackgroundColor"]
-        tabBar.isTranslucent = theme[bool: "tabBarIsTranslucent"] ?? true
-        tabBar.tintColor = theme["tintColor"]
-        tabBar.topBorderColor = theme["bottomBarTopBorderColor"]
-        
         let barAppearance = UITabBarAppearance()
-        if tabBar.isTranslucent {
-            barAppearance.configureWithDefaultBackground()
+
+        if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
+            let menuAppearance = theme[string: "menuAppearance"]
+            tabBar.overrideUserInterfaceStyle = menuAppearance == "light" ? .light : .dark
+
+            barAppearance.backgroundColor = nil
+            barAppearance.backgroundEffect = nil
+            barAppearance.shadowImage = nil
+            barAppearance.shadowColor = nil
+
+            tabBar.isTranslucent = true
+            tabBar.barTintColor = nil
+            tabBar.topBorderColor = nil
         } else {
             barAppearance.configureWithOpaqueBackground()
+            barAppearance.backgroundColor = theme[uicolor: "tabBarBackgroundColor"]!
+            barAppearance.shadowColor = theme[uicolor: "bottomBarTopBorderColor"]!
+            
+            tabBar.isTranslucent = false
+            tabBar.barTintColor = theme["tabBarBackgroundColor"]
+            tabBar.tintColor = theme["tintColor"]
+            tabBar.topBorderColor = theme["bottomBarTopBorderColor"]
         }
-        barAppearance.backgroundColor = Theme.defaultTheme()["backgroundColor"]!
-        barAppearance.shadowImage = nil
-        barAppearance.shadowColor = nil
         
         let itemAppearance = UITabBarItemAppearance()
         itemAppearance.selected.iconColor = Theme.defaultTheme()["tabBarIconSelectedColor"]!
diff --git a/AwfulTheming/Sources/AwfulTheming/Themes.plist b/AwfulTheming/Sources/AwfulTheming/Themes.plist
index 23c4d65b3..8cee836ab 100644
--- a/AwfulTheming/Sources/AwfulTheming/Themes.plist
+++ b/AwfulTheming/Sources/AwfulTheming/Themes.plist
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 <dict>
 	<key>BYOB</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>light</string>
 		<key>keyboardAppearance</key>
 		<string>Light</string>
 		<key>relevantForumID</key>
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>default</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>light</string>
 		<key>statusBarBackground</key>
 		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
@@ -209,6 +213,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>dark</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>description</key>
@@ -319,6 +325,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>alternateDefault</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>light</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>light</string>
 		<key>description</key>
@@ -418,6 +426,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>alternateDark</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>description</key>
@@ -522,6 +532,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>oledDark</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>description</key>
@@ -634,6 +646,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>brightLight</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>light</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>light</string>
 		<key>description</key>
@@ -733,6 +747,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>FYAD</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>light</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>light</string>
 		<key>keyboardAppearance</key>
@@ -823,6 +839,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>Gas Chamber</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>light</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>light</string>
 		<key>relevantForumID</key>
@@ -844,6 +862,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>Macinyos</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>light</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>light</string>
 		<key>relevantForumID</key>
@@ -865,6 +885,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>spankykongDark</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>roundedFonts</key>
@@ -1060,6 +1082,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>spankykongLight</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>light</string>
 		<key>statusBarBackground</key>
 		<string>light</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
@@ -1255,6 +1279,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>Winpos 95</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>light</string>
 		<key>toolbarTintColor</key>
 		<string>#000000</string>
 		<key>relevantForumID</key>
@@ -1297,6 +1323,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>YOSPOS</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>keyboardAppearance</key>
@@ -1402,6 +1430,8 @@
 	</dict>
 	<key>YOSPOS (amber)</key>
 	<dict>
+		<key>menuAppearance</key>
+		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>mode</key>
 		<string>dark</string>
 		<key>keyboardAppearance</key>