diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2f5b96b..2382608 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1519,7 +1519,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "cosmic-config"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "atomicwrites",
  "cosmic-config-derive",
@@ -1529,7 +1528,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "iced_futures",
  "known-folders",
  "notify 8.0.0",
- "notify-debouncer-full",
  "once_cell",
  "ron 0.9.0",
  "serde",
@@ -1542,7 +1540,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "cosmic-config-derive"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.104",
@@ -1873,7 +1870,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "cosmic-theme"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "almost",
  "cosmic-config",
@@ -2525,15 +2521,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "simd-adler32",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "file-id"
-version = "0.2.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6bc904b9bbefcadbd8e3a9fb0d464a9b979de6324c03b3c663e8994f46a5be36"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "filetime"
 version = "0.2.25"
@@ -3269,7 +3256,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "log",
  "wasm-bindgen",
- "windows-core 0.61.2",
+ "windows-core 0.57.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3284,7 +3271,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "dnd",
  "iced_accessibility",
@@ -3302,7 +3288,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_accessibility"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "accesskit",
  "accesskit_winit",
@@ -3311,7 +3296,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_core"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.1",
  "bytes",
@@ -3336,7 +3320,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_futures"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "iced_core",
@@ -3362,7 +3345,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_graphics"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.1",
  "bytemuck",
@@ -3384,7 +3366,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_renderer"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "iced_graphics",
  "iced_tiny_skia",
@@ -3396,7 +3377,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_runtime"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "cosmic-client-toolkit",
@@ -3412,7 +3392,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_tiny_skia"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
  "cosmic-text",
@@ -3428,7 +3407,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_wgpu"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "as-raw-xcb-connection",
  "bitflags 2.9.1",
@@ -3459,7 +3437,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_widget"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "cosmic-client-toolkit",
  "dnd",
@@ -3479,7 +3456,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iced_winit"
 version = "0.14.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "cosmic-client-toolkit",
  "dnd",
@@ -4592,7 +4568,6 @@ checksum = "1171693293099992e19cddea4e8b849964e9846f4acee11b3948bcc337be8776"
 [[package]]
 name = "libcosmic"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic#1af2f4ffe57b402000c5982e3008395191e5cadd"
 dependencies = [
  "apply",
  "ashpd 0.11.0",
@@ -5252,19 +5227,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "notify-debouncer-full"
-version = "0.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d2d88b1a7538054351c8258338df7c931a590513fb3745e8c15eb9ff4199b8d1"
-dependencies = [
- "file-id",
- "log",
- "notify 8.0.0",
- "notify-types",
- "walkdir",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "notify-types"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -8535,7 +8497,7 @@ version = "0.54.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "12661b9c89351d684a50a8a643ce5f608e20243b9fb84687800163429f161d65"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-result 0.1.2",
+ "windows-result",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
@@ -8547,23 +8509,10 @@ checksum = "d2ed2439a290666cd67ecce2b0ffaad89c2a56b976b736e6ece670297897832d"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-implement 0.57.0",
  "windows-interface 0.57.0",
- "windows-result 0.1.2",
+ "windows-result",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-core"
-version = "0.61.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0fdd3ddb90610c7638aa2b3a3ab2904fb9e5cdbecc643ddb3647212781c4ae3"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-implement 0.60.0",
- "windows-interface 0.59.1",
- "windows-link",
- "windows-result 0.3.4",
- "windows-strings",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-implement"
 version = "0.53.0"
@@ -8586,17 +8535,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.104",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-implement"
-version = "0.60.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a47fddd13af08290e67f4acabf4b459f647552718f683a7b415d290ac744a836"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.104",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-interface"
 version = "0.53.0"
@@ -8619,17 +8557,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.104",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-interface"
-version = "0.59.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bd9211b69f8dcdfa817bfd14bf1c97c9188afa36f4750130fcdf3f400eca9fa8"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.104",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-link"
 version = "0.1.3"
@@ -8645,24 +8572,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-result"
-version = "0.3.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "56f42bd332cc6c8eac5af113fc0c1fd6a8fd2aa08a0119358686e5160d0586c6"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-strings"
-version = "0.4.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "56e6c93f3a0c3b36176cb1327a4958a0353d5d166c2a35cb268ace15e91d3b57"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.45.0"
diff --git a/cosmic-settings/Cargo.toml b/cosmic-settings/Cargo.toml
index a51ca4c..74c7360 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cosmic-settings/Cargo.toml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ git = "https://github.com/AerynOS/locales-rs"
 optional = true
 
 [features]
-default = ["a11y", "dbus-config", "linux", "single-instance", "wgpu"]
+default = ["a11y", "linux", "single-instance", "wgpu"]
 gettext = ["dep:gettext-rs"]
 
 # Default features for Linux
diff --git a/cosmic-settings/src/app.rs b/cosmic-settings/src/app.rs
index e3c4be6..9e34a27 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/src/app.rs
+++ b/cosmic-settings/src/app.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,10 @@ impl cosmic::Application for SettingsApp {
         }
         .unwrap_or(desktop_id);
 
-        let task = app.activate_page(active_id);
+        let task = Task::batch([
+            cosmic::command::set_theme(cosmic::theme::system_preference()),
+            app.activate_page(active_id),
+        ]);
         (app, task)
     }
 
diff --git a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/desktop/appearance/mod.rs b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/desktop/appearance/mod.rs
index d9b0d77..2a0e782 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/desktop/appearance/mod.rs
+++ b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/desktop/appearance/mod.rs
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ impl Page {
                         tracing::error!(?err, "Error setting dark mode");
                     }
 
-                    self.reload_theme_mode();
+                    tasks.push(self.reload_theme_mode());
                 }
             }
 
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ impl Page {
                     .iter()
                     .position(|theme| theme.id == active_icon_theme);
                 self.icon_handles = icon_handles;
+
+                tasks.push(cosmic::task::message(app::Message::SetTheme(
+                    cosmic::theme::system_preference(),
+                )));
             }
 
             Message::Left => {
@@ -976,7 +980,7 @@ impl Page {
                     Self::update_panel_spacing(Density::Standard);
                 });
 
-                self.reload_theme_mode();
+                tasks.push(self.reload_theme_mode());
             }
 
             #[cfg(feature = "xdg-portal")]
@@ -1111,7 +1115,7 @@ impl Page {
                     tracing::error!("Failed to get the theme config.");
                 }
 
-                self.reload_theme_mode();
+                tasks.push(self.reload_theme_mode());
             }
 
             Message::UseDefaultWindowHint(v) => {
@@ -1293,7 +1297,7 @@ impl Page {
         ];
     }
 
-    fn reload_theme_mode(&mut self) {
+    fn reload_theme_mode(&mut self) -> Task<app::Message> {
         let entity = self.entity;
         let font_config = std::mem::take(&mut self.font_config);
         let icon_themes = std::mem::take(&mut self.icon_themes);
@@ -1316,6 +1320,8 @@ impl Page {
         self.icon_handles = icon_handles;
         self.icon_theme_active = icon_theme_active;
         self.font_config = font_config;
+
+        cosmic::task::message(app::Message::SetTheme(cosmic::theme::system_preference()))
     }
 
     fn update_color_picker(