diff --git a/src/core/public/ui_settings/types.ts b/src/core/public/ui_settings/types.ts
index 86f78443eee6..039cf19c59de 100644
--- a/src/core/public/ui_settings/types.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/ui_settings/types.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export interface IUiSettingsClient {
    * by any plugin then an error is thrown, otherwise reads the default value defined by a plugin.
    */
   get: <T = any>(key: string, defaultOverride?: T) => T;
+  getWithBrowserSettings: <T = any>(key: string, defaultOverride?: T) => T;
 
   /**
    * Gets an observable of the current value for a config key, and all updates to that config
diff --git a/src/core/public/ui_settings/ui_settings_client.ts b/src/core/public/ui_settings/ui_settings_client.ts
index 31a38e75ca19..83302e61d091 100644
--- a/src/core/public/ui_settings/ui_settings_client.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/ui_settings/ui_settings_client.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { cloneDeep, defaultsDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { cloneDeep, defaultsDeep, merge } from 'lodash';
 import { Observable, Subject, concat, defer, of } from 'rxjs';
 import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export class UiSettingsClient implements IUiSettingsClient {
   private readonly api: UiSettingsApi;
   private readonly defaults: Record<string, PublicUiSettingsParams>;
   private cache: Record<string, PublicUiSettingsParams & UserProvidedValues>;
+  private readonly browserStoredSettings: Record<string, any> = {};
 
   constructor(params: UiSettingsClientParams) {
     this.api = params.api;
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ export class UiSettingsClient implements IUiSettingsClient {
       this.cache['theme:enableUserControl']?.userValue ??
       this.cache['theme:enableUserControl']?.value
     ) {
-      this.cache = defaultsDeep(this.cache, this.getBrowserStoredSettings());
+      this.browserStoredSettings = this.getBrowserStoredSettings();
+      this.cache = defaultsDeep({}, this.defaults, this.cache, this.browserStoredSettings);
     }
 
     params.done$.subscribe({
@@ -114,6 +116,34 @@ You can use \`IUiSettingsClient.get("${key}", defaultValue)\`, which will just r
     return this.resolveValue(value, type);
   }
 
+  getWithBrowserSettings<T = any>(key: string, defaultOverride?: T) {
+    const declared = this.isDeclared(key);
+
+    if (!declared && defaultOverride !== undefined) {
+      return defaultOverride;
+    }
+
+    if (!declared) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Unexpected \`IUiSettingsClient.get("${key}")\` call on unrecognized configuration setting "${key}".`
+      );
+    }
+
+    const type = this.cache[key].type;
+    const userValue = this.cache[key].userValue;
+    const browserValue = this.browserStoredSettings[key]?.userValue;
+    const defaultValue = defaultOverride !== undefined ? defaultOverride : this.cache[key].value;
+    
+    let value;
+    if (this.cache['theme:enableUserControl']?.userValue ?? this.cache['theme:enableUserControl']?.value) {
+      value = browserValue ?? userValue ?? defaultValue;
+    } else {
+      value = userValue ?? defaultValue;
+    }
+
+    return this.resolveValue(value, type);
+  }
+
   get$<T = any>(key: string, defaultOverride?: T) {
     return concat(
       defer(() => of(this.get(key, defaultOverride))),
@@ -250,6 +280,7 @@ You can use \`IUiSettingsClient.get("${key}", defaultValue)\`, which will just r
           ? this.setBrowserStoredSettings(key, newVal)
           : (await this.api.batchSet(key, newVal)) || {};
         this.cache = defaultsDeep({}, defaults, this.getBrowserStoredSettings(), settings);
+        console.log("this.cache");
       } else {
         const { settings } = (await this.api.batchSet(key, newVal)) || {};
         this.cache = defaultsDeep({}, defaults, settings);
diff --git a/src/core/server/ui_settings/settings/theme.ts b/src/core/server/ui_settings/settings/theme.ts
index 3f0af93aa5b6..62154b4ef4b7 100644
--- a/src/core/server/ui_settings/settings/theme.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/ui_settings/settings/theme.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export const getThemeSettings = (): Record<string, UiSettingsParams> => {
         defaultMessage: `<p>Switch between the themes used for the current and next versions of OpenSearch Dashboards. A page refresh is required for the setting to be applied.</p><p><a href="{href}">{linkText}</a></p>`,
         values: {
           href: 'https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-on-dark-mode-experience/15725',
-          linkText: 'Theme feedback',
+          linkText: 'Theme feedback1',
         },
       }),
       requiresPageReload: true,
diff --git a/src/plugins/advanced_settings/public/header_user_theme_menu.tsx b/src/plugins/advanced_settings/public/header_user_theme_menu.tsx
index 86a78cbcc2d2..dc2feff450b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/advanced_settings/public/header_user_theme_menu.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/advanced_settings/public/header_user_theme_menu.tsx
@@ -50,21 +50,28 @@ export const HeaderUserThemeMenu = () => {
   const defaultScreenMode = uiSettings.getDefault('theme:darkMode');
   const prefersAutomatic =
     (window.localStorage.getItem('useBrowserColorScheme') && window.matchMedia) || false;
+  
+ const [enableUserControl] = useUiSetting$<boolean>('theme:enableUserControl');  
   const [darkMode, setDarkMode] = useUiSetting$<boolean>('theme:darkMode');
   const [themeVersion, setThemeVersion] = useUiSetting$<string>('theme:version');
   const [isPopoverOpen, setPopover] = useState(false);
   // TODO: improve naming?
-  const [theme, setTheme] = useState(
-    themeOptions.find((t) => t.value === themeVersionValueMap[themeVersion])?.value ||
-      themeVersionValueMap[defaultTheme]
-  );
-  const [screenMode, setScreenMode] = useState(
-    prefersAutomatic
-      ? screenModeOptions[2].value
-      : darkMode
-      ? screenModeOptions[1].value
-      : screenModeOptions[0].value
-  );
+
+
+  const [theme, setTheme] = useState(() => {
+    const currentTheme = enableUserControl
+      ? uiSettings.getWithBrowserSettings('theme:version')
+      : uiSettings.get('theme:version');
+    return themeOptions.find((t) => t.value === themeVersionValueMap[currentTheme])?.value ||
+      themeVersionValueMap[defaultTheme];
+  });
+  const [screenMode, setScreenMode] = useState(() => {
+    if (prefersAutomatic) return 'automatic';
+    const currentDarkMode = enableUserControl
+      ? uiSettings.getWithBrowserSettings('theme:darkMode')
+      : uiSettings.get('theme:darkMode');
+    return currentDarkMode ? 'dark' : 'light';
+  });
 
   const legacyAppearance = !uiSettings.get('home:useNewHomePage');