diff --git a/src/init.js b/src/init.js
index 81bd888..3a2025d 100644
--- a/src/init.js
+++ b/src/init.js
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 /* global wikipediapreview_init_options */
-wikipediaPreview.init( {
-	root: document,
-	/* eslint-disable-next-line camelcase */
-	detectLinks: !! wikipediapreview_init_options.detectLinks,
-} );
+import { getColorScheme, observeDarkModePluginActivation } from './link/colorScheme';
+
+const init = ( scheme ) => {
+	wikipediaPreview.init( {
+		root: document,
+		/* eslint-disable-next-line camelcase */
+		detectLinks: !! wikipediapreview_init_options.detectLinks,
+		prefersColorScheme: scheme,
+	} );
+};
+
+// Initial init on first page load
+init( getColorScheme() );
+
+// Re-init as needed as the color scheme changes
+observeDarkModePluginActivation( init );
diff --git a/src/link/colorScheme.js b/src/link/colorScheme.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02cbb8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/link/colorScheme.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const attNameWPDarkModePluginActive = 'data-wp-dark-mode-active';
+const attNameWPDarkModePluginInstalled = 'data-wp-dark-mode-preset';
+
+const isWPDarkModePluginActive = () => {
+	return document.documentElement.hasAttribute( attNameWPDarkModePluginActive );
+};
+
+const isWPDarkModePluginInstalled = () => {
+	return document.documentElement.hasAttribute( attNameWPDarkModePluginInstalled );
+};
+
+export const getColorScheme = () => {
+	if ( isWPDarkModePluginInstalled() && isWPDarkModePluginActive() ) {
+		return 'dark';
+	} else if ( isWPDarkModePluginInstalled() && ! isWPDarkModePluginActive() ) {
+		return 'light';
+	}
+	return 'detect';
+};
+
+export const observeDarkModePluginActivation = ( callback ) => {
+	// eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+	const observer = new MutationObserver( () => {
+		if ( isWPDarkModePluginActive() ) {
+			callback( 'dark' );
+		} else {
+			callback( 'light' );
+		}
+	} );
+	observer.observe( document.documentElement, { attributeFilter: [ attNameWPDarkModePluginActive ] } );
+};