diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/frontend-application-module.ts b/packages/core/src/browser/frontend-application-module.ts
index 5aad42ea55905..f9a049b5f2da2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/frontend-application-module.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/frontend-application-module.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ import { LabelParser } from './label-parser';
 import { LabelProvider, LabelProviderContribution, DefaultUriLabelProviderContribution } from './label-provider';
 import { PreferenceService } from './preferences';
 import { ContextMenuRenderer } from './context-menu-renderer';
-import { ThemeService, BuiltinThemeProvider } from './theming';
+import { ThemeService } from './theming';
 import { ConnectionStatusService, FrontendConnectionStatusService, ApplicationConnectionStatusContribution, PingService } from './connection-status-service';
 import { DiffUriLabelProviderContribution } from './diff-uris';
 import { ApplicationServer, applicationPath } from '../common/application-protocol';
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@ export { bindResourceProvider, bindMessageService, bindPreferenceService };
 ColorApplicationContribution.initBackground();
 
 export const frontendApplicationModule = new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
-    const themeService = ThemeService.get();
-    themeService.register(...BuiltinThemeProvider.themes);
-    themeService.startupTheme();
-
     bind(NoneIconTheme).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
     bind(LabelProviderContribution).toService(NoneIconTheme);
     bind(IconThemeService).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/theming.ts b/packages/core/src/browser/theming.ts
index 7f7e1f9227da4..107a6d59f4d94 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/theming.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/theming.ts
@@ -40,20 +40,21 @@ export interface ThemeChangeEvent {
 
 export class ThemeService {
 
-    private themes: { [id: string]: Theme } = {};
-    private activeTheme: Theme | undefined;
-    private readonly themeChange = new Emitter<ThemeChangeEvent>();
+    protected themes: { [id: string]: Theme } = {};
+    protected activeTheme: Theme | undefined;
+    protected readonly themeChange = new Emitter<ThemeChangeEvent>();
 
     readonly onThemeChange: Event<ThemeChangeEvent> = this.themeChange.event;
 
     static get(): ThemeService {
         const global = window as any; // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        return global[ThemeServiceSymbol] || new ThemeService();
-    }
-
-    protected constructor() {
-        const global = window as any; // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        global[ThemeServiceSymbol] = this;
+        if (!global[ThemeServiceSymbol]) {
+            const themeService = new ThemeService();
+            themeService.register(...BuiltinThemeProvider.themes);
+            themeService.startupTheme();
+            global[ThemeServiceSymbol] = themeService;
+        }
+        return global[ThemeServiceSymbol];
     }
 
     register(...themes: Theme[]): Disposable {
diff --git a/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-indexed-db.ts b/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-indexed-db.ts
index 3311895a6ac3c..dee071b90b2a0 100644
--- a/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-indexed-db.ts
+++ b/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-indexed-db.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as idb from 'idb';
 import { Disposable, DisposableCollection } from '@theia/core/lib/common/disposable';
+import { BuiltinThemeProvider, Theme, ThemeService, ThemeServiceSymbol } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/theming';
 type ThemeMix = import('./textmate/monaco-theme-registry').ThemeMix;
 
 let _monacoDB: Promise<idb.IDBPDatabase> | undefined;
@@ -82,3 +83,52 @@ export async function deleteTheme(id: string): Promise<void> {
     const db = await monacoDB;
     await db.transaction('themes', 'readwrite').objectStore('themes').delete(id);
 }
+
+export function stateToTheme(state: MonacoThemeState): Theme {
+    const { id, label, description, uiTheme, data } = state;
+    const type = uiTheme === 'vs' ? 'light' : uiTheme === 'vs-dark' ? 'dark' : 'hc';
+    const builtInTheme = uiTheme === 'vs' ? BuiltinThemeProvider.lightCss : BuiltinThemeProvider.darkCss;
+    return {
+        type,
+        id,
+        label,
+        description,
+        editorTheme: data.name!,
+        activate(): void {
+            builtInTheme.use();
+        },
+        deactivate(): void {
+            builtInTheme.unuse();
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+async function getThemeFromDB(id: string): Promise<Theme | undefined> {
+    const matchingState = (await getThemes()).find(theme => theme.id === id);
+    return matchingState && stateToTheme(matchingState);
+}
+
+export class ThemeServiceWithDB extends ThemeService {
+    static get(): ThemeService {
+        const global = window as any; // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        if (!global[ThemeServiceSymbol]) {
+            const themeService = new ThemeServiceWithDB();
+            themeService.register(...BuiltinThemeProvider.themes);
+            themeService.startupTheme();
+            global[ThemeServiceSymbol] = themeService;
+        }
+        return global[ThemeServiceSymbol];
+    }
+
+    loadUserTheme(): void {
+        this.loadUserThemeWithDB();
+    }
+
+    protected async loadUserThemeWithDB(): Promise<void> {
+        const themeId = window.localStorage.getItem('theme') || this.defaultTheme.id;
+        const theme = this.themes[themeId] ?? await getThemeFromDB(themeId) ?? this.defaultTheme;
+        this.setCurrentTheme(theme.id);
+    }
+}
+
+ThemeService.get = ThemeServiceWithDB.get;
diff --git a/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-theming-service.ts b/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-theming-service.ts
index 811d8074ce226..6e5a14923f8aa 100644
--- a/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-theming-service.ts
+++ b/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-theming-service.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 import { injectable, inject } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import * as jsoncparser from 'jsonc-parser';
 import * as plistparser from 'fast-plist';
-import { ThemeService, BuiltinThemeProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/theming';
+import { ThemeService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/theming';
 import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
 import { Disposable, DisposableCollection } from '@theia/core/lib/common/disposable';
 import { MonacoThemeRegistry } from './textmate/monaco-theme-registry';
-import { getThemes, putTheme, MonacoThemeState } from './monaco-indexed-db';
+import { getThemes, putTheme, MonacoThemeState, stateToTheme } from './monaco-indexed-db';
 import { FileService } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser/file-service';
 
 export interface MonacoTheme {
@@ -161,23 +161,8 @@ export class MonacoThemingService {
     }
 
     protected static doRegister(state: MonacoThemeState): Disposable {
-        const { id, label, description, uiTheme, data } = state;
-        const type = uiTheme === 'vs' ? 'light' : uiTheme === 'vs-dark' ? 'dark' : 'hc';
-        const builtInTheme = uiTheme === 'vs' ? BuiltinThemeProvider.lightCss : BuiltinThemeProvider.darkCss;
         return new DisposableCollection(
-            ThemeService.get().register({
-                type,
-                id,
-                label,
-                description: description,
-                editorTheme: data.name!,
-                activate(): void {
-                    builtInTheme.use();
-                },
-                deactivate(): void {
-                    builtInTheme.unuse();
-                }
-            }),
+            ThemeService.get().register(stateToTheme(state)),
             putTheme(state)
         );
     }