diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 72f1aaa02..e035d2860 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -6873,19 +6873,41 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                cookie, calling_domain)
         self.server.postreq_busy = False
 
-    def _progressive_web_app_manifest(self, calling_domain: str,
+    def _progressive_web_app_manifest(self, base_dir: str,
+                                      calling_domain: str,
                                       getreq_start_time) -> None:
         """gets the PWA manifest
         """
+        pwa_theme_color = 'grey'
+        pwa_theme_background_color = 'black'
+
+        css_filename = base_dir + '/epicyon.css'
+        if os.path.isfile(css_filename):
+            css_str = ''
+            with open(css_filename, 'r') as fp_css:
+                css_str = fp_css.read()
+            if '--pwa-theme-color:' in css_str:
+                pwa_theme_color = css_str.split('--pwa-theme-color:')[1]
+                if ';' in pwa_theme_color:
+                    pwa_theme_color = pwa_theme_color.split(';')[0].strip()
+            if '--pwa-theme-background-color:' in css_str:
+                pwa_theme_background_color = \
+                    css_str.split('--pwa-theme-background-color:')[1]
+                if ';' in pwa_theme_background_color:
+                    pwa_theme_background_color = \
+                        pwa_theme_background_color.split(';')[0].strip()
         app1 = "https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.siacs.conversations"
         app2 = "https://staging.f-droid.org/en/packages/im.vector.app"
+        app3 = \
+            "https://f-droid.org/en/packages/" + \
+            "com.stoutner.privacybrowser.standard"
         manifest = {
             "name": "Epicyon",
             "short_name": "Epicyon",
             "start_url": "/index.html",
             "display": "standalone",
-            "background_color": "black",
-            "theme_color": "grey",
+            "background_color": pwa_theme_background_color,
+            "theme_color": pwa_theme_color,
             "orientation": "portrait-primary",
             "categories": ["microblog", "fediverse", "activitypub"],
             "screenshots": [
@@ -6960,6 +6982,10 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 {
                     "platform": "fdroid",
                     "url": app2
+                },
+                {
+                    "platform": "fdroid",
+                    "url": app3
                 }
             ]
         }
@@ -14045,7 +14071,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         if '/manifest.json' in self.path:
             if self._has_accept(calling_domain):
                 if not self._request_http():
-                    self._progressive_web_app_manifest(calling_domain,
+                    self._progressive_web_app_manifest(self.server.base_dir,
+                                                       calling_domain,
                                                        getreq_start_time)
                     return
                 else:
diff --git a/epicyon-profile.css b/epicyon-profile.css
index 44c170c47..7f87a1329 100644
--- a/epicyon-profile.css
+++ b/epicyon-profile.css
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 @charset "UTF-8";
 
 :root {
+    --pwa-theme-color: apple-mobile-statusbar-color;
+    --pwa-theme-background-color: black-translucent;
     --avatar-rounding: 10%;
     --timeline-icon-width: 50px;
     --timeline-icon-width-mobile: 100px;
diff --git a/theme/blue/theme.json b/theme/blue/theme.json
index 39bb7effd..f48cf7ace 100644
--- a/theme/blue/theme.json
+++ b/theme/blue/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "newswire-publish-icon": "True",
     "full-width-timeline-buttons": "False",
     "icons-as-buttons": "False",
diff --git a/theme/debian/theme.json b/theme/debian/theme.json
index 7572d0b85..3dddacb11 100644
--- a/theme/debian/theme.json
+++ b/theme/debian/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "#222",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "white",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "lightgrey",
diff --git a/theme/hacker/theme.json b/theme/hacker/theme.json
index df7c28684..c6e048b45 100644
--- a/theme/hacker/theme.json
+++ b/theme/hacker/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "#9ad791",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#222",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#444",
diff --git a/theme/henge/theme.json b/theme/henge/theme.json
index 87a46f825..8b55b24f5 100644
--- a/theme/henge/theme.json
+++ b/theme/henge/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "white",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#483335",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#583335",
diff --git a/theme/indymediaclassic/theme.json b/theme/indymediaclassic/theme.json
index 86862bddc..35cbc3e89 100644
--- a/theme/indymediaclassic/theme.json
+++ b/theme/indymediaclassic/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "white",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#222",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#444",
diff --git a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
index c79d0ebb0..19468eeff 100644
--- a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
+++ b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "black",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#dedede",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#ccc",
diff --git a/theme/lcd/theme.json b/theme/lcd/theme.json
index 8bae3e256..5104a5a1a 100644
--- a/theme/lcd/theme.json
+++ b/theme/lcd/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "#33390d",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#9fb42b",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#33390d",
diff --git a/theme/light/theme.json b/theme/light/theme.json
index 70a19a526..cd67f7f56 100644
--- a/theme/light/theme.json
+++ b/theme/light/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#d6dbf0",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#b6bbf0",
diff --git a/theme/night/theme.json b/theme/night/theme.json
index d25325005..3180453ea 100644
--- a/theme/night/theme.json
+++ b/theme/night/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "#0481f5",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#0d0d10",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#0b0b10",
diff --git a/theme/pixel/theme.json b/theme/pixel/theme.json
index 99f362de1..93c8664ec 100644
--- a/theme/pixel/theme.json
+++ b/theme/pixel/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "black",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#aba0d4",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#cba0d4",
diff --git a/theme/purple/theme.json b/theme/purple/theme.json
index 8e00d48ec..1b1037ee3 100644
--- a/theme/purple/theme.json
+++ b/theme/purple/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "#f98bb0",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#2f152d",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#3f152d",
diff --git a/theme/rc3/theme.json b/theme/rc3/theme.json
index afacf7d65..2c23e7597 100644
--- a/theme/rc3/theme.json
+++ b/theme/rc3/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "white",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#002a3a",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#025d84",
diff --git a/theme/solidaric/theme.json b/theme/solidaric/theme.json
index 8291f050e..6a94546bb 100644
--- a/theme/solidaric/theme.json
+++ b/theme/solidaric/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "#2d2c37",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#ddd",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#ccc",
diff --git a/theme/starlight/theme.json b/theme/starlight/theme.json
index eb01692f2..22959c723 100644
--- a/theme/starlight/theme.json
+++ b/theme/starlight/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "#ffc4bc",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#1f0d10",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#222",
diff --git a/theme/zen/theme.json b/theme/zen/theme.json
index 3241c5e32..aef8ab9ca 100644
--- a/theme/zen/theme.json
+++ b/theme/zen/theme.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "pwa-theme-color": "apple-mobile-statusbar-color",
+    "pwa-theme-background-color": "black-translucent",
     "dropdown-fg-color": "#d5c7b7",
     "dropdown-bg-color": "#4c4e41",
     "dropdown-bg-color-hover": "#3c4e41",