diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeService.ts
index db3663f5e432c1ff2128e78a94f430e63a122a1b..648548aa0f5af819ba5ab68fe3dd83a42cb84e2b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeService.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export class ThemeService implements IThemeService {
 	}
 
 	public getTheme() {
-		return this.currentTheme || DEFAULT_THEME_ID;
+		return this.currentTheme || this.storageService.get(Preferences.THEME, StorageScope.GLOBAL, DEFAULT_THEME_ID);
 	}
 
 	private loadTheme(themeId: string, defaultId?: string): TPromise<IThemeData> {