diff --git a/v2/internal/ffenestri/ffenestri_darwin.c b/v2/internal/ffenestri/ffenestri_darwin.c
index 0a775c75..45965f63 100644
--- a/v2/internal/ffenestri/ffenestri_darwin.c
+++ b/v2/internal/ffenestri/ffenestri_darwin.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void* NewApplication(const char *title, int width, int height, int resizable, in
     result->fullSizeContent = 0;
     result->useToolBar = 0;
     result->hideToolbarSeparator = 0;
-    result->appearance = "NSAppearanceNameAqua";
+    result->appearance = NULL;
 
     result->titlebarAppearsTransparent = 0;
     result->webviewIsTranparent = 0;
@@ -857,9 +857,11 @@ void Run(void *applicationPointer, int argc, char **argv) {
     }
 
     // Set Appearance
-    msg(mainWindow, s("setAppearance:"),
-        msg(c("NSAppearance"), s("appearanceNamed:"), str(app->appearance))
-    );
+    if( app->appearance != NULL ) {
+        msg(mainWindow, s("setAppearance:"),
+            msg(c("NSAppearance"), s("appearanceNamed:"), str(app->appearance))
+        );
+    }
 
 
     // Finally call run
diff --git a/v2/pkg/options/default.go b/v2/pkg/options/default.go
index c0385929..94fe1afd 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/options/default.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/options/default.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var Default = &App{
 	RGBA:     0xFFFFFFFF,
 	Mac: &mac.Options{
 		TitleBar:             mac.TitleBarDefault(),
-		Appearance:           mac.NSAppearanceNameAqua,
+		Appearance:           mac.DefaultAppearance,
 		WebviewIsTransparent: false,
 	},
 }
diff --git a/v2/pkg/options/mac/appearance.go b/v2/pkg/options/mac/appearance.go
index 074dc147..934bb208 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/options/mac/appearance.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/options/mac/appearance.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package mac
 type AppearanceType string
 
 const (
+	// DefaultAppearance uses the default system value
+	DefaultAppearance AppearanceType = ""
 	// NSAppearanceNameAqua - The standard light system appearance.
 	NSAppearanceNameAqua AppearanceType = "NSAppearanceNameAqua"
 	// NSAppearanceNameDarkAqua - The standard dark system appearance.
diff --git a/v2/test/runtime/main.go b/v2/test/runtime/main.go
index b8349520..55453291 100644
--- a/v2/test/runtime/main.go
+++ b/v2/test/runtime/main.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ func main() {
 		Mac: &mac.Options{
 			// TitleBar: mac.TitleBarHidden(),
 			// TitleBar: mac.TitleBarHiddenInset(),
-			TitleBar:   mac.TitleBarDefault(),
-			Appearance: mac.NSAppearanceNameDarkAqua,
+			TitleBar: mac.TitleBarDefault(),
+			// Appearance: mac.NSAppearanceNameDarkAqua,
 		},
 	})