diff --git a/e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts
index 8a6e7b245..df273b05e 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts
@@ -552,4 +552,70 @@ test.describe('Testing settings', () => {
       await changeUnitOfMeasureInGizmo('m', 'Meters')
     })
   })
+
+  test('Changing theme in sketch mode', async ({ page }) => {
+    const u = await getUtils(page)
+    await page.addInitScript(() => {
+      localStorage.setItem(
+        'persistCode',
+        `const sketch001 = startSketchOn('XZ')
+  |> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
+  |> line([5, 0], %)
+  |> line([0, 5], %)
+  |> line([-5, 0], %)
+  |> lineTo([profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)], %)
+  |> close(%)
+const extrude001 = extrude(5, sketch001)
+`
+      )
+    })
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1200, height: 500 })
+
+    // Selectors and constants
+    const editSketchButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Edit Sketch' })
+    const lineToolButton = page.getByTestId('line')
+    const segmentOverlays = page.getByTestId('segment-overlay')
+    const sketchOriginLocation = { x: 600, y: 250 }
+    const darkThemeSegmentColor: [number, number, number] = [215, 215, 215]
+    const lightThemeSegmentColor: [number, number, number] = [90, 90, 90]
+
+    await test.step(`Get into sketch mode`, async () => {
+      await u.waitForAuthSkipAppStart()
+      await page.mouse.click(700, 200)
+      await expect(editSketchButton).toBeVisible()
+      await editSketchButton.click()
+
+      // We use the line tool as a proxy for sketch mode
+      await expect(lineToolButton).toBeVisible()
+      await expect(segmentOverlays).toHaveCount(4)
+      // but we allow more time to pass for animating to the sketch
+      await page.waitForTimeout(1000)
+    })
+
+    await test.step(`Check the sketch line color before`, async () => {
+      await expect
+        .poll(() =>
+          u.getGreatestPixDiff(sketchOriginLocation, darkThemeSegmentColor)
+        )
+        .toBeLessThan(15)
+    })
+
+    await test.step(`Change theme to light using command palette`, async () => {
+      await page.keyboard.press('ControlOrMeta+K')
+      await page.getByRole('option', { name: 'theme' }).click()
+      await page.getByRole('option', { name: 'light' }).click()
+      await expect(page.getByText('theme to "light"')).toBeVisible()
+
+      // Make sure we haven't left sketch mode
+      await expect(lineToolButton).toBeVisible()
+    })
+
+    await test.step(`Check the sketch line color after`, async () => {
+      await expect
+        .poll(() =>
+          u.getGreatestPixDiff(sketchOriginLocation, lightThemeSegmentColor)
+        )
+        .toBeLessThan(15)
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts b/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts
index 8399202a6..8d09e78a8 100644
--- a/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts
+++ b/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ import {
   getRectangleCallExpressions,
   updateRectangleSketch,
 } from 'lib/rectangleTool'
-import { getThemeColorForThreeJs } from 'lib/theme'
+import { getThemeColorForThreeJs, Themes } from 'lib/theme'
 import { err, reportRejection, trap } from 'lib/trap'
 import { CSS2DObject } from 'three/examples/jsm/renderers/CSS2DRenderer'
 import { Point3d } from 'wasm-lib/kcl/bindings/Point3d'
@@ -1473,6 +1473,25 @@ export class SceneEntities {
         to,
       })
   }
+  /**
+   * Update the base color of each of the THREEjs meshes
+   * that represent each of the sketch segments, to get the
+   * latest value from `sceneInfra._theme`
+   */
+  updateSegmentBaseColor(newColor: Themes.Light | Themes.Dark) {
+    const newColorThreeJs = getThemeColorForThreeJs(newColor)
+    Object.values(this.activeSegments).forEach((group) => {
+      group.userData.baseColor = newColorThreeJs
+      group.traverse((child) => {
+        if (
+          child instanceof Mesh &&
+          child.material instanceof MeshBasicMaterial
+        ) {
+          child.material.color.set(newColorThreeJs)
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  }
   removeSketchGrid() {
     if (this.axisGroup) this.scene.remove(this.axisGroup)
   }
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsAuthProvider.tsx b/src/components/SettingsAuthProvider.tsx
index feb27a601..10bc6f96a 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsAuthProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SettingsAuthProvider.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ import decamelize from 'decamelize'
 import { Actor, AnyStateMachine, ContextFrom, Prop, StateFrom } from 'xstate'
 import { isDesktop } from 'lib/isDesktop'
 import { authCommandBarConfig } from 'lib/commandBarConfigs/authCommandConfig'
-import { kclManager, sceneInfra, engineCommandManager } from 'lib/singletons'
+import {
+  kclManager,
+  sceneInfra,
+  engineCommandManager,
+  sceneEntitiesManager,
+} from 'lib/singletons'
 import { uuidv4 } from 'lib/utils'
 import { IndexLoaderData } from 'lib/types'
 import { settings } from 'lib/settings/initialSettings'
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ export const SettingsAuthProviderBase = ({
         setClientTheme: ({ context }) => {
           const opposingTheme = getOppositeTheme(context.app.theme.current)
           sceneInfra.theme = opposingTheme
+          sceneEntitiesManager.updateSegmentBaseColor(opposingTheme)
         },
         setEngineEdges: ({ context }) => {
           // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises