diff --git a/Window/NowPlayingBarView.h b/Window/NowPlayingBarView.h
index 5d9f92821..5916bd4b1 100644
--- a/Window/NowPlayingBarView.h
+++ b/Window/NowPlayingBarView.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 @interface NowPlayingBarView : NSView
 {
-    NSGradient *gradient;
+    NSGradient *gradient_light, *gradient_dark;
 }
 @end
 
diff --git a/Window/NowPlayingBarView.m b/Window/NowPlayingBarView.m
index 921508150..88d2cf720 100644
--- a/Window/NowPlayingBarView.m
+++ b/Window/NowPlayingBarView.m
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
     {
         NSColor *lightColor = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed: 160.0/255.0 green: 160.0/255.0 blue: 160.0/255.0 alpha: 1.0];
         NSColor *darkColor = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed: 155.0/255.0 green: 155.0/255.0 blue: 155.0/255.0 alpha: 1.0];
-        gradient = [[NSGradient alloc] initWithStartingColor: lightColor endingColor: darkColor];
+        gradient_light = [[NSGradient alloc] initWithStartingColor: lightColor endingColor: darkColor];
+        
+        lightColor = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed: 56.0/255.0 green: 56.0/255.0 blue: 56.0/255.0 alpha: 1.0];
+        darkColor = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed: 64.0/255.0 green: 64.0/255.0 blue: 64.0/255.0 alpha: 1.0];
+        gradient_dark = [[NSGradient alloc] initWithStartingColor: lightColor endingColor: darkColor];
     }
     return self;
 }
@@ -31,10 +35,22 @@
     
     NSRect lineBorderRect = NSMakeRect(NSMinX(rect), NSHeight([self bounds]) - 1.0, NSWidth(rect), 1.0);
     
+    Boolean isDarkMode = NO;
+    if (@available(macOS 10.14, *)) {
+        NSAppearance * appearance = [[NSApplication sharedApplication] effectiveAppearance];
+        NSAppearanceName basicAppearance = [appearance bestMatchFromAppearancesWithNames:@[NSAppearanceNameAqua, NSAppearanceNameDarkAqua]];
+        if ([basicAppearance isEqualToString:NSAppearanceNameDarkAqua]) {
+            isDarkMode = YES;
+        }
+    }
+    
     if (NSIntersectsRect(lineBorderRect, rect))
     {
         gridRects[count] = lineBorderRect;
-        colorRects[count] = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.75 alpha: 1.0];
+        if (isDarkMode)
+            colorRects[count] = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.40 alpha: 1.0];
+        else
+            colorRects[count] = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.75 alpha: 1.0];
         ++count;
         
         rect.size.height -= 1.0;
@@ -44,8 +60,11 @@
     if (NSIntersectsRect(lineBorderRect, rect))
     {
         gridRects[count] = lineBorderRect;
-        colorRects[count] = active ? [NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.25 alpha: 1.0]
-        : [NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.5 alpha: 1.0];
+        if (isDarkMode)
+            colorRects[count] = active ? [NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.60 alpha: 1.0] : [NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.4 alpha: 1.0];
+        else
+            colorRects[count] = active ? [NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.25 alpha: 1.0]
+            : [NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.5 alpha: 1.0];
         ++count;
         
         rect.origin.y += 1.0;
@@ -55,7 +74,10 @@
     if (!NSIsEmptyRect(rect))
     {
         const NSRect gradientRect = NSMakeRect(NSMinX(rect), 1.0, NSWidth(rect), NSHeight([self bounds]) - 1.0 - 1.0); //proper gradient requires the full height of the bar
-        [gradient drawInRect: gradientRect angle: 270.0];
+        if (isDarkMode)
+            [gradient_dark drawInRect: gradientRect angle: 270.0];
+        else
+            [gradient_light drawInRect: gradientRect angle: 270.0];
     }
     
     NSRectFillListWithColors(gridRects, colorRects, count);