diff --git a/src/core/config.cpp b/src/core/config.cpp
index 3fcc4a5..73bd52a 100644
--- a/src/core/config.cpp
+++ b/src/core/config.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ Config::Config()
         settings_["devices"]["speakers"] = Devices::speakers()[0];
 
     connect(this, &Config::changed, this, &Config::save);
-    connect(this, &Config::SYSTEM_THEME_CHANGED, this, [this](int theme) { 
-        load_theme(platform::system::theme_name(static_cast<platform::system::theme_t>(theme)));
+    connect(this, &Config::SYSTEM_THEME_CHANGED, this, [this](int theme) {
+        if (settings_["theme"].get<std::string>() == "auto") {
+            load_theme(platform::system::theme_name(static_cast<platform::system::theme_t>(theme)));
+        }
     });
 
     monitor_system_theme(settings_["theme"].get<std::string>() == "auto");
@@ -110,8 +112,8 @@ std::string Config::theme()
 void Config::monitor_system_theme(bool m)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    if (m && win_theme_monitor_ == nullptr) {
-        win_theme_monitor_ = platform::windows::monitor_regkey(
+    if (m && theme_monitor_ == nullptr) {
+        theme_monitor_ = platform::windows::monitor_regkey(
             HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
             R"(Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize)",
             [this](auto) {
@@ -121,8 +123,51 @@ void Config::monitor_system_theme(bool m)
     }
     
     if(!m) {
-        win_theme_monitor_ = nullptr;
+        theme_monitor_ = nullptr;
     }
+#elif __linux__
+    if (m && theme_monitor_ == nullptr) {
+        if (platform::system::desktop() == platform::system::desktop_t::GNOME ||
+            platform::system::desktop() == platform::system::desktop_t::Unity) {
+
+            auto color_scheme = platform::linux::exec("gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme").value_or("");
+            if (!color_scheme.empty() && color_scheme != "\t") { // TODO
+                theme_monitor_ = platform::linux::monitor_gsettings("org.gnome.desktop.interface", "color-scheme", [this](auto str){
+                    platform::system::theme_t _theme = platform::system::theme_t::dark;
+                    if (str.find("dark") != std::string::npos) {
+                        _theme = platform::system::theme_t::dark;
+                    }
+                    if (str.find("light") != std::string::npos) {
+                        _theme = platform::system::theme_t::light;
+                    }
+                    emit SYSTEM_THEME_CHANGED(static_cast<int>(_theme));
+                });
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            auto gtk_theme = platform::linux::exec("gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme").value_or("");
+            if (!gtk_theme.empty() && gtk_theme != "\t") {
+                theme_monitor_ = platform::linux::monitor_gsettings("org.gnome.desktop.interface", "gtk-theme", [this](auto str){
+                    platform::system::theme_t _theme = platform::system::theme_t::dark;
+                    if (str.find("dark") != std::string::npos) {
+                        _theme = platform::system::theme_t::dark;
+                    }
+                    if (str.find("light") != std::string::npos) {
+                        _theme = platform::system::theme_t::light;
+                    }
+                    emit SYSTEM_THEME_CHANGED(static_cast<int>(_theme));
+                });
+
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: pclose can not exit
+    // if (!m) {
+    //     theme_monitor_ = nullptr;
+    // }
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/config.h b/src/core/config.h
index 023d937..3be4a07 100644
--- a/src/core/config.h
+++ b/src/core/config.h
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ public slots:
     json settings_ = json::parse("{}");
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    std::shared_ptr<platform::windows::RegistryMonitor> win_theme_monitor_{ nullptr };
+    std::shared_ptr<platform::windows::RegistryMonitor> theme_monitor_{ nullptr };
+#elif __linux__
+    std::shared_ptr<platform::linux::GSettingsMonitor> theme_monitor_{ nullptr };
 #endif // _WIN32
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/platform.h b/src/core/platform.h
index 2132e59..89a149a 100644
--- a/src/core/platform.h
+++ b/src/core/platform.h
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <optional>
 #include <QRect>
+#include <functional>
+#include <thread>
+#include <atomic>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
-#include <thread>
-#include <atomic>
-#include <functional>
 #include <Windows.h>
 
 #endif
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace platform
 
         class RegistryMonitor {
         public:
-            RegistryMonitor(HKEY key, const std::string& subkey, std::function<void(HKEY)> cb) { monitor(key, subkey, cb); }
+            RegistryMonitor() = default;
             ~RegistryMonitor() { stop(); }
 
             RegistryMonitor(const RegistryMonitor&) = delete;
@@ -97,8 +97,27 @@ namespace platform
         std::shared_ptr<RegistryMonitor> monitor_regkey(HKEY key, const std::string& subkey, std::function<void(HKEY)> cb);
     }
 #elif __linux__
-    namespace linux {
+    namespace linux 
+    {
         std::optional<std::string> exec(const char *);
+
+        class GSettingsMonitor {
+        public:
+            GSettingsMonitor() = default;
+            ~GSettingsMonitor() { stop(); }
+
+            GSettingsMonitor(const GSettingsMonitor&) = delete;
+            GSettingsMonitor& operator= (const GSettingsMonitor&) = delete;
+
+            int monitor(const std::string&, const std::string&, std::function<void(const std::string&)>);
+            void stop();
+
+        private:
+            std::thread thread_;
+            std::atomic<bool> running_{ false };
+        };
+
+        std::shared_ptr<GSettingsMonitor> monitor_gsettings(const std::string&, const std::string&, std::function<void(const std::string&)>);
     }
 #endif // _WIN32
 
@@ -121,6 +140,22 @@ namespace platform
 
     namespace system 
     {
+        enum class desktop_t
+        {
+            unknown,
+            Windows,    // Windows
+            KDE,        // K Desktop Environment, based on Qt
+            GNOME,      // GNU Network Object Model Environment
+            Unity,      // based on GNOME
+            MATE,       // forked from GNOME 2
+            Cinnamon,   // forked from GNOME 3
+            Xfce,
+            DeepinDE,   // based on Qt
+            Enlightenment,
+            LXQT,
+            Lumina
+        };
+
         enum class theme_t
         {
             dark, light
@@ -143,6 +178,8 @@ namespace platform
         theme_t theme();
         std::string theme_name(theme_t);
 
+        desktop_t desktop();
+
         std::string os_name();
         std::string kernel_name();
 
diff --git a/src/core/platform/platform_linux.cpp b/src/core/platform/platform_linux.cpp
index 274378e..dd9aaf5 100644
--- a/src/core/platform/platform_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/core/platform/platform_linux.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #ifdef __linux__
 
 #include "platform.h"
+#include <chrono>
+#include "logging.h"
+
+
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
 namespace platform
 {
@@ -22,6 +27,55 @@ namespace platform
             pclose(pipe);
             return result;
         }
+
+        int GSettingsMonitor::monitor(const std::string& key, const std::string& subkey, std::function<void(const std::string&)> callback)
+        {
+            const std::string cmd = "gsettings monitor " + key + " " + subkey;
+
+            running_ = true;
+            thread_ = std::thread([=](){
+                while (running_) {
+                    FILE* pipe = popen(cmd.c_str(), "r");
+
+                    if (!pipe) {
+                        LOG(ERROR) << "failed to open : " << cmd;
+                        std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    
+                    char buffer[256]{};
+                    while (running_ && (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pipe) != nullptr)) {
+                        callback(buffer);
+                    }
+
+                    pclose(pipe);       // TODO: stuck if the cmd process does not exit
+
+                    // exit unexpectedly
+                    if (running_) {
+                        LOG(WARNING) << "exit unexpectedly, try monitor the '" << cmd << "' again after 250ms";
+                        std::this_thread::sleep_for(250ms);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        void GSettingsMonitor::stop()
+        {
+            running_ = false;
+
+            if (thread_.joinable())
+                thread_.join();
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<GSettingsMonitor> monitor_gsettings(const std::string& key, const std::string& subkey, std::function<void(const std::string&)> cb)
+        {
+            auto monitor = std::make_shared<GSettingsMonitor>();
+            monitor->monitor(key, subkey, cb);
+            return monitor;
+        }
+
     } // namespace linux
 
     namespace util
diff --git a/src/core/platform/platform_win.cpp b/src/core/platform/platform_win.cpp
index 761ddd1..e11b596 100644
--- a/src/core/platform/platform_win.cpp
+++ b/src/core/platform/platform_win.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ namespace platform
 
         std::shared_ptr<RegistryMonitor> monitor_regkey(HKEY key, const std::string& subkey, std::function<void(HKEY)> cb)
         {
-            return std::make_shared<RegistryMonitor>(key, subkey, cb);
+            auto monitor = std::make_shared<RegistryMonitor>();
+            monitor->monitor(key, subkey, cb);
+            return monitor;
         }
     } // namespace windows
 
diff --git a/src/core/platform/system_linux.cpp b/src/core/platform/system_linux.cpp
index 4322713..89c9983 100644
--- a/src/core/platform/system_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/core/platform/system_linux.cpp
@@ -21,19 +21,48 @@ namespace platform::system
             return version;
     }
 
-    theme_t theme()
+    desktop_t desktop()
     {
         const char * de = std::getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP");
         // GNOME
-        if (std::string_view(de).find("GNOME") != std::string::npos) {
-            auto result = platform::linux::exec("gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme").value_or("");
-            if (result.find("dark") != std::string::npos) {
-                return theme_t::dark;
-            }
-            if (result.find("light") != std::string::npos) {
-                return theme_t::light;
+        if (std::string_view(de).find("GNOME") != std::string::npos ||
+            std::string_view(de).find("gnome") != std::string::npos) {
+            return desktop_t::GNOME;
+        }
+        // Unity
+        if (std::string_view(de).find("Unity") != std::string::npos ||
+            std::string_view(de).find("unity") != std::string::npos) {
+            return desktop_t::GNOME;
+        }
+        return desktop_t::unknown;
+    }
+
+
+    theme_t theme()
+    {
+        if (desktop() == desktop_t::GNOME || desktop() == desktop_t::Unity) {
+
+            auto color_scheme = platform::linux::exec("gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme").value_or("");
+            if (!color_scheme.empty()) {
+                if (color_scheme.find("dark") != std::string::npos) {
+                    return theme_t::dark;
+                }
+                if (color_scheme.find("light") != std::string::npos) {
+                    return theme_t::light;
+                }
             }
+
+            auto gtk_theme = platform::linux::exec("gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme").value_or("");
+            if (!gtk_theme.empty()) {
+                if (gtk_theme.find("dark") != std::string::npos) {
+                    return theme_t::dark;
+                }
+                if (gtk_theme.find("light") != std::string::npos) {
+                    return theme_t::light;
+                }
+            } 
         }
+
         // TODO : other desktop env
         return theme_t::dark;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/platform/system_win.cpp b/src/core/platform/system_win.cpp
index fe6914d..6497752 100644
--- a/src/core/platform/system_win.cpp
+++ b/src/core/platform/system_win.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ namespace platform::system
 {
     extern "C" NTSYSAPI NTSTATUS NTAPI RtlGetVersion(_Out_ PRTL_OSVERSIONINFOW lpVersionInformation);
 
+    desktop_t desktop()
+    {
+        return desktop_t::Windows;
+    }
+
     theme_t theme()
     {
         if (os_version() >= platform::windows::WIN_10_1ST) {