diff --git a/docs/admin/settings/settings_ui.rst b/docs/admin/settings/settings_ui.rst
index 1a6df9a17..86cd9d5bf 100644
--- a/docs/admin/settings/settings_ui.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/settings/settings_ui.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   Name of the theme you want to use by default on your SearXNG instance.
 
 ``theme_args.simple_style``:
-  Style of simple theme: ``auto``, ``light``, ``dark``
+  Style of simple theme: ``auto``, ``light``, ``dark``, ``black``
 
 ``results_on_new_tab``:
   Open result links in a new tab by default.
diff --git a/searx/preferences.py b/searx/preferences.py
index b4a10899e..4b7494ac2 100644
--- a/searx/preferences.py
+++ b/searx/preferences.py
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class Preferences:
             'simple_style': EnumStringSetting(
                 settings['ui']['theme_args']['simple_style'],
                 locked=is_locked('simple_style'),
-                choices=['', 'auto', 'light', 'dark']
+                choices=['', 'auto', 'light', 'dark', 'black']
             ),
             'center_alignment': BooleanSetting(
                 settings['ui']['center_alignment'],
diff --git a/searx/searxng.msg b/searx/searxng.msg
index 013be2aff..a4bfb038a 100644
--- a/searx/searxng.msg
+++ b/searx/searxng.msg
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ STYLE_NAMES = {
     'AUTO': 'auto',
     'LIGHT': 'light',
     'DARK': 'dark',
+    'BLACK': 'black',
 }
 
 BRAND_CUSTOM_LINKS = {
diff --git a/searx/settings_defaults.py b/searx/settings_defaults.py
index 6786a78c4..7daf4cc20 100644
--- a/searx/settings_defaults.py
+++ b/searx/settings_defaults.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ searx_dir = abspath(dirname(__file__))
 logger = logging.getLogger('searx')
 OUTPUT_FORMATS = ['html', 'csv', 'json', 'rss']
 SXNG_LOCALE_TAGS = ['all', 'auto'] + list(l[0] for l in sxng_locales)
-SIMPLE_STYLE = ('auto', 'light', 'dark')
+SIMPLE_STYLE = ('auto', 'light', 'dark', 'black')
 CATEGORIES_AS_TABS = {
     'general': {},
     'images': {},
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/definitions.less b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/definitions.less
index 45d5c878d..7d946f40e 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/definitions.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/definitions.less
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@
   --color-doc-code-background: #4d5a6f;
 }
 
+.black-themes() {
+  --color-base-background: #000;
+  --color-base-background-mobile: #000;
+  --color-header-background: #000;
+  --color-footer-background: #000;
+  --color-sidebar-background: #000;
+}
+
 /// Dark Theme (autoswitch based on device pref)
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
   :root.theme-auto {
@@ -241,6 +249,11 @@
   .dark-themes();
 }
 
+:root.theme-black {
+  .dark-themes();
+  .black-themes();
+}
+
 /// General Size
 @results-width: 45rem;
 @results-sidebar-width: 25rem;
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/theme.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/theme.html
index 78920b46e..1fdaeac12 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/theme.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/theme.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <legend id="pref_simple_style">{{- _('Theme style') -}}</legend>{{- '' -}}
   <div class="value">{{- '' -}}
     <select name="simple_style" aria-labelledby="pref_simple_style">
-      {%- for name in ['auto', 'light', 'dark'] -%}
+      {%- for name in ['auto', 'light', 'dark', 'black'] -%}
         <option value="{{ name }}"
                 {%- if name == preferences.get_value('simple_style') %} selected="selected" {%- endif -%}>
                 {{- _(name) | capitalize -}}