diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/theme/SharedThemePatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/theme/SharedThemePatch.kt
index 0ca1403b1..db5bab1e4 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/theme/SharedThemePatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/theme/SharedThemePatch.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import app.revanced.patches.shared.drawable.addDrawableColorHook
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.drawable.drawableColorHookPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.compatibility.Constants.COMPATIBLE_PACKAGE
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.extension.Constants.UTILS_PATH
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.playservice.is_19_32_or_greater
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.playservice.versionCheckPatch
 import org.w3c.dom.Element
 
 private const val SPLASH_SCREEN_COLOR_NAME = "splashScreenColor"
@@ -18,10 +16,7 @@ val sharedThemePatch = resourcePatch(
 ) {
     compatibleWith(COMPATIBLE_PACKAGE)
 
-    dependsOn(
-        drawableColorHookPatch,
-        versionCheckPatch,
-    )
+    dependsOn(drawableColorHookPatch)
 
     execute {
         addDrawableColorHook("$UTILS_PATH/DrawableColorPatch;->getLithoColor(I)I")
@@ -106,36 +101,5 @@ val sharedThemePatch = resourcePatch(
             }
         }
 
-        if (is_19_32_or_greater) {
-            // Fix the splash screen dark mode background color.
-            // In earlier versions of the app this is white and makes no sense for dark mode.
-            // This is only required for 19.32 and greater, but is applied to all targets.
-            // Only dark mode needs this fix as light mode correctly uses the custom color.
-            document("res/values-night/styles.xml").use { document ->
-                val resourcesNode = document.getElementsByTagName("resources").item(0) as Element
-                val childNodes = resourcesNode.childNodes
-
-                for (i in 0 until childNodes.length) {
-                    val node = childNodes.item(i) as? Element ?: continue
-                    val nodeAttributeName = node.getAttribute("name")
-                    if (nodeAttributeName == "Theme.YouTube.Launcher" || nodeAttributeName == "Theme.YouTube.Launcher.Cairo") {
-                        val nodeAttributeParent = node.getAttribute("parent")
-
-                        val style = document.createElement("style")
-                        style.setAttribute("name", "Theme.YouTube.Home")
-                        style.setAttribute("parent", nodeAttributeParent)
-
-                        val windowItem = document.createElement("item")
-                        windowItem.setAttribute("name", "android:windowBackground")
-                        windowItem.textContent = "@color/yt_black1"
-                        style.appendChild(windowItem)
-
-                        resourcesNode.removeChild(node)
-                        resourcesNode.appendChild(style)
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/utils/fix/splash/DarkModeSplashScreenPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/utils/fix/splash/DarkModeSplashScreenPatch.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..515dd45af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/utils/fix/splash/DarkModeSplashScreenPatch.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.fix.splash
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.resourcePatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.playservice.is_19_32_or_greater
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.playservice.versionCheckPatch
+import org.w3c.dom.Element
+
+val darkModeSplashScreenPatch = resourcePatch(
+    description = "darkModeSplashScreenPatch"
+) {
+    dependsOn(versionCheckPatch)
+
+    execute {
+        if (!is_19_32_or_greater) {
+            return@execute
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Fix the splash screen dark mode background color.
+         * In earlier versions of the app this is white and makes no sense for dark mode.
+         * This is only required for 19.32 and greater, but is applied to all targets.
+         * Only dark mode needs this fix as light mode correctly uses the custom color.
+         *
+         * This is a bug in unpatched YouTube.
+         * Should always be applied even if the `Theme` patch is excluded.
+         */
+        document("res/values-night/styles.xml").use { document ->
+            val resourcesNode = document.getElementsByTagName("resources").item(0) as Element
+            val childNodes = resourcesNode.childNodes
+
+            for (i in 0 until childNodes.length) {
+                val node = childNodes.item(i) as? Element ?: continue
+                val nodeAttributeName = node.getAttribute("name")
+                if (nodeAttributeName.startsWith("Theme.YouTube.Launcher")) {
+                    val nodeAttributeParent = node.getAttribute("parent")
+
+                    val style = document.createElement("style")
+                    style.setAttribute("name", "Theme.YouTube.Home")
+                    style.setAttribute("parent", nodeAttributeParent)
+
+                    val windowItem = document.createElement("item")
+                    windowItem.setAttribute("name", "android:windowBackground")
+                    windowItem.textContent = "@color/yt_black1"
+                    style.appendChild(windowItem)
+
+                    resourcesNode.removeChild(node)
+                    resourcesNode.appendChild(style)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/utils/settings/SettingsPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/utils/settings/SettingsPatch.kt
index 14f371e81..7259a9a4d 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/utils/settings/SettingsPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/utils/settings/SettingsPatch.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.compatibility.Constants.COMPATIBLE_PAC
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.extension.Constants.UTILS_PATH
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.extension.sharedExtensionPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.fix.cairo.cairoSettingsPatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.fix.splash.darkModeSplashScreenPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.mainactivity.mainActivityResolvePatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.patch.PatchList.SETTINGS_FOR_YOUTUBE
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.playservice.versionCheckPatch
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ val settingsPatch = resourcePatch(
     dependsOn(
         settingsBytecodePatch,
         cairoSettingsPatch,
+        darkModeSplashScreenPatch,
     )
 
     val insertPosition = stringOption(