diff --git a/Shared/Preferences/PreferencesModel.swift b/Shared/Preferences/PreferencesModel.swift
index 39e9c24..c4ac721 100644
--- a/Shared/Preferences/PreferencesModel.swift
+++ b/Shared/Preferences/PreferencesModel.swift
@@ -1,54 +1,59 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
 class PreferencesModel: ObservableObject {
+    private let defaults = UserDefaults.standard
+    let colorSchemeIntegerKey = "colorSchemeIntegerKey"
+
     /* We're stuck dropping into AppKit/UIKit to set light/dark schemes for now,
      * because setting the .preferredColorScheme modifier on views in SwiftUI is
      * currently unreliable.
      *
      * Feedback submitted to Apple:
      *
      * FB8382883: "On macOS 11β4, preferredColorScheme modifier does not respect .light ColorScheme"
      * FB8383053: "On iOS 14β4/macOS 11β4, it is not possible to unset preferredColorScheme after setting
      *              it to either .light or .dark"
      */
 
     #if os(iOS)
     var window: UIWindow? {
         guard let scene = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes.first,
               let windowSceneDelegate = scene.delegate as? UIWindowSceneDelegate,
               let window = windowSceneDelegate.window else {
             return nil
         }
         return window
     }
     #endif
 
     @Published var selectedColorScheme: ColorScheme?
     @Published var appearance: Int = 0 {
         didSet {
             switch appearance {
             case 1:
 //                selectedColorScheme = .light
                 #if os(macOS)
                 NSApp.appearance = NSAppearance(named: .aqua)
                 #else
                 window?.overrideUserInterfaceStyle = .light
                 #endif
             case 2:
 //                selectedColorScheme = .dark
                 #if os(macOS)
                 NSApp.appearance = NSAppearance(named: .darkAqua)
                 #else
                 window?.overrideUserInterfaceStyle = .dark
                 #endif
             default:
 //                selectedColorScheme = .none
                 #if os(macOS)
                 NSApp.appearance = nil
                 #else
                 window?.overrideUserInterfaceStyle = .unspecified
                 #endif
             }
+
+            defaults.set(appearance, forKey: colorSchemeIntegerKey)
         }
     }
 }