diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 3a1a31a..4dc259c 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import TrackPlayer, { Capability } from 'react-native-track-player';
 import { PersistGate } from 'redux-persist/integration/react';
 import Routes from '../screens';
-import store, { persistedStore, useTypedSelector } from '@/store';
+import store, { persistedStore } from '@/store';
 import {
     NavigationContainer,
     DefaultTheme,
     DarkTheme as BaseDarkTheme,
 } from '@react-navigation/native';
-import { ColorSchemeProvider, themes } from './Colors';
+import { ColorSchemeProvider, themes, useUserOrSystemScheme } from './Colors';
 import DownloadManager from './DownloadManager';
-import { useColorScheme } from 'react-native';
-import { ColorScheme } from '@/store/settings/types';
 
 const LightTheme = {
     ...DefaultTheme,
@@ -35,9 +33,7 @@ const DarkTheme = {
  * right theme is selected based on OS color scheme settings along with user preferences.
  */
 function ThemedNavigationContainer({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
-    const systemScheme = useColorScheme();
-    const userScheme = useTypedSelector((state) => state.settings.colorScheme);
-    const scheme = userScheme === ColorScheme.System ? systemScheme : userScheme;
+    const scheme = useUserOrSystemScheme();
 
     return (
         <NavigationContainer
diff --git a/src/components/Colors.tsx b/src/components/Colors.tsx
index a8dba94..7f4eb31 100644
--- a/src/components/Colors.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Colors.tsx
@@ -108,14 +108,21 @@ export const themes: Record<'dark' | 'light' | 'dark-highcontrast' | 'light-high
 // Create context for supplying the theming information
 export const ColorSchemeContext = React.createContext(themes.dark);
 
+/**
+ * This hook returns the proper color scheme, taking into account potential user overrides.
+ */
+export function useUserOrSystemScheme() {
+    const systemScheme = useColorScheme();
+    const userScheme = useTypedSelector((state) => state.settings.colorScheme);
+    return userScheme === ColorScheme.System ? systemScheme : userScheme;
+}
+
 /**
  * This provider contains the logic for settings the right theme on the ColorSchemeContext.
  */
 export function ColorSchemeProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
-    const systemScheme = useColorScheme();
     const highContrast = useAccessibilitySetting('darkerSystemColors');
-    const userScheme = useTypedSelector((state) => state.settings.colorScheme);
-    const scheme = userScheme === ColorScheme.System ? systemScheme : userScheme;
+    const scheme = useUserOrSystemScheme();
     const theme = highContrast
         ? themes[`${scheme || 'light'}-highcontrast`]
         : themes[scheme || 'light'];
diff --git a/src/components/CoverImage.tsx b/src/components/CoverImage.tsx
index 935349a..4a29a21 100644
--- a/src/components/CoverImage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CoverImage.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
-import { Dimensions, useColorScheme, ViewProps } from 'react-native';
+import { Dimensions, ViewProps } from 'react-native';
 import { Canvas, Blur, Image as SkiaImage, useImage, Offset, Mask, RoundedRect, Shadow } from '@shopify/react-native-skia';
-import useDefaultStyles from './Colors';
+import useDefaultStyles, { useUserOrSystemScheme } from './Colors';
 import styled from 'styled-components/native';
 
 const Screen = Dimensions.get('screen');
@@ -45,10 +45,13 @@ function CoverImage({
     src, 
 }: Props) {
     const defaultStyles = useDefaultStyles();
-    const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
+    const colorScheme = useUserOrSystemScheme();
 
     const image = useImage(src || null);
-    const fallback = useImage(colorScheme === 'light' ? require('@/assets/images/empty-album-light.png') : require('@/assets/images/empty-album-dark.png'));
+    const fallback = useImage(colorScheme === 'light'
+        ? require('@/assets/images/empty-album-light.png')
+        : require('@/assets/images/empty-album-dark.png')
+    );
     const { canvasSize, imageSize } = useMemo(() => {
         const imageSize = Screen.width - margin;
         const canvasSize = imageSize + blurRadius * 2;
diff --git a/src/screens/Music/stacks/components/AlbumImage.tsx b/src/screens/Music/stacks/components/AlbumImage.tsx
index 58a9962..7d6fcbb 100644
--- a/src/screens/Music/stacks/components/AlbumImage.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Music/stacks/components/AlbumImage.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import styled from 'styled-components/native';
 import FastImage, { FastImageProps } from 'react-native-fast-image';
-import { Dimensions, useColorScheme } from 'react-native';
+import { Dimensions } from 'react-native';
+import { useUserOrSystemScheme } from '@/components/Colors';
 
 const Screen = Dimensions.get('screen');
 export const AlbumWidth = Screen.width / 2 - 24;
@@ -23,11 +24,17 @@ const Container = styled(FastImage)`
 
 function AlbumImage(props: FastImageProps) {
     const [hasError, setError] = useState(false);
-    const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
+    const colorScheme = useUserOrSystemScheme();
 
     if (!props.source || hasError) {
         return (
-            <Container {...props} source={colorScheme === 'light' ? require('@/assets/images/empty-album-light.png') : require('@/assets/images/empty-album-dark.png')}  />
+            <Container
+                {...props}
+                source={colorScheme === 'light'
+                    ? require('@/assets/images/empty-album-light.png')
+                    : require('@/assets/images/empty-album-dark.png')
+                }
+            />
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/screens/modals/Player/components/MediaControls.tsx b/src/screens/modals/Player/components/MediaControls.tsx
index e23515d..3a71753 100644
--- a/src/screens/modals/Player/components/MediaControls.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/modals/Player/components/MediaControls.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import TrackPlayer, { State, usePlaybackState } from 'react-native-track-player';
-import { TouchableOpacity, useColorScheme } from 'react-native';
+import { TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 import styled from 'styled-components/native';
 import { useHasNextQueue, useHasPreviousQueue } from '@/utility/useQueue';
 import ForwardIcon from '@/assets/icons/forward-end.svg';
 import BackwardIcon from '@/assets/icons/backward-end.svg';
 import PlayIcon from '@/assets/icons/play.svg';
 import PauseIcon from '@/assets/icons/pause.svg';
+import { useUserOrSystemScheme } from '@/components/Colors';
 
 const BUTTON_SIZE = 40;
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ const Button = styled.View`
 `;
 
 export default function MediaControls() {
-    const scheme = useColorScheme();
+    const scheme = useUserOrSystemScheme();
     const fill = scheme === 'dark' ? '#ffffff' : '#000000';
 
     return (