diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/settings/AppearanceSettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/settings/AppearanceSettingsFragment.kt
index 79d3986dc..76d38e1f8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/settings/AppearanceSettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/settings/AppearanceSettingsFragment.kt
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ class AppearanceSettingsFragment : SubScreenFragment(), Preference.OnPreferenceC
         }
         customThemeVariantNightPref = preferenceScreen.findPreference(Settings.PREF_CUSTOM_THEME_VARIANT_NIGHT) as ListPreference
         customThemeVariantNightPref.apply {
-            title = "$title (night)" // todo: string resource
             onPreferenceChangeListener = Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener { _, value ->
                 // not so nice workaround, could be removed in the necessary re-work: new value seems
                 // to be stored only after this method call, but we update the summary and user-defined color enablement in here -> store it now
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 230d17b33..8f44d83b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ disposition rather than other common dispositions for Latin languages. [CHAR LIM
     <string name="theme_family">Theme family</string>
     <!-- Option for choosing theme family variant [CHAR LIMIT=33] -->
     <string name="theme_variant">Theme variant</string>
+    <!-- Option for choosing theme family variant (night) [CHAR LIMIT=33] -->
+    <string name="theme_variant_night">Theme variant (night mode)</string>
     <!-- Option for choosing whether we use a theme that provides borders to keys [CHAR LIMIT=33] -->
     <string name="key_borders">Key borders</string>
     <!-- Option for choosing auto day/night theme switch [CHAR LIMIT=33] -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_appearance.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_appearance.xml
index 975e10fde..09cab3e49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_appearance.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_appearance.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
         <ListPreference
             android:key="custom_theme_variant_night"
-            android:title="@string/theme_variant"/>
+            android:title="@string/theme_variant_night"/>
 
         <Preference
             android:key="theme_select_colors"