diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.h b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.h
index ccd450e82..0cea3dc23 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.h
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ UIActionSheetDelegate> {
 - (void)hideNoStoryMessage;
 - (void)drawStory;
 - (void)drawStory:(BOOL)force withOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)orientation;
+- (void)updateStoryTheme;
 - (void)drawFeedGradient;
 - (void)showStory;
 - (void)clearStory;
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
index 6db51dbe3..a641adda9 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
@@ -451,11 +451,7 @@
                             appDelegate.storiesCollection.isReadView) ?
                             @"NB-river" : @"NB-non-river";
     
-    NSString *themeStyle = [ThemeManager themeManager].themeCSSSuffix;
-    
-    if (themeStyle.length) {
-        themeStyle = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"storyDetailView%@.css\">", themeStyle];
-    }
+    NSString *themeStyle = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" id=\"NB-theme-style\" href=\"storyDetailView%@.css\">", [ThemeManager themeManager].themeCSSSuffix];
     
     // set up layout values based on iPad/iPhone
     headerString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@
@@ -1749,6 +1745,13 @@ shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
     [self.webView stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:jsString];
 }
 
+- (void)updateStoryTheme {
+    NSString *jsString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"document.getElementById('NB-theme-style').href='storyDetailView%@.css';",
+                          [ThemeManager themeManager].themeCSSSuffix];
+    
+    [self.webView stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:jsString];
+}
+
 #pragma mark -
 #pragma mark Actions
 
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.h b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.h
index ed2dd65ce..9e7ab659e 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.h
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 - (void)changeFontSize:(NSString *)fontSize;
 - (void)changeLineSpacing:(NSString *)lineSpacing;
 - (void)changedScrollOrientation;
-- (void)drawStories;
+- (void)updateStoriesTheme;
 - (void)showShareHUD:(NSString *)msg;
 - (void)showFetchingTextNotifier;
 - (void)hideNotifier;
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.m b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.m
index 95966761b..539b75784 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.m
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.m
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@
     [self updateTraverseBackground];
     [self setNextPreviousButtons];
     [self setTextButton];
-    [self drawStories];
+    [self updateStoriesTheme];
 }
 
 // allow keyboard comands
@@ -1315,10 +1315,10 @@
     [self reorientPages];
 }
 
-- (void)drawStories {
-    [self.currentPage drawStory];
-    [self.nextPage drawStory];
-    [self.previousPage drawStory];
+- (void)updateStoriesTheme {
+    [self.currentPage updateStoryTheme];
+    [self.nextPage updateStoryTheme];
+    [self.previousPage updateStoryTheme];
 }
 
 - (void)backToDashboard:(id)sender {
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/ThemeManager.m b/clients/ios/Classes/ThemeManager.m
index 9623b0ea2..2fb3c5411 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/ThemeManager.m
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/ThemeManager.m
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ NSString * const ThemeStyleDark = @"dark";
     } else if ([theme isEqualToString:ThemeStyleMedium]) {
         return @"Medium";
     } else {
-        return @"";
+        return @"Light";
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/clients/ios/NewsBlur.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/clients/ios/NewsBlur.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index e98b98f2f..e78619d02 100755
--- a/clients/ios/NewsBlur.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/clients/ios/NewsBlur.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 		17432C831C53438D003F8FD6 /* FeedChooserViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 17432C821C53438D003F8FD6 /* FeedChooserViewController.m */; };
 		17432C861C5343C0003F8FD6 /* FeedChooserTitleView.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 17432C851C5343C0003F8FD6 /* FeedChooserTitleView.m */; };
 		17432C891C534BC6003F8FD6 /* FeedChooserViewCell.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 17432C881C534BC6003F8FD6 /* FeedChooserViewCell.m */; };
+		1745FABB217E7FD400336F24 /* storyDetailViewLight.css in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1745FABA217E7FD400336F24 /* storyDetailViewLight.css */; };
 		174939141C251BFE003D98AA /* ShareViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 174939131C251BFE003D98AA /* ShareViewController.m */; };
 		174939171C251BFE003D98AA /* MainInterface.storyboard in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 174939151C251BFE003D98AA /* MainInterface.storyboard */; };
 		1749391B1C251BFE003D98AA /* Share Extension.appex in Embed App Extensions */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 174939101C251BFE003D98AA /* Share Extension.appex */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (RemoveHeadersOnCopy, ); }; };
@@ -658,6 +659,7 @@
 		17432C851C5343C0003F8FD6 /* FeedChooserTitleView.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = FeedChooserTitleView.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		17432C871C534BC6003F8FD6 /* FeedChooserViewCell.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = FeedChooserViewCell.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		17432C881C534BC6003F8FD6 /* FeedChooserViewCell.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = FeedChooserViewCell.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		1745FABA217E7FD400336F24 /* storyDetailViewLight.css */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.css; name = storyDetailViewLight.css; path = static/storyDetailViewLight.css; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		174939101C251BFE003D98AA /* Share Extension.appex */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = "wrapper.app-extension"; includeInIndex = 0; path = "Share Extension.appex"; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		174939121C251BFE003D98AA /* ShareViewController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = ShareViewController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		174939131C251BFE003D98AA /* ShareViewController.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = ShareViewController.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -2089,6 +2091,7 @@
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
 				FF67D3BD168A708D0057A7DA /* storyDetailView.css */,
+				1745FABA217E7FD400336F24 /* storyDetailViewLight.css */,
 				17E265DD1C0D17340060655F /* storyDetailViewDark.css */,
 				17E57D551C0E592600EB3D4B /* storyDetailViewMedium.css */,
 				17E57D561C0E592600EB3D4B /* storyDetailViewSepia.css */,
@@ -2900,6 +2903,7 @@
 				43A4BAE215C866FA00F3B8D4 /* popoverArrowRight@2x.png in Resources */,
 				43A4BAE315C866FA00F3B8D4 /* popoverArrowRightSimple.png in Resources */,
 				FFC486AF19CA413C00F4758F /* logo_180.png in Resources */,
+				1745FABB217E7FD400336F24 /* storyDetailViewLight.css in Resources */,
 				43A4BAE415C866FA00F3B8D4 /* popoverArrowUp.png in Resources */,
 				1740C68A1C10FD75005EA453 /* theme_color_medium.png in Resources */,
 				43A4BAE515C866FA00F3B8D4 /* popoverArrowUp@2x.png in Resources */,
diff --git a/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewLight.css b/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewLight.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7cbb3b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/ios/static/storyDetailViewLight.css
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Light Theme overrides
+ */
+
+/**
+ *  None; just provided to enable switching themes via JavaScript.
+ */