diff --git a/app-android/project.properties b/app-android/project.properties
index a3ee5ab..655eb8f 100644
--- a/app-android/project.properties
+++ b/app-android/project.properties
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 #proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
 
 # Project target.
-target=android-17
+target=Google Inc.:Google APIs:14
diff --git a/app-android/res/layout/activity_canvas.xml b/app-android/res/layout/activity_canvas.xml
index 6fd299c..1818a83 100644
--- a/app-android/res/layout/activity_canvas.xml
+++ b/app-android/res/layout/activity_canvas.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         android:layout_height="fill_parent"
         android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
         android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:background="@color/Dark"
         android:orientation="vertical" >
 
     </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/app-android/res/values/colors.xml b/app-android/res/values/colors.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18d7d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-android/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<resources>
+
+    <color name="Dark"> #2E2E2E</color>
+
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app-android/res/values/strings.xml b/app-android/res/values/strings.xml
index 8e01210..287484a 100644
--- a/app-android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app-android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
     <string name="menu_about">About / Help</string>
     <string name="fullscreen_preference_summary">Title bar will only be hidden when hardware menu button is present</string>
     <string name="stylus_preference_summary">Ignores touch events from fingers</string>
+    <string name="dark_theme_preference">Use Dark Background</string>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/app-android/res/xml/layout_preferences.xml b/app-android/res/xml/layout_preferences.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc468f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-android/res/xml/layout_preferences.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
+
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="darkcanvas_preference"
+        android:title="@string/dark_theme_preference" />
+    
+</PreferenceScreen>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app-android/res/xml/preference_headers.xml b/app-android/res/xml/preference_headers.xml
index 3b9039a..82034ae 100644
--- a/app-android/res/xml/preference_headers.xml
+++ b/app-android/res/xml/preference_headers.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
             android:title="Networking" />
     <header android:fragment="at.bitfire.gfxtablet.SettingsActivity$DrawingPrefsFragment"
             android:title="Drawing" />
+    <header android:fragment="at.bitfire.gfxtablet.SettingsActivity$LayoutPrefsFragment"
+            android:title="Layout" />
     
 </preference-headers>
diff --git a/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/CanvasView.java b/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/CanvasView.java
index 52cb10d..206b896 100644
--- a/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/CanvasView.java
+++ b/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/CanvasView.java
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ public class CanvasView extends View implements OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener
 		
 		// disable until networking has been configured
 		setEnabled(false);
-		setBackgroundColor(0xFFD0D0D0);
+		setBackgroundColor(0xFFD0D0D0); //0x2A2A2A
 
 		settings = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
 		settings.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(this);
+		
 		reconfigureAcceptedInputDevices();
 		
+		this.reconfigureLayout();
 		this.netClient = netClient;
 		new ConfigureNetworkingTask().execute();
 	}
@@ -39,7 +41,17 @@ public class CanvasView extends View implements OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener
 		if (key.equals(SettingsActivity.KEY_PREF_HOST))
 			new ConfigureNetworkingTask().execute();
 		else if (key.equals(SettingsActivity.KEY_PREF_STYLUS_ONLY))
-			reconfigureAcceptedInputDevices();
+			this.reconfigureAcceptedInputDevices();
+		else if (key.equals(SettingsActivity.KEY_PREF_DARKCANVAS))
+			this.reconfigureLayout();
+	}
+	
+	void reconfigureLayout()
+	{
+		if (settings.getBoolean(SettingsActivity.KEY_PREF_DARKCANVAS, false))
+			setBackgroundColor(0x2E2E2E);
+		else
+			setBackgroundColor(0xFFD0D0D0);			
 	}
 		
 	void reconfigureAcceptedInputDevices() {
diff --git a/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/SettingsActivity.java b/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/SettingsActivity.java
index aa8d76a..69beca7 100644
--- a/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity implements OnSharedPref
     public static final String
 		KEY_PREF_HOST = "host_preference",
 		KEY_PREF_STYLUS_ONLY = "stylus_only_preference",
-		KEY_PREF_FULLSCREEN = "fullscreen_preference";
+		KEY_PREF_FULLSCREEN = "fullscreen_preference",
+		KEY_PREF_DARKCANVAS = "darkcanvas_preference";
     
 
     @Override
@@ -64,4 +65,12 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity implements OnSharedPref
             addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.drawing_preferences);
         }
     }
+    
+    public static class LayoutPrefsFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
+        @Override
+        public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+            addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.layout_preferences);
+        }
+    }
 }