diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/utils/style-get-styles.test.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/utils/style-get-styles.test.ts
index eb752073..81683870 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/utils/style-get-styles.test.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/utils/style-get-styles.test.ts
@@ -571,6 +571,22 @@ describe('getColorStyles branches (via getStyles)', () => {
     expect(css).not.toMatch(/body\.pbg\s*\{[^}]*background-color:[^}]*!important/);
   });
 
+  it('overrides inline white backgrounds in dark mode when overrideColor is false', () => {
+    const vs = makeViewSettings({ overrideColor: false });
+    const theme = makeThemeCode({ isDarkMode: true, bg: '#1a1a1a', fg: '#e0e0e0' });
+    const css = getStyles(vs, theme);
+    expect(css).toContain('background-color: #1a1a1a !important');
+    expect(css).toContain('background-color: #fff"]');
+    expect(css).toContain('body.theme-dark');
+  });
+
+  it('does not add inline white background overrides in light mode', () => {
+    const vs = makeViewSettings({ overrideColor: false });
+    const theme = makeThemeCode({ isDarkMode: false });
+    const css = getStyles(vs, theme);
+    expect(css).not.toContain('background-color: #fff"]');
+  });
+
   it('applies dark mode link color lightblue when overrideColor is false', () => {
     const vs = makeViewSettings({ overrideColor: false });
     const theme = makeThemeCode({ isDarkMode: true, bg: '#1a1a1a', fg: '#e0e0e0' });
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/utils/style.test.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/utils/style.test.ts
index ee8ecd2f..3ea71ffb 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/utils/style.test.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/utils/style.test.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,27 @@ describe('transformStylesheet', () => {
       expect(result).toBe(css);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('dark mode light backgrounds', () => {
+    it('rewrites white backgrounds in EPUB CSS to theme bg', () => {
+      localStorage.setItem('themeMode', 'dark');
+      localStorage.setItem('themeColor', 'default');
+      localStorage.setItem('systemIsDarkMode', 'false');
+      const css = '.callout { background-color: #ffffff; padding: 1em; }';
+      const result = transformStylesheet(css, VW, VH, VERTICAL);
+      expect(result).toMatch(/background-color:\s*#[0-9a-f]{6}/i);
+      expect(result).not.toContain('background-color: #ffffff');
+      localStorage.removeItem('themeMode');
+    });
+
+    it('leaves dark backgrounds unchanged in dark mode', () => {
+      localStorage.setItem('themeMode', 'dark');
+      const css = '.panel { background-color: #222; }';
+      const result = transformStylesheet(css, VW, VH, VERTICAL);
+      expect(result).toContain('background-color: #222');
+      localStorage.removeItem('themeMode');
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('getFootnoteStyles', () => {
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/utils/style.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/utils/style.ts
index 99f2da43..8f4356bd 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/utils/style.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/utils/style.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,54 @@ const getFontStyles = (
   return fontStyles;
 };
 
+/** True for #fff, #f5f5f5, rgb(255,…), etc. Used when rewriting EPUB CSS in dark mode. */
+const isLightCssColor = (value: string): boolean => {
+  const v = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (v === 'white') return true;
+  const hex = v.match(/^#([0-9a-f]{3}|[0-9a-f]{6})$/i);
+  if (hex) {
+    const h = hex[1]!;
+    const expand =
+      h.length === 3
+        ? h
+            .split('')
+            .map((c) => c + c)
+            .join('')
+        : h;
+    const r = parseInt(expand.slice(0, 2), 16);
+    const g = parseInt(expand.slice(2, 4), 16);
+    const b = parseInt(expand.slice(4, 6), 16);
+    const luminance = (0.299 * r + 0.587 * g + 0.114 * b) / 255;
+    return luminance > 0.85;
+  }
+  const rgb = v.match(/^rgb\(\s*(\d+)\s*,\s*(\d+)\s*,\s*(\d+)\s*\)$/);
+  if (rgb?.[1] != null && rgb[2] != null && rgb[3] != null) {
+    const r = parseInt(rgb[1], 10);
+    const g = parseInt(rgb[2], 10);
+    const b = parseInt(rgb[3], 10);
+    const luminance = (0.299 * r + 0.587 * g + 0.114 * b) / 255;
+    return luminance > 0.85;
+  }
+  return false;
+};
+
+const getDarkModeLightBackgroundOverrides = (bg: string) => `
+    /* Callout boxes often use inline white/light backgrounds while html/body set dark fg. */
+    *[style*="background-color: #fff"], *[style*="background-color:#fff"],
+    *[style*="background-color: #ffffff"], *[style*="background-color:#ffffff"],
+    *[style*="background-color: white"], *[style*="background-color:white"],
+    *[style*="background: #fff"], *[style*="background:#fff"],
+    *[style*="background: #ffffff"], *[style*="background:#ffffff"],
+    *[style*="background: white"], *[style*="background:white"],
+    *[style*="background-color: rgb(255"], *[style*="background-color:rgb(255"],
+    *[style*="background: rgb(255"], *[style*="background:rgb(255"] {
+      background-color: ${bg} !important;
+    }
+    body.theme-dark {
+      background-color: ${bg} !important;
+    }
+`;
+
 const getEinkSelectionStyles = () => {
   return `
     ::selection {
@@ -222,6 +270,7 @@ const getColorStyles = (
     *[style*="color:#000"], *[style*="color:#000000"], *[style*="color:black"] {
       color: ${fg} !important;
     }
+    ${isDarkMode && !overrideColor ? getDarkModeLightBackgroundOverrides(bg) : ''}
     /* for the Gutenberg eBooks */
     #pg-header * {
       color: inherit !important;
@@ -975,6 +1024,22 @@ export const transformStylesheet = (css: string, vw: number, vh: number, vertica
     .replace(/([\s;])color\s*:\s*#000000/gi, '$1color: var(--theme-fg-color)')
     .replace(/([\s;])color\s*:\s*#000/gi, '$1color: var(--theme-fg-color)')
     .replace(/([\s;])color\s*:\s*rgb\(0,\s*0,\s*0\)/gi, '$1color: var(--theme-fg-color)');
+
+  const { isDarkMode, bg } = getThemeCode();
+  if (isDarkMode) {
+    css = css.replace(ruleRegex, (match, selector, block) => {
+      const rewritten = block.replace(
+        /background(-color)?\s*:\s*([^;!}]+)(\s*!important)?(?=\s*[;!}])/gi,
+        (decl: string, _prop: string, value: string, important?: string) => {
+          const raw = value.trim().split(/\s+/)[0] ?? '';
+          if (!isLightCssColor(raw)) return decl;
+          return `background-color: ${bg}${important ?? ''}`;
+        },
+      );
+      return rewritten === block ? match : selector + rewritten;
+    });
+  }
+
   return css;
 };