diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
index 949ab1f1a731c..5b3bd59768da9 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ const config = {
 		name: product.nameLong,
 		urlSchemes: [product.urlProtocol]
 	}],
+	darwinForceDarkModeSupport: true,
 	darwinCredits: darwinCreditsTemplate ? Buffer.from(darwinCreditsTemplate({ commit: commit, date: new Date().toISOString() })) : void 0,
 	linuxExecutableName: product.applicationName,
 	winIcon: 'resources/win32/code.ico',