### Preflight Checklist - [x] I have searched [existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abug) and this hasn't been reported yet - [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs) - [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code ### What's Wrong? The desktop release notes for 1.7196.0 (May 15, 2026) state: > Pick your code font and theme in Settings → Claude Code → Appearance The code font half o

[BUG] Theme setting missing from Settings → Claude Code → Appearance; code font from the same release is still present

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Preflight Checklist

[x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
[x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
[x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

The desktop release notes for 1.7196.0 (May 15, 2026) state:

Pick your code font and theme in Settings → Claude Code → Appearance

The code font half of that is still there. The theme selector is not. I previously used it to switch between a light option, a neutral dark, and a warm/brown-toned dark.

On the current build, Settings → Claude Code contains a Code font field, then an Appearance heading with exactly three rows — Interface font (Anthropic Sans / System), Transcript text size (Small / Medium / Large), Transcript width (Narrow / Medium / Wide) — followed by the Local sessions heading. No theme control anywhere in the section.

I've checked Settings → General under Desktop app as well; the theme selector isn't there either.

I can't find a changelog entry that removes or relocates this setting. The published desktop changelog lists no theme-related change to the Code section between 1.7196.0 and now.

What Should Happen?

A theme selector appears in Settings → Claude Code → Appearance, as described in the 1.7196.0 release notes.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Open Settings (Cmd+, / Ctrl+,)
Go to Claude Code in the sidebar
Scroll to the Appearance section

Reproduces on both a personal Pro account and a Team account, so this doesn't appear to be an organization policy restriction

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

latest

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

Related but distinct: #50519 (requests a desktop theme toggle, filed before 1.7196.0 shipped one) and #76200 (discoverability of the app-wide light/dark setting under Appearance, which is a separate control from the Claude Code section one).

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