diff --git a/src/OrbisForge.Gui/WizardForm.cs b/src/OrbisForge.Gui/WizardForm.cs
index 3e5d084..f99c460 100644
--- a/src/OrbisForge.Gui/WizardForm.cs
+++ b/src/OrbisForge.Gui/WizardForm.cs
@@ -47,10 +47,15 @@ namespace OrbisForge.Gui
 
             _darkModeCheck.Text = "Dark mode";
             _darkModeCheck.AutoSize = true;
+            _darkModeCheck.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat;
             _darkModeCheck.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Right;
             _darkModeCheck.Location = new Point(ClientSize.Width - 110, y);
             _darkModeCheck.Checked = GuiSettings.LoadDarkMode();
-            _darkModeCheck.CheckedChanged += (s, e) => ApplyTheme(_darkModeCheck.Checked, save: true);
+            _darkModeCheck.CheckedChanged += (s, e) =>
+            {
+                ApplyTheme(_darkModeCheck.Checked, save: true);
+                RefreshPlainControlColors();
+            };
             root.Controls.Add(_darkModeCheck);
             ApplyTheme(_darkModeCheck.Checked, save: false);
 
@@ -84,11 +89,13 @@ namespace OrbisForge.Gui
             _pkgCheck.Text = "Also generate full .pkg installer (EXE only)";
             _pkgCheck.Location = new Point(left, y);
             _pkgCheck.AutoSize = true;
+            _pkgCheck.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat;
             y += 28;
 
             _deployCheck.Text = "Deploy to PS4 via FTP after build";
             _deployCheck.Location = new Point(left, y);
             _deployCheck.AutoSize = true;
+            _deployCheck.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat;
             _deployCheck.CheckedChanged += (s, e) => UpdateDeployFieldsEnabled();
             y += 24;
 
@@ -149,6 +156,7 @@ namespace OrbisForge.Gui
 
             UpdatePkgCheckEnabled();
             UpdateDeployFieldsEnabled();
+            RefreshPlainControlColors();
             Shown += (s, e) => DetectEnvironment();
         }
 
@@ -158,6 +166,27 @@ namespace OrbisForge.Gui
             if (save) GuiSettings.SaveDarkMode(dark);
         }
 
+        // _statusBox and the CheckBoxes are plain WinForms controls -- UIFramework has no
+        // skinned equivalents for them (no multiline/scrollable SkinTextBox variant, no
+        // SkinCheckBox at all) -- so they don't auto-repaint on a skin change like every
+        // other control here does. Left at their WinForms defaults, they stay bright white
+        // regardless of the active skin, which looks broken next to a dark-themed form.
+        private void RefreshPlainControlColors()
+        {
+            var textAppearance = SkinManager.Current.GetAppearance(ElementKeys.TextBox, ElementState.Normal);
+            _statusBox.BackColor = textAppearance.Background;
+            _statusBox.ForeColor = textAppearance.ForeColor;
+
+            var panelAppearance = SkinManager.Current.GetAppearance(ElementKeys.Panel, ElementState.Normal);
+            var labelAppearance = SkinManager.Current.GetAppearance(ElementKeys.Label, ElementState.Normal);
+            foreach (var checkBox in new[] { _pkgCheck, _deployCheck, _darkModeCheck })
+            {
+                checkBox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
+                checkBox.BackColor = panelAppearance.Background;
+                checkBox.ForeColor = labelAppearance.ForeColor;
+            }
+        }
+
         private void UpdatePkgCheckEnabled()
         {
             bool isExe = SelectedType() == OrbisTargetType.Exe;