diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 278c23d..da0427c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ### Added
 
+- Enable dark mode depending on device state (expects firmware >=
+  6.8.x) [#98](https://github.com/orontee/taranis/issues/98)
+
 - Add icons to sunrise and sunset lines
   [#95](https://github.com/orontee/taranis/issues/95)
 
diff --git a/src/app.cc b/src/app.cc
index a600bcc..0c91b6e 100644
--- a/src/app.cc
+++ b/src/app.cc
@@ -86,20 +86,8 @@ void App::setup() {
   BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Application setup";
 
   this->l10n->initialize_translations();
-
-  const auto firmware_version = GetSoftwareVersion();
-  try {
-    check_firmware_version(firmware_version);
-  } catch (const UnsupportedFirmwareVersion &error) {
-    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(warning)
-        << "Unsupported firmware version " << firmware_version;
-    Message(ICON_WARNING, GetLangText("Unsupported software version"),
-            GetLangText("The application isn't compatible with the software "
-                        "version of this reader."),
-            error_dialog_delay);
-    this->exit();
-    return;
-  }
+  this->check_minimum_supported_firmware();
+  this->set_app_capabilities();
   this->set_task_parameters();
 
   this->application_state->restore();
@@ -564,6 +552,34 @@ void App::update_configured_unit_system(UnitSystem unit_system) {
   Config::config_changed();
 }
 
+void App::check_minimum_supported_firmware() {
+  const auto firmware_version = GetSoftwareVersion();
+  try {
+    firmware_minor_version_greater_than(firmware_version, 6);
+  } catch (const UnsupportedFirmwareVersion &error) {
+    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(warning)
+    << "Unsupported firmware version, " << firmware_version;
+    Message(ICON_WARNING, GetLangText("Unsupported software version"),
+            GetLangText("The application isn't compatible with the software "
+                        "version of this reader."),
+            error_dialog_delay);
+    this->exit();
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+void App::set_app_capabilities() {
+  const auto firmware_version = GetSoftwareVersion();
+  try {
+    firmware_minor_version_greater_than(firmware_version, 8);
+  } catch (const UnsupportedFirmwareVersion &error) {
+    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(warning)
+    << "Firmware version not supporting dark mode, " << firmware_version;
+    return;
+  }
+  IvSetAppCapability(APP_CAPABILITY_SUPPORT_SCREEN_INVERSION);
+}
+
 void App::set_task_parameters() {
   const auto task_identifier = GetCurrentTask();
   const auto task_info = GetTaskInfo(task_identifier);
diff --git a/src/app.h b/src/app.h
index 08ac94b..cff75d9 100644
--- a/src/app.h
+++ b/src/app.h
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ class App {
 
   void update_configured_unit_system(UnitSystem unit_system);
 
+  void check_minimum_supported_firmware();
+
+  void set_app_capabilities();
+
   void set_task_parameters();
 
   void start_refresh_timer() const;
diff --git a/src/events.cc b/src/events.cc
index 5ef7bda..cc01bd9 100644
--- a/src/events.cc
+++ b/src/events.cc
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ std::string taranis::format_event_type(int event_type) {
   if (event_type == EVT_PACKAGE_JOB_CHANGED) {
     return "EVT_PACKAGE_JOB_CHANGED";
   }
+  if (event_type == EVT_SCREEN_INVERSION_MODE_CHANGED) {
+    return "EVT_SCREEN_INVERSION_MODE_CHANGED";
+  }
   if (event_type == EVT_CUSTOM) {
     return "EVT_CUSTOM";
   }
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index ead9f6d..359ea02 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@ normalize_precipitations(const std::vector<Condition> &conditions,
 
 double max_number(double value_one, double value_two);
 
-inline void check_firmware_version(const std::string &version) {
+inline void firmware_minor_version_greater_than(const std::string &version,
+                                                int minor_version) {
   // expected form V632.6.7.1405
   std::stringstream to_parse{version};
   std::string token;
   if (std::getline(to_parse, token, '.')) {
     std::getline(to_parse, token, '.');
     try {
-      if (std::stoi(token) >= 6) {
+      if (std::stoi(token) >= minor_version) {
         return;
       }
     } catch (const std::invalid_argument &error) {