diff --git a/.changeset/great-eagles-mate.md b/.changeset/great-eagles-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2491be2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-eagles-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-user-settings': patch
+---
+
+The theme switcher now renders the title of themes instead of their variant
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsThemeToggle.tsx b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsThemeToggle.tsx
index 4261218c44..35850b9d82 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsThemeToggle.tsx
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsThemeToggle.tsx
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export const UserSettingsThemeToggle = () => {
                 value={theme.id}
               >
                 <>
-                  {theme.variant}&nbsp;
+                  {theme.title}&nbsp;
                   <ThemeIcon
                     id={theme.id}
                     icon={themeIcon}