diff --git a/src/Android/MainActivity.cs b/src/Android/MainActivity.cs
index bfb9282f36..669e918709 100644
--- a/src/Android/MainActivity.cs
+++ b/src/Android/MainActivity.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace Bit.Droid
                 }
                 else if(message.Command == "updatedTheme")
                 {
-                    Recreate();
+                    RestartApp();
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -273,5 +273,15 @@ namespace Bit.Droid
                 SetTheme(Resource.Style.MainTheme);
             }
         }
+
+        private void RestartApp()
+        {
+            var intent = new Intent(this, typeof(SplashActivity));
+            var pendingIntent = PendingIntent.GetActivity(this, 5923650, intent, PendingIntentFlags.CancelCurrent);
+            var alarmManager = GetSystemService(AlarmService) as AlarmManager;
+            var triggerMs = Java.Lang.JavaSystem.CurrentTimeMillis() + 500;
+            alarmManager.Set(AlarmType.Rtc, triggerMs, pendingIntent);
+            Java.Lang.JavaSystem.Exit(0);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPage.xaml b/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPage.xaml
index 105ef7dda3..05162f78ba 100644
--- a/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPage.xaml
+++ b/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPage.xaml
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@
                         StyleClass="box-value" />
                 </StackLayout>
                 <Label
+                    StyleClass="box-footer-label"
                     Text="{u:I18n ThemeDescription}"
-                    StyleClass="box-footer-label" />
+                    x:Name="_themeDescriptionLabel" />
             </StackLayout>
         </StackLayout>
     </ScrollView>
diff --git a/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPage.xaml.cs b/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPage.xaml.cs
index 4295aaf1b2..19308be5c9 100644
--- a/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPage.xaml.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Bit.App.Resources;
+using System;
 using Xamarin.Forms;
 
 namespace Bit.App.Pages
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ namespace Bit.App.Pages
             _themePicker.ItemDisplayBinding = new Binding("Value");
             _uriMatchPicker.ItemDisplayBinding = new Binding("Value");
             _clearClipboardPicker.ItemDisplayBinding = new Binding("Value");
+            if(Device.RuntimePlatform == Device.Android)
+            {
+                _themeDescriptionLabel.Text = string.Concat(_themeDescriptionLabel.Text, " ",
+                    AppResources.RestartIsRequired);
+            }
         }
 
         protected async override void OnAppearing()
diff --git a/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPageViewModel.cs b/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPageViewModel.cs
index e833a1f1d1..17c79a015d 100644
--- a/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/App/Pages/Settings/OptionsPageViewModel.cs
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ namespace Bit.App.Pages
                 await _storageService.SaveAsync(Constants.ThemeKey, theme);
                 if(Device.RuntimePlatform == Device.Android)
                 {
-                    await _deviceActionService.ShowLoadingAsync(AppResources.Saving);
+                    await _deviceActionService.ShowLoadingAsync(AppResources.Restarting);
+                    await Task.Delay(1000);
                 }
                 _messagingService.Send("updatedTheme", theme);
             }
diff --git a/src/App/Resources/AppResources.Designer.cs b/src/App/Resources/AppResources.Designer.cs
index 9fd8a198c9..c092e50471 100644
--- a/src/App/Resources/AppResources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/App/Resources/AppResources.Designer.cs
@@ -3057,6 +3057,24 @@ namespace Bit.App.Resources {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Restarting....
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string Restarting {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Restarting", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Restart is required..
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string RestartIsRequired {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("RestartIsRequired", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Re-type Master Password.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/App/Resources/AppResources.resx b/src/App/Resources/AppResources.resx
index ec5d8588da..772231572d 100644
--- a/src/App/Resources/AppResources.resx
+++ b/src/App/Resources/AppResources.resx
@@ -1557,4 +1557,11 @@
   <data name="ThemeDescription" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Change the application's color theme.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="RestartIsRequired" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Restart is required.</value>
+    <comment>Referring to restarting the application.</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Restarting" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Restarting...</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
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