diff --git a/apps/machine/electron/main.ts b/apps/machine/electron/main.ts
index c154505..70370c9 100644
--- a/apps/machine/electron/main.ts
+++ b/apps/machine/electron/main.ts
@@ -60,16 +60,20 @@ function loadEnvFile() {
 
 loadEnvFile()
 
-// Branding loader — reads /var/lib/bitspire/branding/{logo.png,branding.json}
-// and surfaces them on get-config. Per issue #47: local-file is the V1
-// source; V2 will overlay a higher-priority Nostr-event source from
-// satmachineadmin (issue #48). Renderer applies via useBranding().
+// Branding loader — reads /var/lib/bitspire/branding/{logo.png,
+// logo-dark.png,branding.json} and surfaces them on get-config. Per
+// issue #47: local-file is the V1 source; V2 will overlay a
+// higher-priority Nostr-event source from satmachineadmin (issue #48).
+// Renderer applies via useBranding().
 type BrandingConfig = {
   title: string | null
   theme: string | null
   customColors?: Record<string, string>
   customColorsDark?: Record<string, string>
   logoDataUrl: string | null
+  /** Optional dark-mode logo variant. Renderer falls back to logoDataUrl
+   *  when null. */
+  logoDarkDataUrl: string | null
 }
 
 const VALID_THEMES = new Set([
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ function loadBranding(): BrandingConfig | null {
   let customColors: Record<string, string> | undefined
   let customColorsDark: Record<string, string> | undefined
   let logoDataUrl: string | null = null
+  let logoDarkDataUrl: string | null = null
 
   const jsonPath = path.join(brandingDir, 'branding.json')
   if (fs.existsSync(jsonPath)) {
@@ -131,16 +136,27 @@ function loadBranding(): BrandingConfig | null {
     }
   }
 
+  const logoDarkPath = path.join(brandingDir, 'logo-dark.png')
+  if (fs.existsSync(logoDarkPath)) {
+    try {
+      const buf = fs.readFileSync(logoDarkPath)
+      logoDarkDataUrl = `data:image/png;base64,${buf.toString('base64')}`
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('[Electron] Failed to read logo-dark.png:', e)
+    }
+  }
+
   if (
     title === null &&
     theme === null &&
     !customColors &&
     !customColorsDark &&
-    logoDataUrl === null
+    logoDataUrl === null &&
+    logoDarkDataUrl === null
   ) {
     return null
   }
-  return { title, theme, customColors, customColorsDark, logoDataUrl }
+  return { title, theme, customColors, customColorsDark, logoDataUrl, logoDarkDataUrl }
 }
 
 // Determine if we're in development
diff --git a/apps/machine/electron/preload.ts b/apps/machine/electron/preload.ts
index cdaf6ae..600023a 100644
--- a/apps/machine/electron/preload.ts
+++ b/apps/machine/electron/preload.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export interface BrandingConfig {
   customColors?: Record<string, string>
   customColorsDark?: Record<string, string>
   logoDataUrl: string | null
+  logoDarkDataUrl: string | null
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/apps/machine/src/composables/useBranding.ts b/apps/machine/src/composables/useBranding.ts
index 5e48136..2e57813 100644
--- a/apps/machine/src/composables/useBranding.ts
+++ b/apps/machine/src/composables/useBranding.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import type { BrandingConfig } from '@/types/electron'
-import { applyBrandingTheme } from './useTheme'
+import { applyBrandingTheme, useTheme } from './useTheme'
 
 // Reactive branding state — sourced from a BrandingSource (V1: local file
 // via Electron IPC; V2 per issue #48: replaceable Nostr event from
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ import { applyBrandingTheme } from './useTheme'
 const DEFAULT_LOGO = '/logo.png'
 const DEFAULT_TITLE = 'Bitcoinmat'
 
-const logoUrl = ref<string>(DEFAULT_LOGO)
+const logoLightUrl = ref<string>(DEFAULT_LOGO)
+const logoDarkUrl = ref<string | null>(null)
 const title = ref<string>(DEFAULT_TITLE)
 
+const { isDark } = useTheme()
+
+/** Effective logo: dark variant when dark mode is active AND operator
+ *  supplied one, otherwise the regular logo. */
+const logoUrl = computed(() =>
+  isDark.value && logoDarkUrl.value ? logoDarkUrl.value : logoLightUrl.value
+)
+
 /**
  * Apply a branding payload to the live UI. Pass null to revert to defaults.
  * Single mutation point — V2's Nostr-event source calls the same setter when
@@ -18,12 +27,14 @@ const title = ref<string>(DEFAULT_TITLE)
  */
 export function setBranding(b: BrandingConfig | null) {
   if (!b) {
-    logoUrl.value = DEFAULT_LOGO
+    logoLightUrl.value = DEFAULT_LOGO
+    logoDarkUrl.value = null
     title.value = DEFAULT_TITLE
     applyBrandingTheme(null)
     return
   }
-  logoUrl.value = b.logoDataUrl || DEFAULT_LOGO
+  logoLightUrl.value = b.logoDataUrl || DEFAULT_LOGO
+  logoDarkUrl.value = b.logoDarkDataUrl || null
   title.value = b.title || DEFAULT_TITLE
   applyBrandingTheme(
     b.theme as Parameters<typeof applyBrandingTheme>[0],
diff --git a/apps/machine/src/composables/useTheme.ts b/apps/machine/src/composables/useTheme.ts
index 2735a94..e6ef993 100644
--- a/apps/machine/src/composables/useTheme.ts
+++ b/apps/machine/src/composables/useTheme.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, watch } from 'vue'
 
 export type ThemeId = 'gruvbox' | 'catppuccin' | 'cyberpunk' | 'dracula' | 'nord' | 'tokyo-night'
 export type ColorMode = 'light' | 'dark' | 'system'
@@ -112,12 +112,22 @@ function applyColorMode(mode: ColorMode) {
 
 // Listen for system preference changes when mode is 'system'
 const mediaQuery = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)')
-mediaQuery.addEventListener('change', () => {
+const prefersDark = ref(mediaQuery.matches)
+mediaQuery.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+  prefersDark.value = e.matches
   if (colorMode.value === 'system') {
     applyColorMode('system')
   }
 })
 
+/** True when the effective color mode is dark (resolves 'system' via media query).
+ *  Consumed by useBranding to pick logo-dark.png over logo.png. */
+const isDark = computed(() => {
+  if (colorMode.value === 'dark') return true
+  if (colorMode.value === 'light') return false
+  return prefersDark.value
+})
+
 // Apply on load
 applyTheme(current.value)
 applyColorMode(colorMode.value)
@@ -146,5 +156,6 @@ export function useTheme() {
     current,
     themes,
     colorMode,
+    isDark,
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/machine/src/types/electron.d.ts b/apps/machine/src/types/electron.d.ts
index 7ca85fe..3be9e14 100644
--- a/apps/machine/src/types/electron.d.ts
+++ b/apps/machine/src/types/electron.d.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ export interface BrandingConfig {
   customColorsDark?: Record<string, string>
   /** Base64 data URL of operator-supplied logo.png. Null when no file present. */
   logoDataUrl: string | null
+  /** Base64 data URL of operator-supplied logo-dark.png; renderer uses this
+   *  when dark mode is active, falling back to logoDataUrl when null. */
+  logoDarkDataUrl: string | null
 }
 
 export interface AtmSecrets {
diff --git a/deploy/nixos/provision-branding.sh b/deploy/nixos/provision-branding.sh
index 438a399..ea91de7 100755
--- a/deploy/nixos/provision-branding.sh
+++ b/deploy/nixos/provision-branding.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 #
 # Expected files in <branding-dir>:
 #   logo.png         — operator logo (any reasonable size; rendered ~12vh)
+#   logo-dark.png    — optional dark-mode variant; falls back to logo.png if absent
 #   branding.json    — { title, theme, custom_colors{...}, custom_colors.dark{...} }
 #
-# Either file is optional; the on-disk schema in /var/lib/bitspire/branding/
+# Any file is optional; the on-disk schema in /var/lib/bitspire/branding/
 # matches whatever <branding-dir> contains (rsync --delete).
 set -euo pipefail