diff --git a/mkdocs.template.yml b/mkdocs.template.yml
index a917a25dad..171578868d 100644
--- a/mkdocs.template.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.template.yml
@@ -14,16 +14,22 @@ theme:
     - navigation.top
     - content.code.copy
   palette:
+    # Note: Using the system theme works with the insiders version
+    # https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/setup/changing-the-colors/#automatic-light-dark-mode
+    - media: "(prefers-color-scheme)"
+      toggle:
+        icon: material/brightness-auto
+        name: Switch to light mode
     - media: "(prefers-color-scheme: light)"
       scheme: astral-light
       toggle:
-        icon: material/weather-sunny
+        icon: material/brightness-7
         name: Switch to dark mode
     - media: "(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"
       scheme: astral-dark
       toggle:
-        icon: material/weather-night
-        name: Switch to light mode
+        icon: material/brightness-4
+        name: Switch to system preference
   custom_dir: docs/.overrides
 repo_url: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff
 repo_name: ruff