feat(feedback): Add setTheme() to dynamically update feedback widget color scheme

dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-userfeedback/app/examples/themeSwitcher.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+'use client';
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/nextjs';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+export default function ThemeSwitcher() {
+  const [feedback, setFeedback] = useState<ReturnType<typeof Sentry.getFeedback>>();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setFeedback(Sentry.getFeedback());
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <button
+        className="hover:bg-hover px-4 py-2 rounded-md"
+        type="button"
+        data-testid="set-light-theme"
+        onClick={() => feedback?.setTheme('light')}
+      >
+        Set Light Theme
+      </button>
+      <button
+        className="hover:bg-hover px-4 py-2 rounded-md"
+        type="button"
+        data-testid="set-dark-theme"
+        onClick={() => feedback?.setTheme('dark')}
+      >
+        Set Dark Theme
+      </button>
+      <button
+        className="hover:bg-hover px-4 py-2 rounded-md"
+        type="button"
+        data-testid="set-system-theme"
+        onClick={() => feedback?.setTheme('system')}
+      >
+        Set System Theme
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-userfeedback/app/page.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import MyFeedbackForm from './examples/myFeedbackForm';
 import CrashReportButton from './examples/crashReportButton';
 import ThumbsUpDownButtons from './examples/thumbsUpDownButtons';
 import TranslatedFeedbackForm from './examples/translatedFeedbackForm';
+import ThemeSwitcher from './examples/themeSwitcher';
 
 export default function Home() {
   return (
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ export default function Home() {
             <TranslatedFeedbackForm />
           </fieldset>
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <fieldset className="border-1 border-gray-300 rounded-md p-2" data-testid="theme-switcher-section">
+            <legend>Theme Switcher</legend>
+            <ThemeSwitcher />
+          </fieldset>
+        </li>
       </ul>
     </div>
   );

dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-userfeedback/tests/feedback.test.ts

@@ -198,6 +198,43 @@ test('feedback dialog can be cancelled', async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(feedbackDialog).not.toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
 });
 
+test('setTheme changes the feedback widget color scheme', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/');
+
+  // First open a widget to force shadow DOM creation
+  await page.getByTestId('toggle-feedback-button').click();
+  await expect(page.locator('.widget__actor')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
+
+  // Switch to dark theme and verify shadow DOM style reflects it
+  await page.getByTestId('set-dark-theme').click();
+  const hasDarkScheme = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const host = document.querySelector('#sentry-feedback');
+    const style = host?.shadowRoot?.querySelector('style');
+    return style?.textContent?.includes('color-scheme: only dark') ?? false;
+  });
+  expect(hasDarkScheme).toBe(true);
+
+  // Switch to light theme and verify
+  await page.getByTestId('set-light-theme').click();
+  const hasLightScheme = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const host = document.querySelector('#sentry-feedback');
+    const style = host?.shadowRoot?.querySelector('style');
+    return style?.textContent?.includes('color-scheme: only light') ?? false;
+  });
+  expect(hasLightScheme).toBe(true);
+
+  // Switch to system and verify no forced light/dark color-scheme at host level
+  await page.getByTestId('set-system-theme').click();
+  const hasSystemScheme = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const host = document.querySelector('#sentry-feedback');
+    const style = host?.shadowRoot?.querySelector('style');
+    const content = style?.textContent ?? '';
+    // System mode uses a media query for dark theme, not a forced color-scheme
+    return !content.includes('color-scheme: only light') && content.includes('prefers-color-scheme');
+  });
+  expect(hasSystemScheme).toBe(true);
+});
+
 test('crash report button triggers error for user feedback modal', async ({ page }) => {
   const errorPromise = waitForEnvelopeItem('nextjs-16-userfeedback', envelopeItem => {
     const [envelopeItemHeader, envelopeItemBody] = envelopeItem;

packages/feedback/src/core/integration.ts

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export const buildFeedbackIntegration = ({
       optionOverrides?: OverrideFeedbackConfiguration,
     ): Promise<ReturnType<FeedbackModalIntegration['createDialog']>>;
     createWidget(optionOverrides?: OverrideFeedbackConfiguration): ActorComponent;
+    setTheme(colorScheme: 'light' | 'dark' | 'system'): void;
     remove(): void;
   }
 > => {
@@ -348,6 +349,22 @@ export const buildFeedbackIntegration = ({
         return _loadAndRenderDialog(mergeOptions(_options, optionOverrides));
       },
 
+      /**
+       * Updates the color scheme of the feedback widget at runtime.
+       */
+      setTheme(colorScheme: 'light' | 'dark' | 'system'): void {
+        _options.colorScheme = colorScheme;
+        if (_shadow) {
+          const existingStyle = _shadow.querySelector('style');
+          const newStyle = createMainStyles(_options);
+          if (existingStyle) {
+            _shadow.replaceChild(newStyle, existingStyle);
+          } else {
+            _shadow.prepend(newStyle);
+          }
+        }
+      },
+
       /**
        * Removes the Feedback integration (including host, shadow DOM, and all widgets)
        */

packages/feedback/test/core/integration.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment jsdom
+ */
+import { getCurrentScope } from '@sentry/core';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { buildFeedbackIntegration } from '../../src/core/integration';
+import { mockSdk } from './mockSdk';
+
+describe('setTheme', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    getCurrentScope().setClient(undefined);
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+  });
+
+  it('updates colorScheme and replaces the stylesheet in the shadow DOM', () => {
+    const feedbackIntegration = buildFeedbackIntegration({ lazyLoadIntegration: vi.fn() });
+    const integration = feedbackIntegration({ colorScheme: 'light', autoInject: false });
+    mockSdk({ sentryOptions: { integrations: [integration] } });
+
+    // Force shadow DOM creation
+    integration.createWidget();
+
+    const host = document.querySelector('#sentry-feedback') as HTMLElement;
+    const shadow = host?.shadowRoot;
+    expect(shadow).toBeTruthy();
+
+    // Verify initial light scheme
+    const initialStyle = shadow?.querySelector('style');
+    expect(initialStyle?.textContent).toContain('color-scheme: only light');
+
+    // Switch to dark
+    integration.setTheme('dark');
+
+    const updatedStyle = shadow?.querySelector('style');
+    expect(updatedStyle?.textContent).toContain('color-scheme: only dark');
+  });
+
+  it("setTheme('system') sets system mode", () => {
+    const feedbackIntegration = buildFeedbackIntegration({ lazyLoadIntegration: vi.fn() });
+    const integration = feedbackIntegration({ colorScheme: 'light', autoInject: false });
+    mockSdk({ sentryOptions: { integrations: [integration] } });
+
+    integration.createWidget();
+
+    integration.setTheme('system');
+
+    const host = document.querySelector('#sentry-feedback') as HTMLElement;
+    const shadow = host?.shadowRoot;
+    const style = shadow?.querySelector('style');
+    // System mode uses a media query for dark, not a forced color-scheme at the :host level
+    expect(style?.textContent).toContain('prefers-color-scheme');
+    // Should not force light color scheme
+    expect(style?.textContent).not.toContain('color-scheme: only light');
+  });
+
+  it('does not throw when setTheme is called before shadow DOM is created', () => {
+    const feedbackIntegration = buildFeedbackIntegration({ lazyLoadIntegration: vi.fn() });
+    const integration = feedbackIntegration({ colorScheme: 'light', autoInject: false });
+    mockSdk({ sentryOptions: { integrations: [integration] } });
+
+    // Call setTheme before any widget is created
+    expect(() => integration.setTheme('dark')).not.toThrow();
+
+    // Now create a widget — it should pick up the updated colorScheme
+    integration.createWidget();
+
+    const host = document.querySelector('#sentry-feedback') as HTMLElement;
+    const shadow = host?.shadowRoot;
+    const style = shadow?.querySelector('style');
+    expect(style?.textContent).toContain('color-scheme: only dark');
+  });
+
+  it('replaces (not accumulates) style elements on multiple setTheme calls', () => {
+    const feedbackIntegration = buildFeedbackIntegration({ lazyLoadIntegration: vi.fn() });
+    const integration = feedbackIntegration({ colorScheme: 'light', autoInject: false });
+    mockSdk({ sentryOptions: { integrations: [integration] } });
+
+    integration.createWidget();
+
+    const host = document.querySelector('#sentry-feedback') as HTMLElement;
+    const shadow = host?.shadowRoot;
+    const countAfterCreate = shadow?.querySelectorAll('style').length ?? 0;
+
+    // Multiple setTheme calls should not accumulate additional style elements
+    integration.setTheme('dark');
+    integration.setTheme('light');
+    integration.setTheme('system');
+
+    expect(shadow?.querySelectorAll('style').length).toBe(countAfterCreate);
+  });
+});