diff --git a/reflex/app.py b/reflex/app.py
index 948d3622a..55948316b 100644
--- a/reflex/app.py
+++ b/reflex/app.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ from reflex.components.navigation.client_side_routing import (
     Default404Page,
     wait_for_client_redirect,
 )
+from reflex.components.radix import themes
 from reflex.config import get_config
 from reflex.event import Event, EventHandler, EventSpec
 from reflex.middleware import HydrateMiddleware, Middleware
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ class App(Base):
     background_tasks: Set[asyncio.Task] = set()
 
     # The radix theme for the entire app
-    theme: Optional[Component] = None
+    theme: Optional[Component] = themes.theme(accent_color="blue")
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Initialize the app.
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index ac4028536..528a31c25 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ def compilable_app(tmp_path) -> Generator[tuple[App, Path], None, None]:
     web_dir = app_path / ".web"
     web_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
     (web_dir / "package.json").touch()
-    app = App()
+    app = App(theme=None)
     app.get_frontend_packages = unittest.mock.Mock()
     with chdir(app_path):
         yield app, web_dir