diff --git a/.ddev/commands/web/install-magento b/.ddev/commands/web/install-magento
index 0e48243..1bcfa79 100755
--- a/.ddev/commands/web/install-magento
+++ b/.ddev/commands/web/install-magento
@@ -78,6 +78,23 @@ bin/magento module:disable Magento_TwoFactorAuth Magento_AdminAdobeImsTwoFactorA
 # install sample data
 bin/magento sampledata:deploy
 
+# optional: install Hyvä theme (open source since June 2025, requires free license key)
+read -r -p "Install Hyvä theme? This requires a free license key from https://www.hyva.io/licenses/manage/shops/. Install now? [y/N] " install_hyva
+if [[ "$install_hyva" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+	read -r -p "Enter your Hyvä https://hyva-themes.repo.packagist.com/repository-url (from https://www.hyva.io/licenses/manage/shops/): " hyva_repo_url
+	echo
+	read -r -s -p "Enter your Hyvä token: " hyva_token
+	echo
+	if [[ -z "$hyva_token" || -z "$hyva_repo_url" ]]; then
+		echo "Token or URL missing. Skipping Hyvä installation."
+	else
+		composer config repositories.private-packagist composer "$hyva_repo_url"
+		composer config --global --auth http-basic.hyva-themes.repo.packagist.com token "$hyva_token"
+		composer require 'hyva-themes/magento2-default-theme'
+		echo "Hyvä theme installed successfully."
+	fi
+fi
+
 # add path repository pointing to the module at the repo root
 composer config --json repositories.mageforge '{"type":"path","url":"..","options":{"symlink":false}}'