diff --git a/data/io.elementary.settings-daemon.gschema.xml b/data/io.elementary.settings-daemon.gschema.xml
index 4323e977..fb1c44ae 100644
--- a/data/io.elementary.settings-daemon.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/io.elementary.settings-daemon.gschema.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,29 @@
     </key>
   </schema>
 
+  <enum id="AccentColor">
+    <value nick='automatic' value='0'/>
+    <value nick='red' value='1'/>
+    <value nick='orange' value='2'/>
+    <value nick='yellow' value='3'/>
+    <value nick='green' value='4'/>
+    <value nick='mint' value='5'/>
+    <value nick='blue' value='6'/>
+    <value nick='purple' value='7'/>
+    <value nick='pink' value='8'/>
+    <value nick='brown' value='9'/>
+    <value nick='gray' value='10'/>
+    <value nick='latte' value='11'/>
+  </enum>
+
+  <schema path="/io/elementary/settings-daemon/interface/" id="io.elementary.settings-daemon.interface">
+    <key enum="AccentColor" name="accent-color">
+      <default>'automatic'</default>
+      <summary>Accent Color</summary>
+      <description>The preferred accent color for the user interface. Valid values are "automatic", "red", "orange", "yellow", "green", "mint", "blue", "purple", "pink", "brown", "gray", "latte".</description>
+    </key>
+  </schema>
+
   <!-- Keep this synchronized with GDateWeekday. -->
   <enum id='week-day'>
     <value nick='monday' value='1'/>
diff --git a/src/Backends/AccentColorManager.vala b/src/Backends/AccentColorManager.vala
index a6c000f3..dbe8b6a0 100644
--- a/src/Backends/AccentColorManager.vala
+++ b/src/Backends/AccentColorManager.vala
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class SettingsDaemon.Backends.AccentColorManager : Object {
     public unowned AccountsService accounts_service { get; construct; }
 
     private Settings background_settings;
+    private Settings gnome_interface_settings;
     private Settings interface_settings;
 
     private enum BackgroundStyle {
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ public class SettingsDaemon.Backends.AccentColorManager : Object {
 
     construct {
         background_settings = new Settings ("org.gnome.desktop.background");
-        interface_settings = new Settings ("org.gnome.desktop.interface");
+        gnome_interface_settings = new Settings ("org.gnome.desktop.interface");
+        interface_settings = new Settings ("io.elementary.settings-daemon.interface");
 
         update_accent_color ();
         if (pantheon_accounts_service.prefers_accent_color == 0) {
@@ -80,6 +82,10 @@ public class SettingsDaemon.Backends.AccentColorManager : Object {
                 background_settings.changed["primary-color"].disconnect (update_accent_color);
             }
         });
+
+        interface_settings.changed["accent-color"].connect (() => {
+            pantheon_accounts_service.prefers_accent_color = interface_settings.get_enum ("accent-color");
+        });
     }
 
     private void update_accent_color () {
@@ -90,13 +96,15 @@ public class SettingsDaemon.Backends.AccentColorManager : Object {
             return;
         }
 
+        interface_settings.set_enum ("accent-color", prefers_accent_color);
+
         if (prefers_accent_color == 0) {
             new_theme = get_dynamic_accent_color_theme_name ();
         } else {
             new_theme = themes[prefers_accent_color - 1];
         }
 
-        interface_settings.set_string ("gtk-theme", new_theme.stylesheet);
+        gnome_interface_settings.set_string ("gtk-theme", new_theme.stylesheet);
         debug ("New stylesheet: %s", new_theme.stylesheet);
 
         accounts_service.accent_color = new_theme.index;