diff --git a/src/app/runtime.rs b/src/app/runtime.rs
index e05b9599..49420381 100644
--- a/src/app/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/app/runtime.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ impl App {
                 changes_view
             }
             crate::raw_input::RawInputEvent::OuterFocusGained => {
+                #[cfg(not(windows))]
+                self.query_host_terminal_appearance();
                 self.send_outer_focus_event(crate::ghostty::FocusEvent::Gained);
                 if self.state.redraw_on_focus_gained {
                     self.request_repaint();
diff --git a/src/app/theme_sync.rs b/src/app/theme_sync.rs
index 32716ced..6bf06685 100644
--- a/src/app/theme_sync.rs
+++ b/src/app/theme_sync.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 use super::App;
 
 impl App {
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    pub(super) fn query_host_terminal_appearance(&self) {
+        use std::io::Write;
+
+        let _ = std::io::stdout()
+            .write_all(crate::terminal_theme::HOST_COLOR_SCHEME_QUERY_SEQUENCE.as_bytes());
+        let _ = std::io::stdout().flush();
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn query_host_terminal_theme(&self) {
         use std::io::Write;
 
diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index fd92d188..b153dd93 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -1442,6 +1442,9 @@ async fn run_client_loop(
                     ) {
                         state.request_repaint();
                     }
+                    if crate::raw_input::events_require_host_terminal_appearance_query(&events) {
+                        query_host_terminal_appearance();
+                    }
                     if crate::raw_input::events_require_host_terminal_theme_query(&events) {
                         query_host_terminal_theme();
                     }
@@ -2281,6 +2284,17 @@ fn resize_poll_loop(
 // Logging
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#[cfg(any(not(windows), test))]
+fn query_host_terminal_appearance() {
+    let _ = write_host_terminal_appearance_query(io::stdout());
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(not(windows), test))]
+fn write_host_terminal_appearance_query(mut writer: impl io::Write) -> io::Result<()> {
+    writer.write_all(crate::terminal_theme::HOST_COLOR_SCHEME_QUERY_SEQUENCE.as_bytes())?;
+    writer.flush()
+}
+
 /// Initialize logging for the client process.
 fn query_host_terminal_theme() {
     let _ = write_host_terminal_theme_query(io::stdout());
@@ -2672,6 +2686,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!text.contains("d=A"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn write_host_terminal_appearance_query_emits_mode_2031_query() {
+        let mut output = Vec::new();
+        write_host_terminal_appearance_query(&mut output).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(output, b"\x1b[?996n");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn write_host_terminal_theme_query_emits_osc_queries() {
         let mut output = Vec::new();
@@ -2680,6 +2701,10 @@ mod tests {
             output,
             crate::terminal_theme::host_terminal_theme_query_sequence().as_bytes()
         );
+        assert!(!output
+            .windows(crate::terminal_theme::HOST_COLOR_SCHEME_QUERY_SEQUENCE.len())
+            .any(|window| window
+                == crate::terminal_theme::HOST_COLOR_SCHEME_QUERY_SEQUENCE.as_bytes()));
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/raw_input.rs b/src/raw_input.rs
index 12bcba4d..40ff7b4b 100644
--- a/src/raw_input.rs
+++ b/src/raw_input.rs
@@ -579,6 +579,13 @@ pub(crate) fn events_require_host_surface_redraw(
             .any(|event| matches!(event, RawInputEvent::OuterFocusGained))
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(not(windows), test))]
+pub(crate) fn events_require_host_terminal_appearance_query(events: &[RawInputEvent]) -> bool {
+    events
+        .iter()
+        .any(|event| matches!(event, RawInputEvent::OuterFocusGained))
+}
+
 #[cfg(any(not(windows), test))]
 pub(crate) fn events_require_host_terminal_theme_query(events: &[RawInputEvent]) -> bool {
     events
@@ -1544,6 +1551,20 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!events_require_host_surface_redraw(&events, true));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn outer_focus_gained_requests_host_appearance_query() {
+        let gained = parse_raw_input_bytes_sync(b"\x1b[I");
+        let lost = parse_raw_input_bytes_sync(b"\x1b[O");
+        let scheme_report = parse_raw_input_bytes_sync(b"\x1b[?997;1n");
+
+        assert!(events_require_host_terminal_appearance_query(&gained));
+        assert!(!events_require_host_terminal_appearance_query(&lost));
+        assert!(!events_require_host_terminal_appearance_query(
+            &scheme_report
+        ));
+        assert!(events_require_host_terminal_theme_query(&scheme_report));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parses_ghostty_color_scheme_reports() {
         for bytes in [
diff --git a/src/terminal_theme.rs b/src/terminal_theme.rs
index ffe78a95..3f04cc4c 100644
--- a/src/terminal_theme.rs
+++ b/src/terminal_theme.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ pub enum DefaultColorKind {
 }
 
 pub const HOST_COLOR_QUERY_SEQUENCE: &str = "\x1b]10;?\x1b\\\x1b]11;?\x1b\\";
+#[cfg(any(not(windows), test))]
+pub const HOST_COLOR_SCHEME_QUERY_SEQUENCE: &str = "\x1b[?996n";
 pub const HOST_COLOR_SCHEME_REPORT_ENABLE_SEQUENCE: &str = "\x1b[?2031h";
 pub const HOST_COLOR_SCHEME_REPORT_DISABLE_SEQUENCE: &str = "\x1b[?2031l";