diff --git a/breadman/src/main.rs b/breadman/src/main.rs
index efd5b3f..75232eb 100644
--- a/breadman/src/main.rs
+++ b/breadman/src/main.rs
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ fn build_app_window(
         .default_width(960)
         .default_height(640)
         .build();
-    bread_theme::gtk::bind_window_auto(&window);
+    breadpad_shared::theme::bind_window(&window);
 
     let hbox = gtk4::Box::builder()
         .orientation(gtk4::Orientation::Horizontal)
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ fn show_add_note_window(parent: &gtk4::ApplicationWindow, state: AppState, prese
         .modal(true)
         .default_width(500)
         .build();
-    bread_theme::gtk::bind_window_auto(&win);
+    breadpad_shared::theme::bind_window(&win);
 
     let vbox = gtk4::Box::builder()
         .orientation(gtk4::Orientation::Vertical)
diff --git a/breadpad-shared/src/theme.rs b/breadpad-shared/src/theme.rs
index f7e2177..ab6d81d 100644
--- a/breadpad-shared/src/theme.rs
+++ b/breadpad-shared/src/theme.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,19 @@ pub fn apply_live() {
 }
 
 /// Bind a window to the palette of the monitor it is rendered on.
+///
+/// [`bind_window_auto`] alone attaches only the per-output *shared* sheet, so
+/// breadpad/breadman's own component rules (which resolve `@bg`, `@accent`,
+/// `@blue`, … from the display-global `@define-color` block) keep the
+/// session-global palette on a monitor whose wallpaper differs. Passing
+/// [`build_css`] to `bind_window_auto_with_app_css` rebuilds the app sheet
+/// against the per-output palette and inlines those names to hex for the bound
+/// widget tree. [`apply_live`] stays as the display-level / SIGHUP fallback.
 pub fn bind_window(window: &impl gtk4::prelude::IsA<gtk4::Native>) {
-    bread_theme::gtk::bind_window_auto(window);
+    bread_theme::gtk::bind_window_auto_with_app_css(window, |palette| {
+        let user_css = std::fs::read_to_string(crate::config::style_css_path()).ok();
+        build_css(palette, user_css.as_deref())
+    });
 }
 
 /// Generate the full breadpad/breadman CSS string. The base — `@define-color`