diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/preference_switch.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/preference_switch.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a18e2a48c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/preference_switch.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<com.google.android.material.materialswitch.MaterialSwitch xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:id="@+id/switchWidget"
+    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:background="@null"
+    android:clickable="false"
+    android:focusable="false" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index 228ab6598..ef5a92b20 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 The Calyx Institute
   SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
   -->
-<resources>
+<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
     <style name="AppTheme" parent="@style/Theme.Material3.DayNight.NoActionBar">
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/accent_primary</item>
@@ -100,4 +100,8 @@
         <item name="android:minHeight">56dp</item>
         <item name="textAllCaps">false</item>
     </style>
+
+    <style name="Preference.SwitchPreferenceCompat" parent="@style/Preference.SwitchPreferenceCompat.Material" tools:ignore="ResourceCycle">
+        <item name="widgetLayout">@layout/preference_switch</item>
+    </style>
 </resources>