diff --git a/singleuser/Dockerfile b/singleuser/Dockerfile
index 3aefdea..89db350 100755
--- a/singleuser/Dockerfile
+++ b/singleuser/Dockerfile
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ COPY install_geckodriver.sh /tmp/
 ## CONFIG
 # Copy over config which creates launcher icons in jupyterlab
 COPY jupyter_notebook_config.py /home/jovyan/.jupyter/
+COPY ./jupyterlab_settings /home/jovyan/.jupyter/lab/user-settings/@jupyterlab
 
 # USER SETTINGS
 RUN echo "export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim" >> /home/$NB_USER/.bashrc
diff --git a/singleuser/jupyterlab_settings/apputils-extension/themes.jupyterlab-settings b/singleuser/jupyterlab_settings/apputils-extension/themes.jupyterlab-settings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..419e835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/singleuser/jupyterlab_settings/apputils-extension/themes.jupyterlab-settings
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    // Theme
+    // @jupyterlab/apputils-extension:themes
+    // Theme manager settings.
+    // *************************************
+
+    // Selected Theme
+    // Application-level visual styling theme
+    "theme": "JupyterLab Dark"
+}
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diff --git a/singleuser/jupyterlab_settings/codemirror-extension/commands.jupyterlab-settings b/singleuser/jupyterlab_settings/codemirror-extension/commands.jupyterlab-settings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cbe557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/singleuser/jupyterlab_settings/codemirror-extension/commands.jupyterlab-settings
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    // CodeMirror
+    // @jupyterlab/codemirror-extension:commands
+    // Text editor settings for all CodeMirror editors.
+    // ************************************************
+
+    // Key Map
+    // Configures the keymap to use
+    "keyMap": "default",
+
+    // Theme
+    // CSS file defining the corresponding
+    // .cm-s-[name] styles is loaded
+    "theme": "solarized dark"
+}
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diff --git a/singleuser/jupyterlab_settings/extensionmanager-extension/plugin.jupyterlab-settings b/singleuser/jupyterlab_settings/extensionmanager-extension/plugin.jupyterlab-settings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8de7947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/singleuser/jupyterlab_settings/extensionmanager-extension/plugin.jupyterlab-settings
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    // Extension Manager
+    // @jupyterlab/extensionmanager-extension:plugin
+    // Extension manager settings.
+    // *********************************************
+
+    // Disclaimed Status
+    // Whether the user understand that extensions managed through this interface run arbitrary code that may be dangerous
+    "disclaimed": true
+}
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