diff --git a/.changeset/strong-owls-cut.md b/.changeset/strong-owls-cut.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@doc-kit/generator-react': minor
+---
+
+Add keyboard shortcuts for switching themes: ⌘+L/Ctrl+L selects the light theme and ⌘+D/Ctrl+D the dark one, from anywhere on the page, with the shortcuts labeled in the theme dropdown menu
diff --git a/e2e/theme-shortcut.spec.js b/e2e/theme-shortcut.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9df5c230
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+++ b/e2e/theme-shortcut.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const REMOTE_CONFIG_URL = 'https://nodejs.org/site.json';
+
+/**
+ * The theme applied to the document root.
+ *
+ * @param {import('@playwright/test').Page} page
+ */
+const currentTheme = page =>
+  page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme'));
+
+/**
+ * Resolves after every pending passive effect has been applied, so a theme
+ * that a press should not have changed can be asserted without a grace
+ * period: had the press gone through, the flip would land by then.
+ *
+ * @param {import('@playwright/test').Page} page
+ */
+const afterEffectsSettle = page =>
+  page.evaluate(
+    () =>
+      new Promise(resolve =>
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(resolve))
+      )
+  );
+
+test.describe('Theme shortcuts', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route(REMOTE_CONFIG_URL, route =>
+      route.fulfill({
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ websiteBanners: {} }),
+      })
+    );
+
+    await page.goto('/assert.html');
+
+    // The shortcuts arrive with the ThemeToggle island's effects, which can
+    // settle after the island is marked ready, so the first press of a test
+    // is retried until it takes hold (a press before that is simply lost).
+    await expect(
+      page.locator('is-land[data-island-name="ThemeToggle"][ready]')
+    ).toBeAttached();
+  });
+
+  test('switches themes and persists the choice', async ({ page }) => {
+    await expect
+      .poll(async () => {
+        await page.keyboard.press('Meta+d');
+        return currentTheme(page);
+      })
+      .toBe('dark');
+    expect(await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem('theme'))).toBe(
+      'dark'
+    );
+
+    await page.keyboard.press('Meta+l');
+    await expect.poll(() => currentTheme(page)).toBe('light');
+    expect(await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem('theme'))).toBe(
+      'light'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('accepts Ctrl in place of Meta', async ({ page }) => {
+    await expect
+      .poll(async () => {
+        await page.keyboard.press('Control+l');
+        return currentTheme(page);
+      })
+      .toBe('light');
+
+    await page.keyboard.press('Control+d');
+    await expect.poll(() => currentTheme(page)).toBe('dark');
+  });
+
+  test('ignores presses without or with extra modifiers', async ({ page }) => {
+    await expect
+      .poll(async () => {
+        await page.keyboard.press('Meta+d');
+        return currentTheme(page);
+      })
+      .toBe('dark');
+
+    // The listener just handled the press above, so these would switch the
+    // theme back if they were not filtered out
+    await page.keyboard.press('l');
+    await page.keyboard.press('Meta+Shift+d');
+    await afterEffectsSettle(page);
+    expect(await currentTheme(page)).toBe('dark');
+  });
+
+  test('labels the shortcuts in the dropdown menu', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.getByLabel('Select theme').click();
+
+    await expect(page.getByRole('menuitem')).toHaveText([
+      'System',
+      'Light ⌘+L',
+      'Dark ⌘+D',
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/react/src/html/ui/components/ThemeToggle.jsx b/packages/react/src/html/ui/components/ThemeToggle.jsx
index 2e9737557..77583dd7e 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/html/ui/components/ThemeToggle.jsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/html/ui/components/ThemeToggle.jsx
@@ -1,16 +1,59 @@
 import ThemeToggle from '@node-core/ui-components/Common/ThemeToggle';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
 import { useTheme } from '../hooks/useTheme.mjs';
 import withIsland from '../islands/withIsland.jsx';
 
+const themeLabels = {
+  system: 'System',
+  light: 'Light ⌘+L',
+  dark: 'Dark ⌘+D',
+};
+
+/**
+ * Maps shortcut keys (used with ⌘/Ctrl) to the theme preference they select.
+ * @type {Record<string, 'light'|'dark'>}
+ */
+const themeShortcuts = {
+  l: 'light',
+  d: 'dark',
+};
+
 /**
  * Theme switcher.
  */
 const Toggle = () => {
   const [themePreference, setThemePreference] = useTheme();
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    /**
+     * Switches the theme when a registered shortcut is pressed.
+     * @param {KeyboardEvent} event
+     */
+    const onKeyDown = event => {
+      if (!(event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) || event.shiftKey || event.altKey) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const nextTheme = themeShortcuts[event.key.toLowerCase()];
+      if (!nextTheme) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      event.preventDefault();
+      setThemePreference(nextTheme);
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+  }, [setThemePreference]);
+
   return (
-    <ThemeToggle onChange={setThemePreference} currentTheme={themePreference} />
+    <ThemeToggle
+      onChange={setThemePreference}
+      currentTheme={themePreference}
+      themeLabels={themeLabels}
+    />
   );
 };