diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/style.css b/docs/.vitepress/theme/style.css
index 04abf7943cc..6e7595bba27 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/style.css
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/style.css
@@ -218,3 +218,15 @@ html {
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+
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+/**
+ * Dark mode: invert vectorized diagram SVGs (Google Drawings exports where all
+ * text and arrows are black paths — invisible on a dark background without this).
+ * hue-rotate(180deg) keeps blue tones from turning orange after the invert.
+ * Apply class="diagram-invert" to any image that needs this treatment.
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+.dark .diagram-invert {
+  filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg);
+}
diff --git a/docs/en/companion_computer/index.md b/docs/en/companion_computer/index.md
index 0418c7de2c8..080da731d67 100644
--- a/docs/en/companion_computer/index.md
+++ b/docs/en/companion_computer/index.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Companion computers ("mission computers"), are separate on-vehicle computers tha
 
 The diagram below shows a possible architecture for an unmanned vehicle architecture that includes a flight controller and companion computer.
 
-![PX4 architecture - FC + Companion Computer](../../assets/diagrams/px4_companion_computer_simple.svg)
+<img src="../../assets/diagrams/px4_companion_computer_simple.svg" alt="PX4 architecture - FC + Companion Computer" class="diagram-invert">
 
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diff --git a/docs/en/concept/pwm_limit.md b/docs/en/concept/pwm_limit.md
index 9e9f4d6d425..f72aae5f7d9 100644
--- a/docs/en/concept/pwm_limit.md
+++ b/docs/en/concept/pwm_limit.md
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ Provides a delay between assertion of "armed" and a ramp-up of throttle on asser
 
 ## State Transition Diagram
 
-![PWM Limit state machine diagram](../../assets/diagrams/pwm_limit_state_diagram.svg)
+<img src="../../assets/diagrams/pwm_limit_state_diagram.svg" alt="PWM Limit state machine diagram" class="diagram-invert">
diff --git a/docs/en/concept/px4_systems_architecture.md b/docs/en/concept/px4_systems_architecture.md
index a8fd0a2b44d..d00302dc886 100644
--- a/docs/en/concept/px4_systems_architecture.md
+++ b/docs/en/concept/px4_systems_architecture.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Offboard APIs are covered in [ROS](../ros/index.md) and [MAVSDK](https://mavsdk.
 
 The diagram below provides a high level overview of a typical "simple" PX4 system based around a flight controller.
 
-![PX4 architecture - FC only system](../../assets/diagrams/px4_arch_fc.svg)
+<img src="../../assets/diagrams/px4_arch_fc.svg" alt="PX4 architecture - FC only system" class="diagram-invert">
 
 <!-- Source for drawing: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1_2n43WrbkWTs1kz0w0avVEeebJbfTj5SSqvCmvSOBdU/edit -->
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The left hand side of the diagram shows the software stack, which is horizontall
 
 The diagram below shows a PX4 system that includes both a flight controller and a companion computer (here referred to as a "mission computer").
 
-![PX4 architecture - FC + Companion Computer](../../assets/diagrams/px4_arch_fc_companion.svg)
+<img src="../../assets/diagrams/px4_arch_fc_companion.svg" alt="PX4 architecture - FC + Companion Computer" class="diagram-invert">
 
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diff --git a/docs/package.json b/docs/package.json
index dc6d4843b3a..293b5797566 100644
--- a/docs/package.json
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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
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diff --git a/docs/yarn.lock b/docs/yarn.lock
index 70c39c8551d..98735b2be09 100644
--- a/docs/yarn.lock
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@@ -1259,10 +1259,10 @@ markdown-it@^13.0.1, markdown-it@^14.1.1:
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+markdown_link_checker_sc@^0.0.145:
+  version "0.0.145"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown_link_checker_sc/-/markdown_link_checker_sc-0.0.145.tgz#b4849df81c9fdb437fc2edb87ee3b8d5afaf199f"
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