diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxActivity.java
index 4f92ff76..5585f7d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxActivity.java
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ public final class TermuxActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements ServiceCo
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-
         Logger.logDebug(LOG_TAG, "onCreate");
         isOnResumeAfterOnCreate = true;
 
@@ -846,9 +845,10 @@ public final class TermuxActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements ServiceCo
 
 
 
-    public static void updateTermuxActivityStyling(Context context) {
+    public static void updateTermuxActivityStyling(Context context, boolean recreateActivity) {
         // Make sure that terminal styling is always applied.
         Intent stylingIntent = new Intent(TERMUX_ACTIVITY.ACTION_RELOAD_STYLE);
+        stylingIntent.putExtra(TERMUX_ACTIVITY.EXTRA_RECREATE_ACTIVITY, recreateActivity);
         context.sendBroadcast(stylingIntent);
     }
 
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ public final class TermuxActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements ServiceCo
                         return;
                     case TERMUX_ACTIVITY.ACTION_RELOAD_STYLE:
                         Logger.logDebug(LOG_TAG, "Received intent to reload styling");
-                        reloadActivityStyling();
+                        reloadActivityStyling(intent.getBooleanExtra(TERMUX_ACTIVITY.EXTRA_RECREATE_ACTIVITY, true));
                         return;
                     default:
                 }
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ public final class TermuxActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements ServiceCo
         }
     }
 
-    private void reloadActivityStyling() {
+    private void reloadActivityStyling(boolean recreateActivity) {
         if (mProperties != null) {
             mProperties.loadTermuxPropertiesFromDisk();
 
@@ -925,7 +925,10 @@ public final class TermuxActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements ServiceCo
         // To change the activity and drawer theme, activity needs to be recreated.
         // It will destroy the activity, including all stored variables and views, and onCreate()
         // will be called again. Extra keys input text, terminal sessions and transcripts will be preserved.
-        TermuxActivity.this.recreate();
+        if (recreateActivity) {
+            Logger.logDebug(LOG_TAG, "Recreating activity");
+            TermuxActivity.this.recreate();
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxService.java
index ecde6e38..b7443560 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxService.java
@@ -540,7 +540,9 @@ public final class TermuxService extends Service implements AppShell.AppShellCli
             mTermuxTerminalSessionClient.termuxSessionListNotifyUpdated();
 
         updateNotification();
-        TermuxActivity.updateTermuxActivityStyling(this);
+
+        // No need to recreate the activity since it likely just started and theme should already have applied
+        TermuxActivity.updateTermuxActivityStyling(this, false);
 
         return newTermuxSession;
     }
diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/TermuxConstants.java b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/TermuxConstants.java
index ca61b0e5..f799073b 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/TermuxConstants.java
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/TermuxConstants.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import java.util.Formatter;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /*
- * Version: v0.34.0
+ * Version: v0.35.0
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
  * Changelog
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ import java.util.List;
  *
  * - 0.34.0 (2021-10-26)
  *  - Move `RESULT_SENDER` to `com.termux.shared.shell.command.ShellCommandConstants`.
+ *
+ * - 0.35.0 (2022-01-28)
+ *  - Add `TERMUX_APP.TERMUX_ACTIVITY.EXTRA_RECREATE_ACTIVITY`.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -864,6 +867,9 @@ public final class TermuxConstants {
             @Deprecated
             public static final String EXTRA_RELOAD_STYLE = TermuxConstants.TERMUX_PACKAGE_NAME + ".app.reload_style"; // Default: "com.termux.app.reload_style"
 
+            /**  Intent {@code boolean} extra for whether to recreate activity for the TERMUX_ACTIVITY.ACTION_RELOAD_STYLE intent. */
+            public static final String EXTRA_RECREATE_ACTIVITY = TERMUX_APP.TERMUX_ACTIVITY_NAME + ".EXTRA_RECREATE_ACTIVITY"; // Default: "com.termux.app.TermuxActivity.EXTRA_RECREATE_ACTIVITY"
+
         }