diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VLicense/VLicense.vue b/frontend/src/components/VLicense/VLicense.vue
index 7c0327aa67d..8b3d4d27c30 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VLicense/VLicense.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VLicense/VLicense.vue
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import { useI18n } from "#imports"
 
 import { computed } from "vue"
 
-import { useDarkMode } from "~/composables/use-dark-mode"
+import { useIconNames } from "~/composables/use-icon-names"
 
 import type { License } from "~/constants/license"
-import { getFullLicenseName, getElements } from "~/utils/license"
+import { getFullLicenseName } from "~/utils/license"
 import { camelCase } from "~/utils/case"
 
 import VIcon from "~/components/VIcon/VIcon.vue"
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ const props = withDefaults(
   }
 )
 
-const { effectiveColorMode } = useDarkMode()
-
 const { t } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
 
-const iconNames = computed(() => getElements(props.license))
+const { iconNames } = useIconNames({
+  license: props.license,
+  filterOutCc: false,
+})
+
 const licenseName = computed(() => {
   const licenseKey =
     props.license === "sampling+" ? props.license : camelCase(props.license)
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ const licenseName = computed(() => {
         :key="name"
         :class="{ 'license-bg text-black': bgFilled }"
         view-box="0 0 30 30"
-        :name="`licenses/${name}-${effectiveColorMode}`"
+        :name="name"
         :size="4"
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VLicense/VLicenseElements.vue b/frontend/src/components/VLicense/VLicenseElements.vue
index a290454fb19..79a1be175c2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VLicense/VLicenseElements.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VLicense/VLicenseElements.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useI18n } from "#imports"
 import { computed } from "vue"
 
 import type { License } from "~/constants/license"
-import { useDarkMode } from "~/composables/use-dark-mode"
+import { useIconNames } from "~/composables/use-icon-names"
 import { useUiStore } from "~/stores/ui"
 import { camelCase } from "~/utils/case"
 import { getElements } from "~/utils/license"
@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@ const props = withDefaults(
   }
 )
 
-const { effectiveColorMode } = useDarkMode()
-
 const i18n = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
 const elementNames = computed(() =>
   getElements(props.license).filter((icon) => icon !== "cc")
 )
 
+const { iconNames } = useIconNames({
+  license: props.license,
+  filterOutCc: true,
+})
+
 const isSmall = computed(() => props.size === "small")
 const uiStore = useUiStore()
 const isMobile = computed(() => !uiStore.isDesktopLayout)
@@ -47,14 +50,14 @@ const getLicenseDescription = (element: string) => {
 <template>
   <ul class="flex flex-col gap-y-2 md:gap-y-4">
     <li
-      v-for="element in elementNames"
+      v-for="(element, idx) in elementNames"
       :key="element"
       class="flex items-center gap-x-3 text-sm md:text-base"
     >
       <VIcon
         view-box="0 0 30 30"
         :size="isSmall || isMobile ? 5 : 6"
-        :name="`licenses/${element}-${effectiveColorMode}`"
+        :name="iconNames[idx]"
       />
       <span v-if="elementNames.length > 1" class="sr-only">{{
         element.toUpperCase()
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/use-dark-mode.ts b/frontend/src/composables/use-dark-mode.ts
index 598da0ed0b0..e636baca3fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/composables/use-dark-mode.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/use-dark-mode.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ export function useDarkMode() {
     return colorMode.value
   })
 
+  /**
+   * The server does not have access to media queries, so the `system` color mode defaults to "light".
+   */
+  const serverColorMode = computed(() => {
+    return !darkModeToggleable.value || colorMode.value === "system"
+      ? "light"
+      : colorMode.value
+  })
+
   const cssClass = computed(() => {
     return {
       light: LIGHT_MODE_CLASS,
@@ -77,6 +86,7 @@ export function useDarkMode() {
     colorMode,
     osColorMode,
     effectiveColorMode,
+    serverColorMode,
     cssClass,
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/use-icon-names.ts b/frontend/src/composables/use-icon-names.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9df17d40a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/use-icon-names.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { getElements } from "#imports"
+
+import { computed, onMounted, ref, watch } from "vue"
+
+import type { License } from "~/constants/license"
+import { useDarkMode } from "~/composables/use-dark-mode"
+
+/**
+ * Generate the names for `VIcon` components based on the license and color mode.
+ * The value is updated on mounted and when the color mode changes.
+ *
+ * This is necessary to prevent client-server mismatch: the server does not have access
+ * to media queries, so the `system` color mode always defaults to "light".
+ * @param license - the license to generate icons for
+ * @param filterOutCc - whether to filter out the `cc` from the list of icons
+ */
+export const useIconNames = ({
+  license,
+  filterOutCc,
+}: {
+  license: License
+  filterOutCc: boolean
+}) => {
+  const getIconNames = (elements: string[], colorMode: "dark" | "light") => {
+    return elements.map((element) => `licenses/${element}-${colorMode}`)
+  }
+  const { effectiveColorMode, serverColorMode } = useDarkMode()
+
+  const icons = computed(() => {
+    const elements = getElements(license)
+    return filterOutCc
+      ? elements.filter((element) => element !== "cc")
+      : elements
+  })
+
+  const iconNames = ref(getIconNames(icons.value, serverColorMode.value))
+
+  onMounted(() => {
+    watch(
+      effectiveColorMode,
+      () => {
+        iconNames.value = getIconNames(icons.value, effectiveColorMode.value)
+      },
+      { immediate: true }
+    )
+  })
+
+  return { iconNames }
+}