diff --git a/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/ToggleColorMode.js b/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/ToggleColorMode.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..89c4f7b70b984a
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+++ b/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/ToggleColorMode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import IconButton from '@material-ui/core/IconButton';
+import Box from '@material-ui/core/Box';
+import { useTheme, ThemeProvider, createMuiTheme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
+import Brightness4Icon from '@material-ui/icons/Brightness4';
+import Brightness7Icon from '@material-ui/icons/Brightness7';
+
+const ColorModeContext = React.createContext({ toggleColorMode: () => {} });
+
+function MyApp() {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const colorMode = React.useContext(ColorModeContext);
+  return (
+    <Box
+      sx={{
+        display: 'flex',
+        width: '100%',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        bgcolor: 'background.default',
+        color: 'text.primary',
+        borderRadius: 1,
+        p: 3,
+      }}
+    >
+      {theme.palette.mode} mode
+      <IconButton sx={{ ml: 1 }} onClick={colorMode.toggleColorMode} color="inherit">
+        {theme.palette.mode === 'dark' ? <Brightness7Icon /> : <Brightness4Icon />}
+      </IconButton>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function ToggleColorMode() {
+  const [mode, setMode] = React.useState('light');
+  const colorMode = React.useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      toggleColorMode: () => {
+        setMode((prevMode) => (prevMode === 'light' ? 'dark' : 'light'));
+      },
+    }),
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const theme = React.useMemo(
+    () =>
+      createMuiTheme({
+        palette: {
+          mode,
+        },
+      }),
+    [mode],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <ColorModeContext.Provider value={colorMode}>
+      <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
+        <MyApp />
+      </ThemeProvider>
+    </ColorModeContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/ToggleColorMode.tsx b/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/ToggleColorMode.tsx
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index 00000000000000..92a9e55691c868
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+++ b/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/ToggleColorMode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import IconButton from '@material-ui/core/IconButton';
+import Box from '@material-ui/core/Box';
+import { useTheme, ThemeProvider, createMuiTheme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
+import Brightness4Icon from '@material-ui/icons/Brightness4';
+import Brightness7Icon from '@material-ui/icons/Brightness7';
+
+const ColorModeContext = React.createContext({ toggleColorMode: () => {} });
+
+function MyApp() {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const colorMode = React.useContext(ColorModeContext);
+  return (
+    <Box
+      sx={{
+        display: 'flex',
+        width: '100%',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        bgcolor: 'background.default',
+        color: 'text.primary',
+        borderRadius: 1,
+        p: 3,
+      }}
+    >
+      {theme.palette.mode} mode
+      <IconButton sx={{ ml: 1 }} onClick={colorMode.toggleColorMode} color="inherit">
+        {theme.palette.mode === 'dark' ? <Brightness7Icon /> : <Brightness4Icon />}
+      </IconButton>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function ToggleColorMode() {
+  const [mode, setMode] = React.useState<'light' | 'dark'>('light');
+  const colorMode = React.useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      toggleColorMode: () => {
+        setMode((prevMode) => (prevMode === 'light' ? 'dark' : 'light'));
+      },
+    }),
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const theme = React.useMemo(
+    () =>
+      createMuiTheme({
+        palette: {
+          mode,
+        },
+      }),
+    [mode],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <ColorModeContext.Provider value={colorMode}>
+      <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
+        <MyApp />
+      </ThemeProvider>
+    </ColorModeContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/palette.md b/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/palette.md
index 2cb1fcdd13642a..936e31b61ffe04 100644
--- a/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/palette.md
+++ b/docs/src/pages/customization/palette/palette.md
@@ -190,9 +190,8 @@ Need inspiration? The Material Design team has built an [palette configuration t
 
 ## Dark mode
 
-Material-UI comes with two palette types, light (the default) and dark.
+Material-UI comes with two palette modes: light (the default) and dark.
 You can make the theme dark by setting `mode: 'dark'`.
-While it's only a single value change, internally it modifies several palette values.
 
 ```js
 const darkTheme = createMuiTheme({
@@ -202,11 +201,18 @@ const darkTheme = createMuiTheme({
 });
 ```
 
-The colors modified by the palette type are the following:
+While it's only a single value change, the `createMuiTheme` helper modifies several palette values.
+The colors modified by the palette mode are the following:
 
 {{"demo": "pages/customization/palette/DarkTheme.js", "bg": "inline", "hideToolbar": true}}
 
-### User preference
+### Toggling color mode
+
+You can use the React context to toggle the mode with a button inside your page.
+
+{{"demo": "pages/customization/palette/ToggleColorMode.js", "defaultCodeOpen": false}}
+
+### System preference
 
 Users might have specified a preference for a light or dark theme.
 The method by which the user expresses their preference can vary. It might be a system-wide setting exposed by the Operating System, or a setting controlled by the User Agent.