diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 1c84d42009..43e6fbda13 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -2600,8 +2600,13 @@ function wp_ajax_save_user_color_scheme() {
 		wp_send_json_error();
 	}
 
+	$previous_color_scheme = get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'admin_color', true );
 	update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'admin_color', $color_scheme );
-	wp_send_json_success();
+
+	wp_send_json_success( array(
+		'previousScheme' => 'admin-color-' . $previous_color_scheme,
+		'currentScheme'  => 'admin-color-' . $color_scheme
+	) );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/user-profile.js b/src/wp-admin/js/user-profile.js
index ae4b97ab89..ba99586c59 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/user-profile.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/user-profile.js
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@
 					action:       'save-user-color-scheme',
 					color_scheme: $this.children( 'input[name="admin_color"]' ).val(),
 					nonce:        $('#color-nonce').val()
+				}).done( function( response ) {
+					if ( response.success ) {
+						$( 'body' ).removeClass( response.data.previousScheme ).addClass( response.data.currentScheme );
+					}
 				});
 			}
 		});