diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/theme.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/theme.dart
index 4667b26..436a4dc 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/theme.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/theme.dart
@@ -161,6 +161,42 @@
         .resolveFrom(context);
   }
 
+  /// Retrieves the [Brightness] to use for descendant Material widgets, based
+  /// on the value of [ThemeData.brightness] in the given [context].
+  ///
+  /// If no [InheritedTheme] can be found in the given [context], or its `brightness`
+  /// is null, it will fall back to [MediaQueryData.platformBrightness].
+  ///
+  /// See also:
+  ///
+  /// * [maybeBrightnessOf], which returns null if no valid [InheritedTheme] or
+  ///   [MediaQuery] exists.
+  /// * [ThemeData.brightness], the property that takes precedence over
+  ///   [MediaQueryData.platformBrightness] for descendant Material widgets.
+  static Brightness brightnessOf(BuildContext context) {
+    final _InheritedTheme? inheritedTheme =
+        context.dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType<_InheritedTheme>();
+    return inheritedTheme?.theme.data.brightness ?? MediaQuery.platformBrightnessOf(context);
+  }
+
+  /// Retrieves the [Brightness] to use for descendant Material widgets, based
+  /// on the value of [ThemeData.brightness] in the given [context].
+  ///
+  /// If no [InheritedTheme] or [MediaQuery] can be found in the given [context], it will
+  /// return null.
+  ///
+  /// See also:
+  ///
+  /// * [ThemeData.brightness], the property that takes precedence over
+  ///   [MediaQueryData.platformBrightness] for descendant Material widgets.
+  /// * [brightnessOf], which return a default value if no valid [InheritedTheme] or
+  ///   [MediaQuery] exists, instead of returning null.
+  static Brightness? maybeBrightnessOf(BuildContext context) {
+    final _InheritedTheme? inheritedTheme =
+        context.dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType<_InheritedTheme>();
+    return inheritedTheme?.theme.data.brightness ?? MediaQuery.maybePlatformBrightnessOf(context);
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return _InheritedTheme(
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/theme_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/theme_test.dart
index 9d71b8c..ee9b9ae 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/theme_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/theme_test.dart
@@ -47,6 +47,92 @@
     expect(Theme.of(tester.element(find.text('menuItem'))).brightness, equals(Brightness.dark));
   });
 
+  group('Theme.brightnessOf', () {
+    testWidgets('return correct brightness when just media query is given', (
+      WidgetTester tester,
+    ) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        const MediaQuery(
+          data: MediaQueryData(platformBrightness: Brightness.dark),
+          child: SizedBox(),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      expect(Theme.brightnessOf(tester.element(find.byType(SizedBox))), equals(Brightness.dark));
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('return correct brightness with overriding theme brightness over media query', (
+      WidgetTester tester,
+    ) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        MediaQuery(
+          data: const MediaQueryData(platformBrightness: Brightness.dark),
+          child: Theme(data: ThemeData(brightness: Brightness.light), child: const SizedBox()),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      expect(Theme.brightnessOf(tester.element(find.byType(SizedBox))), equals(Brightness.light));
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('returns Brightness.light when no theme or media query is present', (
+      WidgetTester tester,
+    ) async {
+      // Prevent the implicitly added View from adding a MediaQuery
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        RawView(view: FakeFlutterView(tester.view, viewId: 77), child: const SizedBox()),
+        wrapWithView: false,
+      );
+
+      expect(Theme.brightnessOf(tester.element(find.byType(SizedBox))), equals(Brightness.light));
+    });
+  });
+
+  group('Theme.maybeBrightnessOf', () {
+    testWidgets('return correct brightness when just media query is given', (
+      WidgetTester tester,
+    ) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        const MediaQuery(
+          data: MediaQueryData(platformBrightness: Brightness.dark),
+          child: SizedBox(),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        Theme.maybeBrightnessOf(tester.element(find.byType(SizedBox))),
+        equals(Brightness.dark),
+      );
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('return correct brightness with overriding theme brightness over media query', (
+      WidgetTester tester,
+    ) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        MediaQuery(
+          data: const MediaQueryData(platformBrightness: Brightness.dark),
+          child: Theme(data: ThemeData(brightness: Brightness.light), child: const SizedBox()),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        Theme.maybeBrightnessOf(tester.element(find.byType(SizedBox))),
+        equals(Brightness.light),
+      );
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('returns null when no theme or media query is present', (
+      WidgetTester tester,
+    ) async {
+      // Prevent the implicitly added View from adding a MediaQuery
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        RawView(view: FakeFlutterView(tester.view, viewId: 77), child: const SizedBox()),
+        wrapWithView: false,
+      );
+
+      expect(Theme.maybeBrightnessOf(tester.element(find.byType(SizedBox))), isNull);
+    });
+  });
+
   testWidgets('Theme overrides selection style', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     final Key key = UniqueKey();
     const Color defaultSelectionColor = Color(0x11111111);
@@ -1242,3 +1328,11 @@
     throw UnimplementedError();
   }
 }
+
+class FakeFlutterView extends TestFlutterView {
+  FakeFlutterView(TestFlutterView view, {required this.viewId})
+    : super(view: view, display: view.display, platformDispatcher: view.platformDispatcher);
+
+  @override
+  final int viewId;
+}