diff --git a/src/components/dialog/dialog.js b/src/components/dialog/dialog.js
index 42fc0bf2ebf..f4e6b5786fa 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/dialog.js
+++ b/src/components/dialog/dialog.js
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ function MdDialogDirective($$rAF, $mdTheming) {
  *     to the root element of the application.
  *   - `onComplete` `{function=}`: Callback function used to announce when the show() action is
  *     finished.
- *   - `theme` `{string=}`: Theme to be applied to the dialog, when using a `$mdDialogPreset`.
  *
  * @returns {promise} A promise that can be resolved with `$mdDialog.hide()` or
  * rejected with `$mdDialog.cancel()`.
@@ -259,20 +258,20 @@ function MdDialogProvider($$interimElementProvider) {
 
   return $$interimElementProvider('$mdDialog')
     .setDefaults({
-      methods: ['disableParentScroll', 'hasBackdrop', 'clickOutsideToClose', 'escapeToClose', 'targetEvent', 'theme'],
+      methods: ['disableParentScroll', 'hasBackdrop', 'clickOutsideToClose', 'escapeToClose', 'targetEvent'],
       options: dialogDefaultOptions
     })
     .addPreset('alert', {
-      methods: ['title', 'content', 'ariaLabel', 'ok'],
+      methods: ['title', 'content', 'ariaLabel', 'ok', 'theme'],
       options: advancedDialogOptions
     })
     .addPreset('confirm', {
-      methods: ['title', 'content', 'ariaLabel', 'ok', 'cancel'],
+      methods: ['title', 'content', 'ariaLabel', 'ok', 'cancel', 'theme'],
       options: advancedDialogOptions
     });
 
   /* @ngInject */
-  function advancedDialogOptions($mdDialog) {
+  function advancedDialogOptions($mdDialog, $mdTheming) {
     return {
       template: [
         '<md-dialog md-theme="{{ dialog.theme }}" aria-label="{{ dialog.ariaLabel }}">',
@@ -299,7 +298,8 @@ function MdDialogProvider($$interimElementProvider) {
         };
       },
       controllerAs: 'dialog',
-      bindToController: true
+      bindToController: true,
+      theme: $mdTheming.defaultTheme()
     };
   }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ function MdDialogProvider($$interimElementProvider) {
   function dialogDefaultOptions($timeout, $rootElement, $compile, $animate, $mdAria, $document,
                                 $mdUtil, $mdConstant, $mdTheming, $$rAF, $q, $mdDialog) {
     return {
-      theme: $mdTheming.defaultTheme(),
       hasBackdrop: true,
       isolateScope: true,
       onShow: onShow,
diff --git a/src/components/toast/toast.js b/src/components/toast/toast.js
index f78965d75e2..937fe9e2150 100644
--- a/src/components/toast/toast.js
+++ b/src/components/toast/toast.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ function MdToastDirective() {
  * - $mdToastPreset#action(string) - adds an action button, which resolves the promise returned from `show()` if clicked.
  * - $mdToastPreset#highlightAction(boolean) - sets action button to be highlighted
  * - $mdToastPreset#capsule(boolean) - adds 'md-capsule' class to the toast (curved corners)
+ * - $mdToastPreset#theme(boolean) - sets the theme on the toast to theme (default is `$mdThemingProvider`'s default theme)
  */
 
 /**
@@ -173,11 +174,11 @@ function MdToastProvider($$interimElementProvider) {
     })
     .addPreset('simple', {
       argOption: 'content',
-      methods: ['content', 'action', 'highlightAction'],
-      options: /* @ngInject */ function($mdToast) {
+      methods: ['content', 'action', 'highlightAction', 'theme'],
+      options: /* @ngInject */ function($mdToast, $mdTheming) {
         return {
           template: [
-            '<md-toast ng-class="{\'md-capsule\': toast.capsule}">',
+            '<md-toast md-theme="{{ toast.theme }}" ng-class="{\'md-capsule\': toast.capsule}">',
               '<span flex>{{ toast.content }}</span>',
               '<md-button class="md-action" ng-if="toast.action" ng-click="toast.resolve()" ng-class="{\'md-highlight\': toast.highlightAction}">',
                 '{{ toast.action }}',
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ function MdToastProvider($$interimElementProvider) {
               $mdToast.hide();
             };
           },
+          theme: $mdTheming.defaultTheme(),
           controllerAs: 'toast',
           bindToController: true
         };
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ function MdToastProvider($$interimElementProvider) {
     return $mdToast;
 
   /* @ngInject */
-  function toastDefaultOptions($timeout, $animate, $mdTheming, $mdToast) {
+  function toastDefaultOptions($timeout, $animate, $mdToast) {
     return {
       onShow: onShow,
       onRemove: onRemove,
diff --git a/src/components/toast/toast.spec.js b/src/components/toast/toast.spec.js
index 2f8bdff4aaf..3b5e94f736f 100644
--- a/src/components/toast/toast.spec.js
+++ b/src/components/toast/toast.spec.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('$mdToast service', function() {
   }
 
   describe('simple()', function() {
-    hasConfigMethods(['content', 'action', 'capsule', 'highlightAction']);
+    hasConfigMethods(['content', 'action', 'capsule', 'highlightAction', 'theme']);
 
     it('supports a basic toast', inject(function($mdToast, $rootScope, $timeout, $animate) {
       var rejected = false;
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('$mdToast service', function() {
         $mdToast.simple({
           parent: parent,
           content: 'Do something',
+          theme: 'some-theme',
           capsule: true
         })
       ).catch(function() {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ describe('$mdToast service', function() {
       $rootScope.$digest();
       expect(parent.find('span').text()).toBe('Do something');
       expect(parent.find('md-toast')).toHaveClass('md-capsule');
+      expect(parent.find('md-toast').attr('md-theme')).toBe('some-theme');
       $animate.triggerCallbacks();
       $timeout.flush();
       $animate.triggerCallbacks();