diff --git a/sources/qetapp.cpp b/sources/qetapp.cpp
index aea46cab0..de923842b 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetapp.cpp
@@ -959,7 +959,8 @@ void QETApp::useSystemPalette(bool use) {
 					"QMainWindow{background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 rgb(43, 75, 116), stop:1 rgb(197, 245, 254)); }"
 					"QListView{background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 rgb(43, 75, 116), stop:1 rgb(130, 160, 210)); }"
 					"QTreeView{background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop:0 rgb(43, 75, 116), stop:1 rgb(197, 245, 254)); }"
-					"QTreeView::item{background-color: rgba(100, 100, 100, 150);}"
+					"QTreeView::item{background-color: rgba(100, 100, 100, 50);}"
+					"QTreeView::item:text{color: white;}"
 					"QTreeView::item:hover{background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #e7effd, stop: 1 #cbdaf1); }"
 					"QAbstractScrollArea#mdiarea {"