diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/MainActivity.java
index ca2774e83..82f4f2494 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/MainActivity.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements BottomNavigationB
         bottomNavigation.setTabSelectedListener(this)
                 .setBarBackgroundColor(getBottomNavigationBackgroundColorResId())
                 .setInActiveColor(R.color.bottom_nav_items)
-                .setActiveColor(android.R.color.white)
+                .setActiveColor(R.color.bottom_nav_active)
                 .setMode(BottomNavigationBar.MODE_FIXED)
                 .addItem(new BottomNavigationItem(R.drawable.ic_updates, R.string.main_menu__updates)
                         .setBadgeItem(updatesBadge))
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index f2dfc2e94..3281d5301 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@
     <color name="shadow">#cc222222</color>
 
     <color name="perms_costs_money">#fff4511e</color>
+
+    <color name="bottom_nav_active">@android:color/white</color>
 </resources>