diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/LiveSeekBarPreference.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/LiveSeekBarPreference.java
index f1fda57f7..067a904ff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/LiveSeekBarPreference.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/LiveSeekBarPreference.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class LiveSeekBarPreference extends SeekBarPreference {
     public void onBindViewHolder(final PreferenceViewHolder holder) {
         super.onBindViewHolder(holder);
 
-        SeekBar seekbar = holder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.seekbar);
+        SeekBarForegroundThumb seekbar = holder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.seekbar);
         seekbar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
             @Override
             public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromUser) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/SeekBarForegroundThumb.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/SeekBarForegroundThumb.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..012e9a2c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/SeekBarForegroundThumb.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package org.fdroid.fdroid.views;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatSeekBar;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import org.fdroid.fdroid.R;
+
+/**
+ * SeekBar that does not show the TickMark above the thumb
+ * Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/47727128
+ */
+public class SeekBarForegroundThumb extends AppCompatSeekBar {
+    private Drawable mTickMark;
+    private Context context;
+
+    public SeekBarForegroundThumb(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+        init(context);
+    }
+
+    public SeekBarForegroundThumb(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        super(context, attrs);
+        init(context);
+    }
+
+    public SeekBarForegroundThumb(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
+        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
+        init(context);
+    }
+
+    private void init(Context context) {
+        this.context = context;
+
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+            mTickMark = context.getDrawable(R.drawable.seekbar_tickmark);
+        } else {
+            mTickMark = context.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.seekbar_tickmark);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Drawable getThumbCompat() {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
+            return getThumb();
+        } else {
+            return context.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.seekbar_thumb);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected synchronized void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
+        super.onDraw(canvas);
+        drawTickMarks(canvas);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getThumbOffset() {
+        return super.getThumbOffset();
+    }
+
+    private void drawTickMarks(Canvas canvas) {
+        if (mTickMark != null) {
+            final int count = getMax();
+            if (count > 1) {
+                final int w = mTickMark.getIntrinsicWidth();
+                final int h = mTickMark.getIntrinsicHeight();
+                final int halfThumbW = getThumbCompat().getIntrinsicWidth() / 2;
+                final int halfW = w >= 0 ? w / 2 : 1;
+                final int halfH = h >= 0 ? h / 2 : 1;
+                mTickMark.setBounds(-halfW, -halfH, halfW, halfH);
+                final float spacing = (getWidth() - getPaddingLeft() - getPaddingRight() + getThumbOffset() * 2 - halfThumbW * 2) / (float) count;
+                final int saveCount = canvas.save();
+                canvas.translate(getPaddingLeft() - getThumbOffset() + halfThumbW, getHeight() / 2);
+                for (int i = 0; i <= count; i++) {
+                    if(i!=getProgress())
+                        mTickMark.draw(canvas);
+                    canvas.translate(spacing, 0);
+                }
+                canvas.restoreToCount(saveCount);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_fill.9.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_fill.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d7427c0b..000000000
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_fill.9.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_progress.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_progress.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 72c15e8c5..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_progress.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
-    <item android:id="@android:id/background">
-        <nine-patch android:src="@drawable/seekbar_bg" android:dither="true"/>
-    </item>
-    <item android:id="@android:id/progress">
-        <clip android:clipOrientation="horizontal"
-              android:gravity="left">
-            <nine-patch android:src="@drawable/seekbar_fill" android:dither="true"/>
-        </clip>
-    </item>
-</layer-list>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_tickmark.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_tickmark.xml
index 7c11d874e..cae711ded 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_tickmark.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/seekbar_tickmark.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     <item>
         <shape android:shape="oval">
-            <solid android:color="@color/fdroid_green"/>
+            <solid android:color="#818181"/>
             <size
-                    android:width="10dp"
-                    android:height="10dp"/>
+                    android:width="6dp"
+                    android:height="6dp"/>
         </shape>
     </item>
 </layer-list>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/preference_seekbar.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/preference_seekbar.xml
index 06356ad03..b3b91d9a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/preference_seekbar.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/preference_seekbar.xml
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@
             android:visibility="gone"
             android:textSize="0sp"/>
 
-    <SeekBar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    <org.fdroid.fdroid.views.SeekBarForegroundThumb
              android:id="@+id/seekbar"
              android:layout_width="match_parent"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:layout_below="@android:id/summary"
              android:layout_alignStart="@android:id/summary"
              android:layout_alignLeft="@android:id/summary"
-             android:progressDrawable="@drawable/seekbar_progress"
+             android:progressDrawable="@drawable/seekbar_bg"
              android:thumb="@drawable/seekbar_thumb"
              android:padding="16dip"
              android:theme="@style/DiscreteSeekBar"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 5f5980f83..ba1d52dce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -319,6 +319,6 @@
     <style name="AppThemeLight.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"/>
 
     <style name="DiscreteSeekBar" parent="Base.Widget.AppCompat.SeekBar.Discrete">
-        <item name="tickMark">@drawable/seekbar_tickmark</item>
+        <item name="tickMark">@null</item>
     </style>
 </resources>