diff --git a/briar-android/res/values-v11/styles.xml b/briar-android/res/values-v11/styles.xml
index b41250455..9fd201d23 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values-v11/styles.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values-v11/styles.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     </style>
     <style name="CustomActionBar"
            parent="android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid.Inverse">
+        <item name="android:textColor">@color/action_bar_text</item>
         <item name="android:background">@color/action_bar_background</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
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diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/color.xml b/briar-android/res/values/color.xml
index f034c1125..b25cc1843 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/color.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/color.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
     <color name="window_background">#EEEEEE</color>
+    <color name="action_bar_text">#FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="action_bar_background">#2D3E50</color>
     <color name="button_bar_background">#FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="private_message_background">#FFFFFF</color>
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/styles.xml b/briar-android/res/values/styles.xml
index 7974ea745..7e73d8d59 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-	<style name="LightTheme" parent="android:Theme.Light" />
+<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <style name="LightTheme" parent="android:Theme.Light">
+        <item name="android:windowTitleStyle">@style/WindowTitle</item>
+        <item name="android:windowTitleBackgroundStyle">@style/WindowTitleBackground</item>
+    </style>
+    <style name="WindowTitle">
+        <item name="android:paddingLeft">5dp</item>
+        <item name="android:textColor">@color/action_bar_text</item>
+    </style>
+    <style name="WindowTitleBackground">
+        <item name="android:background">@color/action_bar_background</item>
+    </style>
 </resources>
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