diff --git a/src/gui/tray/ActivityItem.qml b/src/gui/tray/ActivityItem.qml
index d2795c5711..25261f5fdb 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/ActivityItem.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/ActivityItem.qml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ ItemDelegate {
         ActivityItemContent {
             id: activityContent
 
+            adaptiveTextColor: root.activeFocus ? palette.highlightedText : palette.text
+
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.minimumHeight: Style.minActivityHeight
             Layout.preferredWidth: parent.width
diff --git a/src/gui/tray/ActivityItemContent.qml b/src/gui/tray/ActivityItemContent.qml
index f350505d7e..9f365b6096 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/ActivityItemContent.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/ActivityItemContent.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import com.nextcloud.desktopclient
 RowLayout {
     id: root
 
+    required property color adaptiveTextColor
+
     property variant activityData: {{}}
 
     property variant activity: {{}}
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ RowLayout {
                 maximumLineCount: 2
                 font.pixelSize: Style.topLinePixelSize
                 visible: text !== ""
+                color: root.adaptiveTextColor
             }
 
             Item {
@@ -157,6 +160,7 @@ RowLayout {
                 text: root.activityData.dateTime
                 font.pixelSize: Style.subLinePixelSize
                 visible: text !== ""
+                color: root.adaptiveTextColor
             }
 
             Row {
@@ -228,6 +232,7 @@ RowLayout {
                 maximumLineCount: 2
                 font.pixelSize: Style.subLinePixelSize
                 visible: text !== ""
+                color: root.adaptiveTextColor
             }
 
             Item {
@@ -248,6 +253,7 @@ RowLayout {
                 maximumLineCount: 2
                 font.pixelSize: Style.topLinePixelSize
                 visible: text !== ""
+                color: root.adaptiveTextColor
             }
 
             ActivityItemActions {