--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/menu/MenuItemDefault.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/menu/MenuItemDefault.java
@@ -6,17 +6,19 @@ package org.mozilla.gecko.menu;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ResourceDrawableUtils;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.support.v4.graphics.drawable.DrawableCompat;
 import android.support.v4.widget.TextViewCompat;
+import android.support.v7.graphics.drawable.DrawableWrapper;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 public class MenuItemDefault extends TextView
                              implements GeckoMenuItem.Layout {
     private static final int[] STATE_MORE = new int[] { R.attr.state_more };
     private static final int[] STATE_CHECKED = new int[] { android.R.attr.state_checkable, android.R.attr.state_checked };
     private static final int[] STATE_UNCHECKED = new int[] { android.R.attr.state_checkable };
@@ -45,17 +47,19 @@ public class MenuItemDefault extends Tex
         int width = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.menu_item_row_width);
         int height = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.menu_item_row_height);
         setMinimumWidth(width);
         setMinimumHeight(height);
 
         int stateIconSize = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.menu_item_state_icon);
         Rect stateIconBounds = new Rect(0, 0, stateIconSize, stateIconSize);
 
-        mState = res.getDrawable(R.drawable.menu_item_state).mutate();
+        Drawable wrapped = DrawableCompat.wrap(res.getDrawable(R.drawable.menu_item_state));
+        DrawableCompat.setTint(wrapped, getCurrentTextColor());
+        mState = wrapped.mutate();
         mState.setBounds(stateIconBounds);
 
         if (sIconBounds == null) {
             int iconSize = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.menu_item_icon);
             sIconBounds = new Rect(0, 0, iconSize, iconSize);
         }
 
         TextViewCompat.setCompoundDrawablesRelative(this, mIcon, null, mState, null);