--- a/layout/generic/TextOverflow.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/TextOverflow.cpp
@@ -209,18 +209,18 @@ PaintTextShadowCallback(nsRenderingConte
   reinterpret_cast<nsDisplayTextOverflowMarker*>(aData)->
            PaintTextToContext(aCtx, aShadowOffset);
 }
 
 void
 nsDisplayTextOverflowMarker::Paint(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
                                    nsRenderingContext*   aCtx)
 {
-  nscolor foregroundColor =
-    nsLayoutUtils::GetColor(mFrame, eCSSProperty_color);
+  nsCSSProperty colorProp = mFrame->StyleContext()->GetTextFillColorProp();
+  nscolor foregroundColor = nsLayoutUtils::GetColor(mFrame, colorProp);
 
   // Paint the text-shadows for the overflow marker
   nsLayoutUtils::PaintTextShadow(mFrame, aCtx, mRect, mVisibleRect,
                                  foregroundColor, PaintTextShadowCallback,
                                  (void*)this);
   aCtx->ThebesContext()->SetColor(gfx::Color::FromABGR(foregroundColor));
   PaintTextToContext(aCtx, nsPoint(0, 0));
 }