diff --git a/gui/shipBrowser.py b/gui/shipBrowser.py
index 45f621639..42ff4e9f2 100644
--- a/gui/shipBrowser.py
+++ b/gui/shipBrowser.py
@@ -1282,6 +1282,11 @@ class ShipItem(SBItem):
     def DrawItem(self, mdc):
         rect = self.GetRect()
 
+        windowColor = wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_WINDOW)
+        textColor = colorUtils.GetSuitableColor(windowColor, 1)
+
+        mdc.SetTextForeground(textColor)
+
         self.UpdateElementsPos(mdc)
 
         self.toolbar.SetPosition((self.toolbarx, self.toolbary))
@@ -1654,6 +1659,11 @@ class FitItem2(SBItem):
     def DrawItem(self, mdc):
         rect = self.GetRect()
 
+        windowColor = wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_WINDOW)
+        textColor = colorUtils.GetSuitableColor(windowColor, 1)
+
+        mdc.SetTextForeground(textColor)
+
         self.UpdateElementsPos(mdc)
 
         self.toolbar.SetPosition((self.toolbarx, self.toolbary))