diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/ui/dialog/SetStatusDialogFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/ui/dialog/SetStatusDialogFragment.kt
index ff2ce74f2..1fd747a32 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/ui/dialog/SetStatusDialogFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/ui/dialog/SetStatusDialogFragment.kt
@@ -355,24 +355,25 @@ class SetStatusDialogFragment :
     }
 
     private fun visualizeStatus(statusType: StatusType) {
+        clearTopStatus()
         when (statusType) {
             StatusType.ONLINE -> {
-                clearTopStatus()
                 binding.onlineStatus.setBackgroundColor(resources.getColor(R.color.colorPrimary))
+                binding.onlineHeadline.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.high_emphasis_text_dark_background))
             }
             StatusType.AWAY -> {
-                clearTopStatus()
                 binding.awayStatus.setBackgroundColor(resources.getColor(R.color.colorPrimary))
+                binding.awayHeadline.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.high_emphasis_text_dark_background))
             }
             StatusType.DND -> {
-                clearTopStatus()
                 binding.dndStatus.setBackgroundColor(resources.getColor(R.color.colorPrimary))
+                binding.dndHeadline.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.high_emphasis_text_dark_background))
             }
             StatusType.INVISIBLE -> {
-                clearTopStatus()
                 binding.invisibleStatus.setBackgroundColor(resources.getColor(R.color.colorPrimary))
+                binding.invisibleHeadline.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.high_emphasis_text_dark_background))
             }
-            else -> clearTopStatus()
+            else -> Log.d(logTag, "unknown status")
         }
     }
 
@@ -383,6 +384,11 @@ class SetStatusDialogFragment :
             binding.awayStatus.setBackgroundColor(grey)
             binding.dndStatus.setBackgroundColor(grey)
             binding.invisibleStatus.setBackgroundColor(grey)
+
+            binding.onlineHeadline.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.high_emphasis_text))
+            binding.awayHeadline.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.high_emphasis_text))
+            binding.dndHeadline.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.high_emphasis_text))
+            binding.invisibleHeadline.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.high_emphasis_text))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
index 2e630736f..ee62ad4ff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     <color name="high_emphasis_text">#deffffff</color>
     <color name="medium_emphasis_text">#99ffffff</color>
     <color name="low_emphasis_text">#61ffffff</color>
+    <color name="high_emphasis_text_inverse">#de000000</color>
 
     <color name="bg_default">#121212</color>
     <color name="bg_default_semitransparent">#99121212</color>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 0289c8679..e67e5c6fe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     <color name="high_emphasis_text">#de000000</color>
     <color name="medium_emphasis_text">#99000000</color>
     <color name="low_emphasis_text">#61000000</color>
+    <color name="high_emphasis_text_inverse">#deffffff</color>
 
     <!-- general text colors for dark background -->
     <color name="high_emphasis_text_dark_background">#deffffff</color>