diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ImageHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ImageHelper.java
index 8aefb05871..729b5a5a2f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ImageHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ImageHelper.java
@@ -530,7 +530,11 @@ class ImageHelper {
 
         d.setBounds(0, 0, w, h);
 
-        //d.setColorFilter(Color.GRAY, PorterDuff.Mode.DST_OVER);
+        if (view instanceof TextView) {
+            int tc = ((TextView) view).getCurrentTextColor();
+            int bg = ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(tc, Math.round(255 * 0.05f));
+            d.setColorFilter(bg, PorterDuff.Mode.DST_OVER);
+        }
     }
 
     static Bitmap getDataBitmap(String source) {