diff --git a/app/src/leanback/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/leanback/res/values/styles.xml
index c64d3f86d..c4711f1ce 100644
--- a/app/src/leanback/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/leanback/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
         <item name="android:windowTranslucentNavigation">true</item>
         <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@style/NoAnim</item>
+        <item name="android:textColorHighlight">@color/white_40</item>
         <item name="bottomSheetDialogTheme">@style/BottomSheetDialog</item>
     </style>