diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
index 99c18a9bb37..1be2b20b65f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
@@ -2182,6 +2182,7 @@ void BaseTextEditor::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
             block = doc->findBlockByLineNumber(block.firstLineNumber());
         }
     }
+    painter.setPen(context.palette.text().color());
 
     if (backgroundVisible() && !block.isValid() && offset.y() <= er.bottom()
         && (centerOnScroll() || verticalScrollBar()->maximum() == verticalScrollBar()->minimum())) {