diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
index 9fd70d0f2d8..d8bd824ae8a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void ManhattanStyle::polish(QWidget *widget)
             widget->setAttribute(Qt::WA_Hover);
             widget->setMaximumHeight(Utils::StyleHelper::navigationWidgetHeight() - 2);
         } else if (qobject_cast<QLabel*>(widget)) {
-            widget->setPalette(panelPalette(widget->palette()));
+            widget->setPalette(panelPalette(widget->palette(), lightColored(widget)));
         } else if (widget->property("panelwidget_singlerow").toBool()) {
             widget->setFixedHeight(Utils::StyleHelper::navigationWidgetHeight());
         } else if (qobject_cast<QStatusBar*>(widget)) {