diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterAccount.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterAccount.java
index 41055278d1..f710ba7e04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterAccount.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterAccount.java
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ public class AdapterAccount extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterAccount.ViewHold
 
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         boolean highlight_unread = prefs.getBoolean("highlight_unread", true);
-        this.colorUnread = Helper.resolveColor(context, highlight_unread ? R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight : android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
+        int colorHighlight = prefs.getInt("highlight_color", Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight));
+        this.colorUnread = (highlight_unread ? colorHighlight : Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnread));
         this.textColorSecondary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorSecondary);
 
         this.DTF = Helper.getDateTimeInstance(context, DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java
index c7acd5602f..280f7c2ac7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java
@@ -830,7 +830,8 @@ public class AdapterFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterFolder.ViewHolder
         this.textColorSecondary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorSecondary);
 
         boolean highlight_unread = prefs.getBoolean("highlight_unread", true);
-        this.colorUnread = Helper.resolveColor(context, highlight_unread ? R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight : android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
+        int colorHighlight = prefs.getInt("highlight_color", Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight));
+        this.colorUnread = (highlight_unread ? colorHighlight : Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnread));
 
         setHasStableIds(true);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavAccount.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavAccount.java
index a42f71c617..77cc048036 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavAccount.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavAccount.java
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ public class AdapterNavAccount extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterNavAccount.Vi
 
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         boolean highlight_unread = prefs.getBoolean("highlight_unread", true);
-        this.colorUnread = Helper.resolveColor(context, highlight_unread ? R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight : android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
+        int colorHighlight = prefs.getInt("highlight_color", Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight));
+        this.colorUnread = (highlight_unread ? colorHighlight : Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnread));
         this.textColorSecondary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorSecondary);
 
         this.DTF = Helper.getTimeInstance(context, SimpleDateFormat.SHORT);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavFolder.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavFolder.java
index a3d9a309ef..4fbfb214a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavFolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavFolder.java
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ public class AdapterNavFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterNavFolder.View
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         boolean highlight_unread = prefs.getBoolean("highlight_unread", true);
         this.debug = prefs.getBoolean("debug", false);
-        this.colorUnread = Helper.resolveColor(context, highlight_unread ? R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight : android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
+        int colorHighlight = prefs.getInt("highlight_color", Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight));
+        this.colorUnread = (highlight_unread ? colorHighlight : Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnread));
         this.textColorSecondary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorSecondary);
 
         this.DTF = Helper.getTimeInstance(context, SimpleDateFormat.SHORT);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavMenu.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavMenu.java
index 4407b1fe33..eceaa5bd96 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavMenu.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavMenu.java
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ public class AdapterNavMenu extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterNavMenu.ViewHold
 
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         boolean highlight_unread = prefs.getBoolean("highlight_unread", true);
-        this.colorUnread = Helper.resolveColor(context, highlight_unread ? R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight : android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
+        int colorHighlight = prefs.getInt("highlight_color", Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight));
+        this.colorUnread = (highlight_unread ? colorHighlight : Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnread));
         this.textColorSecondary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorSecondary);
 
         setHasStableIds(true);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavUnified.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavUnified.java
index 8663c981ab..f76915a770 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavUnified.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavUnified.java
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ public class AdapterNavUnified extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterNavUnified.Vi
 
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         boolean highlight_unread = prefs.getBoolean("highlight_unread", true);
-        this.colorUnread = Helper.resolveColor(context, highlight_unread ? R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight : android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
+        int colorHighlight = prefs.getInt("highlight_color", Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight));
+        this.colorUnread = (highlight_unread ? colorHighlight : Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnread));
         this.textColorSecondary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorSecondary);
     }