diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
index 3470ed773a..7ac161619d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
@@ -4993,6 +4993,9 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
             cbPlainOnly.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
                 @Override
                 public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
+                    cbPlainOnly.setTextColor(Helper.resolveColor(getContext(),
+                            checked ? R.attr.colorAccent : android.R.attr.textColorSecondary));
+
                     Bundle args = new Bundle();
                     args.putLong("id", id);
                     args.putBoolean("plain_only", checked);