diff --git a/app/WikiSpot/app/src/main/res/layout/message.xml b/app/WikiSpot/app/src/main/res/layout/message.xml
index a9bacb9..9d481cc 100644
--- a/app/WikiSpot/app/src/main/res/layout/message.xml
+++ b/app/WikiSpot/app/src/main/res/layout/message.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:layout_margin="5dp"
-    android:backgroundTint="#22FFFFFF"
+    android:backgroundTint="?attr/messageBackground"
     card_view:cardCornerRadius="6dp"
     card_view:cardElevation="0dp">
 
diff --git a/app/WikiSpot/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/app/WikiSpot/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index 5f26a49..207212a 100644
--- a/app/WikiSpot/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/app/WikiSpot/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <item name="infoFragmentGradientEndColor" >@color/infoFragmentGradientEndColor</item>
 
         <item name="fileViewBackgroundColor">@color/fileViewBackgroundColor</item>
-        <item name="messageBackground"></item>
+        <item name="messageBackground">@color/messageBackgroundColor</item>
 
         <item name="debugFragmentBackground" >@color/debugFragmentBg</item>
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <item name="infoFragmentGradientEndColor" >@color/infoFragmentGradientEndColorDark</item>
 
         <item name="fileViewBackgroundColor">@color/fileViewBackgroundColorDark</item>
-        <item name="messageBackground"></item>
+        <item name="messageBackground">@color/messageBackgroundColorDark</item>
 
         <item name="debugFragmentBackground" >@color/debugFragmentBgDark</item>