diff --git a/res/values/colors.xml b/res/values/colors.xml
index 3ea096a0a4..00110ed650 100644
--- a/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <color name="conversation_item_sent_shadow_light">#ffd5d5d5</color>
     <color name="conversation_item_sent_shadow_dark">#ff222222</color>
     <color name="conversation_item_sent_pending_background_light">#5564A926</color>
-    <color name="conversation_item_sent_pending_background_dark">#55284e0a</color>
+    <color name="conversation_item_sent_pending_background_dark">#90284e0a</color>
     <color name="conversation_item_sent_push_background_light">#ff2090ea</color>
     <color name="conversation_item_sent_push_background_dark">#ff183b7a</color>
     <color name="conversation_item_sent_push_pending_background_light">#ff5cace6</color>
diff --git a/res/values/themes.xml b/res/values/themes.xml
index 6bdcaccf17..ca54a980fb 100644
--- a/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
         <item name="conversation_item_sent_push_background">@color/conversation_item_sent_push_background_dark</item>
         <item name="conversation_item_sent_pending_background">@color/conversation_item_sent_pending_background_dark</item>
         <item name="conversation_item_sent_push_pending_background">@color/conversation_item_sent_push_pending_background_dark</item>
+        <item name="conversation_item_sent_indicator_text_background">@drawable/conversation_item_sent_indicator_text_shape_dark</item>
         <item name="conversation_item_shadow">@color/conversation_item_received_shadow_dark</item>
         <item name="conversation_item_mms_pending_mask">#99000000</item>