diff --git a/src/QGCPalette.cc b/src/QGCPalette.cc
index 16379b79ea26dcb143660b8925cd6c5458024c5c..6abd89938b517fec3e805f05150d8755954cd952 100644
--- a/src/QGCPalette.cc
+++ b/src/QGCPalette.cc
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ void QGCPalette::_buildMap()
     DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(alertText,            "#000000", "#000000", "#000000", "#000000")
     DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(missionItemEditor,    "#585858", "#dbfef8", "#585858", "#585d83")
     DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(hoverColor,           "#585858", "#dbfef8", "#585858", "#585d83")
+    DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(statusFailedText,     "#9d9d9d", "#000000", "#707070", "#ffffff")
+    DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(statusPassedText,     "#9d9d9d", "#000000", "#707070", "#ffffff")
+    DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(statusPendingText,    "#9d9d9d", "#000000", "#707070", "#ffffff")
 
     // Colors are not affecting by theming
     DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(mapWidgetBorderLight, "#ffffff", "#ffffff", "#ffffff", "#ffffff")
diff --git a/src/QGCPalette.h b/src/QGCPalette.h
index 7c96a3543851b510bc1a193c0e682a5dffeda80c..91f597ef9a2ec6c58662913689611a3cc5ec31b4 100644
--- a/src/QGCPalette.h
+++ b/src/QGCPalette.h
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ public:
     DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(alertText,             setAlertText)
     DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(missionItemEditor,     setMissionItemEditor)
     DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(hoverColor,            setHoverColor)
+    DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(statusFailedText,      setstatusFailedText)
+    DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(statusPassedText,      setstatusPassedText)
+    DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(statusPendingText,     setstatusPendingText)
 
      QGCPalette(QObject* parent = nullptr);
     ~QGCPalette();
diff --git a/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckGroup.qml b/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckGroup.qml
index 4e1a0f7b3af97fc5c16461a036217e6a4260e4ea..0e071321853657c2b2fff35c2c0aace0a1707091 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckGroup.qml
+++ b/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckGroup.qml
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ import QGroundControl.ScreenTools   1.0
 /// A PreFlightCheckGroup manages a set of PreFlightCheckButtons as a single entity.
 Column  {
     property string name
-    property string passedTextColor: "black"
-    property string failedTextColor: "black"
-    property string pendingTextColor: "black"
-
     property bool   passed: false
     property bool   failed: false
 
@@ -52,7 +48,7 @@ Column  {
         anchors.left:   parent.left
         anchors.right:  parent.right
         text:           name + (passed ? qsTr(" (passed)") : "")
-        color:          failed ? failedTextColor : (passed ? passedTextColor : pendingTextColor)
+        color:          failed ? qgcPal.statusFailedText : (passed ? qgcPal.statusPassedText : qgcPal.statusPendingText)
     }
 
     Column {