diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/cru/godtools/ui/dashboard/common/Dropdowns.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/cru/godtools/ui/dashboard/common/Dropdowns.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7befa5812c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/cru/godtools/ui/dashboard/common/Dropdowns.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package org.cru.godtools.ui.dashboard.common
+
+import androidx.compose.material3.ButtonDefaults
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import org.cru.godtools.base.ui.theme.GodToolsTheme
+
+internal val dropdownButtonColors @Composable get() = ButtonDefaults.elevatedButtonColors(
+    containerColor = when {
+        GodToolsTheme.isLightColorSchemeActive -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background
+        else -> Color.Unspecified
+    }
+)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/cru/godtools/ui/dashboard/tools/ToolFilters.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/cru/godtools/ui/dashboard/tools/ToolFilters.kt
index e03bbb12a2..860f92fc1d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/cru/godtools/ui/dashboard/tools/ToolFilters.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/cru/godtools/ui/dashboard/tools/ToolFilters.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import org.cru.godtools.R
 import org.cru.godtools.base.LocalAppLanguage
 import org.cru.godtools.base.ui.theme.GodToolsTheme
 import org.cru.godtools.base.ui.util.getToolCategoryName
+import org.cru.godtools.ui.dashboard.common.dropdownButtonColors
 import org.cru.godtools.ui.languages.LanguageName
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.VisibleForTesting
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ internal fun CategoryFilter(filters: ToolsScreen.Filters, modifier: Modifier = M
 
     ElevatedButton(
         onClick = { expanded = !expanded },
+        colors = dropdownButtonColors,
         modifier = modifier.semantics { role = Role.DropdownList }
     ) {
         Text(
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ internal fun LanguageFilter(filters: ToolsScreen.Filters, modifier: Modifier = M
 
     ElevatedButton(
         onClick = { eventSink(ToolsScreen.FiltersEvent.ToggleLanguagesMenu) },
+        colors = dropdownButtonColors,
         modifier = modifier.semantics { role = Role.DropdownList }
     ) {
         Text(