2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/tooltips/ktooltip.cpp b/src/tooltips/ktooltip.cpp
index c476fda1b..d0da7983b 100644
--- a/src/tooltips/ktooltip.cpp
+++ b/src/tooltips/ktooltip.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ namespace KToolTip
     void showText(const QPoint& pos, const QString& text)
     {
         QLabel* label = new QLabel(text);
+        label->setForegroundRole(QPalette::ToolTipText);
         showTip(pos, label);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp b/src/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
index 957fdc079..cceda5305 100644
--- a/src/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ QWidget* ToolTipManager::createTipContent(const QPixmap& pixmap) const
     pixmapLabel->setFixedSize(pixmap.size());
 
     KMetaDataWidget* metaDataWidget = new KMetaDataWidget(tipContent);
+    metaDataWidget->setForegroundRole(QPalette::ToolTipText);
     metaDataWidget->setItem(m_item);
     metaDataWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
     metaDataWidget->setReadOnly(true);