diff --git a/apps/messages/ChangeLog b/apps/messages/ChangeLog
index 67c2f903a..4b577e191 100644
--- a/apps/messages/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/messages/ChangeLog
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@
 0.36: Ensure a new message plus an almost immediate deletion of that message doesn't load the messages app (fix #1362)
 0.37: Now use the setUI 'back' icon in the top left rather than specific buttons/menu items
 0.38: Add telegram foss handling
-0.39: Don't turn on the screen after unread timeout expires (#1873)
+0.39: Set default color for message icons according to theme
+      Don't turn on the screen after unread timeout expires (#1873)
diff --git a/apps/messages/app.js b/apps/messages/app.js
index 46f010c0b..d4540b797 100644
--- a/apps/messages/app.js
+++ b/apps/messages/app.js
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ function showMessage(msgid) {
         {type:"txt", font:fontSmall, label:msg.src||/*LANG*/"Message", bgCol:g.theme.bg2, col: g.theme.fg2, fillx:1, pad:2, halign:1 },
         title?{type:"txt", font:titleFont, label:title, bgCol:g.theme.bg2, col: g.theme.fg2, fillx:1, pad:2 }:{},
       ]},
-      { type:"btn", src:require("messages").getMessageImage(msg), col:require("messages").getMessageImageCol(msg), pad: 3, cb:()=>{
+      { type:"btn", src:require("messages").getMessageImage(msg), col:require("messages").getMessageImageCol(msg, g.theme.fg2), pad: 3, cb:()=>{
         cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
         showMessageSettings(msg);
       }},