diff --git a/sbapp/ui/layouts.py b/sbapp/ui/layouts.py
index 90a050e..38fe53d 100644
--- a/sbapp/ui/layouts.py
+++ b/sbapp/ui/layouts.py
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ MDNavigationLayout:
                                 on_release: root.ids.screen_manager.app.quit_action(self)
 
 <ListLXMessageCard>:
-    style: "elevated"
+    style: "filled"
     elevation: 2
     padding: dp(8)
     radius: [dp(4), dp(4), dp(4), dp(4)]
@@ -1003,8 +1003,8 @@ MDNavigationLayout:
         MDIconButton:
             id: msg_submenu
             icon: "dots-vertical"
-            theme_text_color: 'Custom'
-            text_color: rgba(255,255,255,230)
+            # theme_text_color: 'Custom'
+            # text_color: rgba(255,255,255,216)
             pos:
                 root.width - (self.width + root.padding[0] + dp(4)), root.height - (self.height + root.padding[0] + dp(4))
 
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ MDNavigationLayout:
             markup: True
             text: root.heading
             adaptive_size: True
-            theme_text_color: 'Custom'
-            text_color: rgba(255,255,255,230)
+            # theme_text_color: 'Custom'
+            # text_color: rgba(255,255,255,100)
             pos: 0, root.height - (self.height + root.padding[0] + dp(8))
 
         MDLabel:
@@ -1023,8 +1023,8 @@ MDNavigationLayout:
             # adaptive_size: True
             size_hint_y: None
             text_size: self.width, None
-            theme_text_color: 'Custom'
-            text_color: rgba(255,255,255,230)
+            # theme_text_color: 'Custom'
+            # text_color: rgba(255,255,255,216)
             height: self.texture_size[1]
 
 <MsgSync>
diff --git a/sbapp/ui/messages.py b/sbapp/ui/messages.py
index 732d150..c378e76 100644
--- a/sbapp/ui/messages.py
+++ b/sbapp/ui/messages.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from kivy.metrics import dp
 from kivy.core.clipboard import Clipboard
 from kivymd.uix.card import MDCard
 from kivymd.uix.menu import MDDropdownMenu
-from kivymd.uix.behaviors import CommonElevationBehavior
+from kivymd.uix.behaviors import RoundedRectangularElevationBehavior, FakeRectangularElevationBehavior
+# from kivymd.uix.behaviors import CommonElevationBehavior
 from kivy.properties import StringProperty, BooleanProperty
 from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
 from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ else:
     from .helpers import ts_format, mdc
     from .helpers import color_received, color_delivered, color_propagated, color_failed, color_unknown, intensity_msgs_dark, intensity_msgs_light
 
-class ListLXMessageCard(MDCard, CommonElevationBehavior):
+# class ListLXMessageCard(MDCard, CommonElevationBehavior):
+class ListLXMessageCard(MDCard, FakeRectangularElevationBehavior):
     text = StringProperty()
     heading = StringProperty()
 
@@ -98,8 +100,10 @@ class Messages():
     def update_widget(self):
         if self.app.sideband.config["dark_ui"]:
             intensity_msgs = intensity_msgs_dark
+            mt_color = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.8]
         else:
             intensity_msgs = intensity_msgs_light
+            mt_color = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.95]
 
         for m in self.messages:
             if not m["hash"] in self.added_item_hashes:
@@ -142,6 +146,12 @@ class Messages():
                 )
                 item.sb_uid = m["hash"]
                 item.m = m
+                item.ids.heading_text.theme_text_color = "Custom"
+                item.ids.heading_text.text_color = mt_color
+                item.ids.content_text.theme_text_color = "Custom"
+                item.ids.content_text.text_color = mt_color
+                item.ids.msg_submenu.theme_text_color = "Custom"
+                item.ids.msg_submenu.text_color = mt_color
 
                 def gen_del(mhash, item):
                     def x():