diff --git a/News-Android-App/src/main/res/drawable/options_menu_item_color.xml b/News-Android-App/src/main/res/drawable/options_menu_item_color.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..214097c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/News-Android-App/src/main/res/drawable/options_menu_item_color.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:state_enabled="false" android:color="#88c0c0c0" />
+    <item android:color="#ffc0c0c0"/>
+</selector>
diff --git a/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index d48185476..d91300691 100644
--- a/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <color name="slide_up_panel_header_background_color">#ff343434</color>
     <color name="slide_up_panel_slider_background_color">#ffdcdcdc</color>
 
+    <color name="options_menu_item_text">@drawable/options_menu_item_color</color>
 
     <color name="material_grey_900">#212121</color>
 
diff --git a/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index d08c291e5..517f3c6e0 100644
--- a/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     </style>
 
     <style name="ToolbarTheme" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar">
-        <item name="android:textColor">#ffc0c0c0</item>
+        <item name="android:textColor">@color/options_menu_item_text</item>
     </style>