diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChapterHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChapterHolder.kt
index 7dd16b7fd3..428ef35109 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChapterHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChapterHolder.kt
@@ -32,13 +32,19 @@ class ChapterHolder(
         }
 
         // Set correct text color
-        val chapterColor = when {
+        val chapterTitleColor = when {
             chapter.read -> adapter.readColor
             chapter.bookmark -> adapter.bookmarkedColor
             else -> adapter.unreadColor
         }
-        chapter_title.setTextColor(chapterColor)
-        chapter_description.setTextColor(chapterColor)
+        chapter_title.setTextColor(chapterTitleColor)
+
+        val chapterDescriptionColor = when {
+            chapter.read -> adapter.readColor
+            chapter.bookmark -> adapter.bookmarkedColor
+            else -> adapter.unreadColorSecondary
+        }
+        chapter_description.setTextColor(chapterDescriptionColor)
 
         bookmark_icon.isVisible = chapter.bookmark
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersAdapter.kt
index f78047d021..7861e9208a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersAdapter.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class ChaptersAdapter(
 
     val readColor = context.getResourceColor(R.attr.colorOnSurface, 0.38f)
     val unreadColor = context.getResourceColor(R.attr.colorOnSurface)
+    val unreadColorSecondary = context.getResourceColor(android.R.attr.textColorSecondary)
 
     val bookmarkedColor = context.getResourceColor(R.attr.colorAccent)