diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2ed5857c2..e20ede334 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:logo="@drawable/ic_launcher"
-        android:theme="@style/Theme.AntennaPod.Light" >
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.AntennaPod.Dark" >
         <activity
             android:name=".activity.MainActivity"
             android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"
diff --git a/res/drawable/borderless_button.xml b/res/drawable/borderless_button.xml
index d44878b6f..27d723eed 100644
--- a/res/drawable/borderless_button.xml
+++ b/res/drawable/borderless_button.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     <item android:state_pressed="true"><shape android:shape="rectangle">
-            <solid android:color="#FEBB20" />
+            <solid android:color="@color/selection_background_color_light" />
         </shape></item>
     <item android:state_focused="true"><shape android:shape="rectangle">          
-            <solid android:color="#FEBB20" />
+            <solid android:color="@color/selection_background_color_light" />
         </shape></item>
     <item><shape android:shape="rectangle">
             <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
diff --git a/res/drawable-v11/borderless_button.xml b/res/drawable/borderless_button_dark.xml
similarity index 71%
rename from res/drawable-v11/borderless_button.xml
rename to res/drawable/borderless_button_dark.xml
index 28945a631..6d263938d 100644
--- a/res/drawable-v11/borderless_button.xml
+++ b/res/drawable/borderless_button_dark.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-
     <item android:state_pressed="true"><shape android:shape="rectangle">
-            <solid android:color="@color/selection_background" />
+            <solid android:color="@color/selection_background_color_dark" />
         </shape></item>
-    <item android:state_focused="true"><shape android:shape="rectangle">
-            <solid android:color="@color/selection_background" />
+    <item android:state_focused="true"><shape android:shape="rectangle">          
+            <solid android:color="@color/selection_background_color_dark" />
         </shape></item>
     <item><shape android:shape="rectangle">
             <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
diff --git a/res/layout-land/mediaplayer_activity.xml b/res/layout-land/mediaplayer_activity.xml
index f44ee05f9..f505ec4c4 100644
--- a/res/layout-land/mediaplayer_activity.xml
+++ b/res/layout-land/mediaplayer_activity.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-                android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+                android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
                 android:src="@drawable/av_pause" />
 
             <ImageButton
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                 android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
                 android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
                 android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/butPlay"
-                android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+                android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
                 android:src="@drawable/av_fast_forward" />
 
             <ImageButton
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                 android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
                 android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
                 android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/butPlay"
-                android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+                android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
                 android:src="@drawable/av_rewind" />
         </RelativeLayout>
 
diff --git a/res/layout/external_player_fragment.xml b/res/layout/external_player_fragment.xml
index cb4351324..ad607374a 100644
--- a/res/layout/external_player_fragment.xml
+++ b/res/layout/external_player_fragment.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             android:layout_width="0dp"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_weight="1"
-            android:background="@drawable/borderless_button" >
+            android:background="?attr/borderless_button" >
 
             <ImageView
                 android:id="@+id/imgvCover"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             android:id="@+id/butPlay"
             android:layout_width="@dimen/external_player_height"
             android:layout_height="@dimen/external_player_height"
-            android:background="@drawable/borderless_button" />
+            android:background="?attr/borderless_button" />
     </LinearLayout>
 
 </LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/layout/feeditemlist_item.xml b/res/layout/feeditemlist_item.xml
index 70d258f48..3f24fd422 100644
--- a/res/layout/feeditemlist_item.xml
+++ b/res/layout/feeditemlist_item.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
             android:layout_centerVertical="true"
-            android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+            android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
             android:clickable="false"
             android:focusable="false"
             android:focusableInTouchMode="false"
diff --git a/res/layout/mediaplayer_activity.xml b/res/layout/mediaplayer_activity.xml
index 679aeb37d..e9e62bd3e 100644
--- a/res/layout/mediaplayer_activity.xml
+++ b/res/layout/mediaplayer_activity.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_weight="0.02"
-            android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+            android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
             android:src="?attr/av_rewind" />
 
         <View
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_weight="0.14"
-            android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+            android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
             android:src="?attr/av_pause" />
 
         <View
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_weight="0.02"
-            android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+            android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
             android:src="?attr/av_fast_forward" />
     </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/res/layout/player_widget.xml b/res/layout/player_widget.xml
index 6d53a55fe..23a1ffff3 100644
--- a/res/layout/player_widget.xml
+++ b/res/layout/player_widget.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
             android:layout_margin="12dp"
-            android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+            android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
             android:src="@drawable/av_play" />
 
         <LinearLayout
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
             android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/butPlay"
-            android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+            android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
             android:gravity="center_vertical"
             android:orientation="vertical" >
 
diff --git a/res/values-v11/colors.xml b/res/values-v11/colors.xml
index a21634ea8..520efaa06 100644
--- a/res/values-v11/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values-v11/colors.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-    <color name="selection_background">#81CFEA</color>
-    
+    <color name="selection_background_color_dark">#286E8A</color>
+    <color name="selection_background_color_light">#81CFEA</color>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/values/attrs.xml b/res/values/attrs.xml
index dbafca0b8..505dc54a3 100644
--- a/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+
     <attr name="action_about" format="reference" />
     <attr name="action_search" format="reference" />
     <attr name="action_settings" format="reference" />
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@
     <attr name="stat_playlist" format="reference" />
     <attr name="type_audio" format="reference" />
     <attr name="type_video" format="reference" />
-	<!-- Used in itemdescription -->
-	<attr name="non_transparent_background" format="reference" />
+    <attr name="borderless_button" format="reference" />
+    <!-- Used in itemdescription -->
+    <attr name="non_transparent_background" format="reference" />
+
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/values/colors.xml b/res/values/colors.xml
index f1e4fbd9d..019213277 100644
--- a/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@
     <color name="selection_background">#FEBB20</color>
     <color name="actionbar_gray">#DDDDDD</color>
     <color name="download_success_green">#669900</color>
-	<color name="download_failed_red">#CC0000</color>
-	<color name="status_unread">#99CC00</color>
-	<color name="status_progress">#FFBB33</color>
-	<color name="status_playing">#EE5F52</color>
+    <color name="download_failed_red">#CC0000</color>
+    <color name="status_unread">#99CC00</color>
+    <color name="status_progress">#FFBB33</color>
+    <color name="status_playing">#EE5F52</color>
     
+    <!-- Use Gingerbread-orange -->
+    <color name="selection_background_color_dark">#FEBB20</color>
+    <color name="selection_background_color_light">#FEBB20</color>
+
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 4997d92ad..964ee2824 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
         <item name="attr/type_audio">@drawable/type_audio</item>
         <item name="attr/type_video">@drawable/type_video</item>
         <item name="attr/non_transparent_background">@color/white</item>
+        <item name="attr/borderless_button">@drawable/borderless_button</item>
+        
     </style>
 
     <style name="AntennaPod.LightTabPageIndicator" parent="Widget.TabPageIndicator">
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@
         <item name="attr/type_audio">@drawable/type_audio_dark</item>
         <item name="attr/type_video">@drawable/type_video_dark</item>
         <item name="attr/non_transparent_background">@color/black</item>
+        <item name="attr/borderless_button">@drawable/borderless_button_dark</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="AntennaPod.DarkTabPageIndicator" parent="Widget.TabPageIndicator">
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java
index 8452f24c1..a25279e1c 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringEscapeUtils;
 
+import android.R;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -27,8 +30,6 @@ public class ItemDescriptionFragment extends SherlockFragment {
 	private static final String ARG_FEED_ID = "arg.feedId";
 	private static final String ARG_FEEDITEM_ID = "arg.feedItemId";
 
-	private static final String WEBVIEW_STYLE = "<head><style type=\"text/css\"> * { font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 12pt; } a { font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; color: #00A8DF; }</style></head>";
-
 	private WebView webvDescription;
 	private FeedItem item;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public class ItemDescriptionFragment extends SherlockFragment {
 		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
 			Log.d(TAG, "Creating view");
 		webvDescription = new WebView(getActivity());
+		webvDescription.setBackgroundColor(0);
 		webvDescription.getSettings().setUseWideViewPort(false);
 		return webvDescription;
 	}
@@ -151,6 +153,14 @@ public class ItemDescriptionFragment extends SherlockFragment {
 			webViewLoader.execute();
 		}
 	}
+	
+	/** Return the CSS style of the Webview. 
+	 * @param textColor the default color to use for the text in the webview. This value is inserted directly into the CSS String.
+	 * */
+	private String getWebViewStyle(String textColor) {
+		final String WEBVIEW_STYLE = "<head><style type=\"text/css\"> * { color: %s; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 12pt; } a { font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; color: #00A8DF; }</style></head>";
+		return String.format(WEBVIEW_STYLE, textColor);
+	}
 
 	private AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> createLoader() {
 		return new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
@@ -201,8 +211,13 @@ public class ItemDescriptionFragment extends SherlockFragment {
 				} else {
 					data = StringEscapeUtils.unescapeHtml4(contentEncodedRef);
 				}
-
-				data = WEBVIEW_STYLE + data;
+				
+				TypedArray res = getActivity().getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(new int[] {android.R.attr.textColorPrimary});
+				int colorResource = res.getColor(0, 0);
+				String colorString = String.format("#%06X", 0xFFFFFF & colorResource);
+				Log.i(TAG, "text color: " + colorString);
+				res.recycle();
+				data = getWebViewStyle(colorString) + data;
 				return null;
 			}