diff --git a/resources/styles/nheko-dark.qss b/resources/styles/nheko-dark.qss
index 7c9ca37b..bf3d43ee 100644
--- a/resources/styles/nheko-dark.qss
+++ b/resources/styles/nheko-dark.qss
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ RoomList > * {
     border: none;
 }
 
+TypingDisplay {
+    qproperty-textColor: #caccd1;
+}
+
 #roomlist_area {
     background-color: #2d3139;
 }
diff --git a/resources/styles/nheko.qss b/resources/styles/nheko.qss
index 1752c061..3d9231d9 100644
--- a/resources/styles/nheko.qss
+++ b/resources/styles/nheko.qss
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ InfoMessage {
     qproperty-boxColor: rgba(220, 220, 220, 120);
 }
 
+TypingDisplay {
+    qproperty-textColor: #333;
+}
+
 SuggestionsPopup {
     background-color: white;
 }
diff --git a/resources/styles/system.qss b/resources/styles/system.qss
index 7dc37418..e518f084 100644
--- a/resources/styles/system.qss
+++ b/resources/styles/system.qss
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ QuickSwitcher {
     background-color: palette(window);
 }
 
+TypingDisplay {
+    qproperty-textColor: palette(text);
+}
+
 InfoMessage {
     qproperty-textColor: palette(text);
     qproperty-boxColor: palette(window);
diff --git a/src/TypingDisplay.cpp b/src/TypingDisplay.cpp
index da9c1679..30ba0652 100644
--- a/src/TypingDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TypingDisplay.cpp
@@ -3,24 +3,30 @@
 
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "TypingDisplay.h"
+#include "ui/Painter.h"
+
+constexpr int LEFT_PADDING = 24;
 
 TypingDisplay::TypingDisplay(QWidget *parent)
   : QWidget(parent)
-  , leftPadding_{24}
 {
-        QFont font;
-        font.setPixelSize(conf::typingNotificationFontSize);
+        QFont f;
+        f.setPixelSize(conf::typingNotificationFontSize);
 
-        setFixedHeight(QFontMetrics(font).height() + 2);
+        setFont(f);
+
+        setFixedHeight(QFontMetrics(font()).height() + 2);
 }
 
 void
 TypingDisplay::setUsers(const QStringList &uid)
 {
-        if (uid.isEmpty())
+        if (uid.isEmpty()) {
                 text_.clear();
-        else
-                text_ = uid.join(", ");
+                return;
+        }
+
+        text_ = uid.join(", ");
 
         if (uid.size() == 1)
                 text_ += tr(" is typing");
@@ -33,22 +39,17 @@ TypingDisplay::setUsers(const QStringList &uid)
 void
 TypingDisplay::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 {
-        QPen pen(QColor("#898989"));
+        Painter p(this);
+        PainterHighQualityEnabler hq(p);
 
-        QFont font("Open Sans Bold");
-        font.setPixelSize(conf::typingNotificationFontSize);
-        font.setItalic(true);
-
-        QPainter p(this);
-        p.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
-        p.setFont(font);
-        p.setPen(pen);
+        p.setFont(font());
+        p.setPen(QPen(textColor()));
 
         QRect region = rect();
-        region.translate(leftPadding_, 0);
+        region.translate(LEFT_PADDING, 0);
 
-        QFontMetrics fm(font);
-        text_ = fm.elidedText(text_, Qt::ElideRight, width() - 3 * leftPadding_);
+        QFontMetrics fm(font());
+        text_ = fm.elidedText(text_, Qt::ElideRight, width() - 3 * LEFT_PADDING);
 
         p.drawText(region, Qt::AlignVCenter, text_);
 }
diff --git a/src/TypingDisplay.h b/src/TypingDisplay.h
index db8a9519..d5e2f29c 100644
--- a/src/TypingDisplay.h
+++ b/src/TypingDisplay.h
@@ -7,15 +7,20 @@ class TypingDisplay : public QWidget
 {
         Q_OBJECT
 
+        Q_PROPERTY(QColor textColor WRITE setTextColor READ textColor)
+
 public:
         TypingDisplay(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
         void setUsers(const QStringList &user_ids);
 
+        void setTextColor(const QColor &color) { textColor_ = color; };
+        QColor textColor() const { return textColor_; };
+
 protected:
         void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
 
 private:
+        QColor textColor_;
         QString text_;
-        int leftPadding_;
 };