diff --git a/astrid/res/layout/tag_updates_fragment.xml b/astrid/res/layout/tag_updates_fragment.xml
index 13ada6c2e..f3a67b03c 100644
--- a/astrid/res/layout/tag_updates_fragment.xml
+++ b/astrid/res/layout/tag_updates_fragment.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         android:gravity="center_vertical"
         android:minHeight="50dip"
         android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:background="?attr/asAbBackgroundColor"
         android:padding="3dip"
         android:paddingBottom="0dip" >
 
diff --git a/astrid/res/layout/task_edit_activity.xml b/astrid/res/layout/task_edit_activity.xml
index 2d1159a08..3a9d2d196 100644
--- a/astrid/res/layout/task_edit_activity.xml
+++ b/astrid/res/layout/task_edit_activity.xml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
         android:minHeight="50dip"
         android:gravity="center_vertical"
         android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:background="?attr/asAbBackgroundColor"
         android:padding="3dip" 
         android:paddingBottom="0dip">
 
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
index 9d4e8d416..866cfee8c 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public class TaskListFragment extends ListFragment implements OnScrollListener,
         // --- sort
         if (allowResorting()) {
             addMenuItem(menu, R.string.TLA_menu_sort,
-                    ThemeService.getDrawable(R.drawable.icn_menu_sort_by_size, isTablet ? ThemeService.FLAG_INVERT : 0), MENU_SORT_ID, false);
+                    ThemeService.getDrawable(R.drawable.icn_menu_sort_by_size, isTablet ? ThemeService.FLAG_FORCE_DARK: 0), MENU_SORT_ID, false);
         }
 
         // --- sync
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public class TaskListFragment extends ListFragment implements OnScrollListener,
 
         // --- new filter
         addMenuItem(menu, R.string.FLA_new_filter,
-                ThemeService.getDrawable(R.drawable.icn_menu_filters, isTablet ? ThemeService.FLAG_INVERT : 0), MENU_NEW_FILTER_ID, false);
+                ThemeService.getDrawable(R.drawable.icn_menu_filters, isTablet ? ThemeService.FLAG_FORCE_DARK: 0), MENU_NEW_FILTER_ID, false);
 
         // --- addons
         if(Constants.MARKET_STRATEGY.showAddonMenu())