diff --git a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c
index 7ae007d9fb8..eae3f0bf5be 100644
--- a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c
+++ b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ const bTheme U_theme_default = {
 		.button_text = RGBA(0xe5e5e5ff),
 		.button_text_hi = RGBA(0xffffffff),
 		.list = RGBA(0x666666ff),
+		.list_text = RGBA(0x000000ff),
 		.list_text_hi = RGBA(0xffffffff),
 		.panelcolors = {
 			.header = RGBA(0x424242cc),
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.c
index e3748d9a74b..b14b17cbd8f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.c
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ static void do_versions_theme(UserDef *userdef, bTheme *btheme)
 	if (!USER_VERSION_ATLEAST(280, 29)) {
 		copy_v4_v4_char(btheme->tbuts.navigation_bar, U_theme_default.ttopbar.header);
 	}
+	if (!USER_VERSION_ATLEAST(280, 31)) {
+		copy_v4_v4_char(btheme->tclip.list_text, U_theme_default.tclip.list_text);
+	}
 
 #undef USER_VERSION_ATLEAST
 }