diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry_milk-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry_milk-ardour.colors
index d045a13da0..53fbe965fe 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry_milk-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry_milk-ardour.colors
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="send pan" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle bg" alias="neutral:backgroundest"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill active" alias="alert:red"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence text" alias="neutral:foreground"/>
     <ColorAlias name="solo button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors
index b9249fc767..7241d34218 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="send pan" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle bg" alias="neutral:backgroundest"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill active" alias="alert:red"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence text" alias="neutral:foreground"/>
     <ColorAlias name="solo button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors
index 4eabda15e2..264c586246 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="send pan" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle bg" alias="neutral:backgroundest"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill active" alias="alert:red"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence text" alias="neutral:foreground"/>
     <ColorAlias name="solo button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
index 6edabe127b..c9fe6de7b7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="send pan" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle bg" alias="neutral:backgroundest"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill active" alias="alert:red"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence text" alias="neutral:foreground"/>
     <ColorAlias name="solo button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
index 22a7ca9207..7a3004ee0a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="send pan" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle bg" alias="neutral:backgroundest"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill active" alias="alert:red"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence text" alias="neutral:foreground"/>
     <ColorAlias name="solo button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/recbox-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/recbox-ardour.colors
index 3aa5bff6a2..f3437524ae 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/recbox-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/recbox-ardour.colors
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="send pan" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle bg" alias="neutral:backgroundest"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill active" alias="alert:red"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence text" alias="neutral:foreground"/>
     <ColorAlias name="solo button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors
index 12ca10e5d5..1eabf5c734 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="send pan" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="shuttle bg" alias="neutral:backgroundest"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill" alias="neutral:foregroundest"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="shuttle text: fill active" alias="alert:red"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence" alias="theme:contrasting alt"/>
     <ColorAlias name="silence text" alias="neutral:foreground"/>
     <ColorAlias name="solo button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>