diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
index 04b0163d7..200ad71df 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ public final class SuggestionStripView extends RelativeLayout implements OnClick
     public SuggestionStripView(final Context context, final AttributeSet attrs,
             final int defStyle) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyle);
+        final Colors colors = Settings.getInstance().getCurrent().mColors;
 
         final LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
         inflater.inflate(R.layout.suggestions_strip, this);
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ public final class SuggestionStripView extends RelativeLayout implements OnClick
             word.setContentDescription(getResources().getString(R.string.spoken_empty_suggestion));
             word.setOnClickListener(this);
             word.setOnLongClickListener(this);
+            colors.setBackgroundColor(word.getBackground(), Colors.TYPE_BACKGROUND);
             mWordViews.add(word);
             final View divider = inflater.inflate(R.layout.suggestion_divider, null);
             mDividerViews.add(divider);
@@ -183,16 +185,7 @@ public final class SuggestionStripView extends RelativeLayout implements OnClick
 
         mOtherKey.setImageDrawable(iconIncognito);
 
-        final Colors colors = Settings.getInstance().getCurrent().mColors;
-        // this only works when backgrounds of SuggestionStripView.LXX_Base and SuggestionWord.LXX_Base
-        // are set to keyboard_background_lxx_base (just white drawable), but NOT when set to
-        // btn_suggestion_lxx_base (state drawable with selector) or keyboard_suggest_strip_lxx_base_border (layer-list)
-        // why is this? then it's necessary to set tint list for voice/clipboard/other keys and all word views separately
-        //  it seems to work in other places, e.g. for btn_keyboard_spacebar_lxx_base... though maybe that's the weirdly nested layer list?
-        // todo (later): when fixing this, revert changes in themes-lxx-base[-border] (in todo)
-        //  this would allow having a different background shape in pressed state
         colors.setBackgroundColor(getBackground(), Colors.TYPE_BACKGROUND);
-
         mClipboardKey.setColorFilter(colors.keyText);
         mVoiceKey.setColorFilter(colors.keyText);
         mOtherKey.setColorFilter(colors.keyText);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/themes-lxx-base.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/themes-lxx-base.xml
index dfddf5e45..6a3358918 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/themes-lxx-base.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/themes-lxx-base.xml
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@
         <item name="centerSuggestionPercentile">@fraction/config_center_suggestion_percentile</item>
         <item name="maxMoreSuggestionsRow">@integer/config_max_more_suggestions_row</item>
         <item name="minMoreSuggestionsWidth">@fraction/config_min_more_suggestions_width</item>
-        <!-- todo (later): after fixing issue with SuggestionStripView revert to <item name="android:background">@drawable/btn_suggestion_lxx_base</item> -->
-        <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_background_lxx_base</item>
+        <item name="android:background">@drawable/btn_suggestion_lxx_base</item>
         <item name="android:src">@drawable/suggestions_strip_divider_lxx_light</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripOptions">autoCorrectBold|validTypedWordBold</item>
         <item name="colorValidTypedWord">@color/typed_word_color_lxx_light</item>
@@ -137,8 +136,7 @@
         name="SuggestionWord.LXX_Base"
         parent="SuggestionWord"
         >
-        <!-- todo (later): after fixing issue with SuggestionStripView revert to <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_suggest_strip_lxx_base</item> -->
-        <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_background_lxx_base</item>
+        <item name="android:background">@drawable/btn_suggestion_lxx_base</item>
         <item name="android:textColor">@color/highlight_color_lxx_light</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
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