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 80d570564..ba7645d68 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
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ import org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin.utils.DialogUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.DrawableCompat;
 import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
 
 public final class SuggestionStripView extends RelativeLayout implements OnClickListener,
@@ -184,11 +186,22 @@ public final class SuggestionStripView extends RelativeLayout implements OnClick
 
         final Colors colors = Settings.getInstance().getCurrent().mColors;
         if (colors.isCustom) {
-            getBackground().setColorFilter(colors.backgroundFilter);
+            // this only works with backgrounds of SuggestionStripView.LXX_Base and SuggestionWord.LXX_Base
+            // set to keyboard_background_lxx_base (just white drawable), but NOT when set to
+            // btn_suggestion_lxx_base (state drawable with selector)
+            // why is this? then i have to set tint list for voice/clipboard/other keys and word views separately
+            // anyway, the only loss is that pressed state can't have a different shape
+            DrawableCompat.setTintList(getBackground(), colors.backgroundStateList);
+            DrawableCompat.setTintMode(getBackground(), PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY);
+
             mClipboardKey.setColorFilter(colors.keyText);
             mVoiceKey.setColorFilter(colors.keyText);
             mOtherKey.setColorFilter(colors.keyText);
-        } else mClipboardKey.clearColorFilter();
+        } else {
+            mClipboardKey.clearColorFilter();
+            mVoiceKey.clearColorFilter();
+            mOtherKey.clearColorFilter();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/themes-lxx-base.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/themes-lxx-base.xml
index 84bcea9a1..9c9f6b3f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/themes-lxx-base.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/themes-lxx-base.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <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>
-        <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_suggest_strip_lxx_base</item>
+        <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_background_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>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         name="SuggestionWord.LXX_Base"
         parent="SuggestionWord"
         >
-        <item name="android:background">@drawable/btn_suggestion_lxx_base</item>
+        <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_background_lxx_base</item>
         <item name="android:textColor">@color/highlight_color_lxx_light</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
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