diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/ExpandableListItem.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/ExpandableListItem.qml
index f9acdfd8b..0bdb579ce 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/ExpandableListItem.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/ExpandableListItem.qml
@@ -421,10 +421,12 @@ Item {
                     PlasmaComponents3.Label {
                         id: listItemSubtitle
 
-                        enabled: false
                         visible: text.length > 0
                         font: PlasmaCore.Theme.smallestFont
 
+                        // Otherwise colored text can be hard to see
+                        opacity: color === PlasmaCore.Theme.textColor ? 0.7 : 1.0
+
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
 
                         textFormat: listItem.allowStyledText ? Text.StyledText : Text.PlainText