diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/TabButton.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/TabButton.qml
index 9222d7de2..a388f1a9f 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/TabButton.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/TabButton.qml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ T.TabButton {
             visible: text.length > 0 && control.display !== T.AbstractButton.IconOnly
             text: control.Kirigami.MnemonicData.richTextLabel
             font: control.font
+            color: PlasmaCore.ColorScope.textColor
             opacity: enabled || control.highlighted || control.checked ? 1 : 0.4
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
             verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter