diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
index 8484a2c23..33ef94ef0 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
@@ -349,6 +349,11 @@ QVariant FrameSvgItem::prefix() const
     return m_prefixes;
 }
 
+QString FrameSvgItem::usedPrefix() const
+{
+    return m_frameSvg->prefix();
+}
+
 FrameSvgItemMargins *FrameSvgItem::margins() const
 {
     return m_margins;
@@ -561,6 +566,8 @@ void FrameSvgItem::applyPrefixes()
         return;
     }
 
+    const QString oldPrefix = m_frameSvg->prefix();
+
     if (m_prefixes.isEmpty()) {
         m_frameSvg->setElementPrefix(QString());
         return;
@@ -578,6 +585,9 @@ void FrameSvgItem::applyPrefixes()
         //this setElementPrefix is done to keep the same behavior as before, when it was a simple string
         m_frameSvg->setElementPrefix(m_prefixes.last());
     }
+    if (oldPrefix != m_frameSvg->prefix()) {
+        emit usedPrefixChanged();
+    }
 }
 
 } // Plasma namespace
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.h b/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.h
index f7203acc2..57939c4d0 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.h
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.h
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ class FrameSvgItem : public QQuickItem
      */
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant prefix READ prefix WRITE setPrefix NOTIFY prefixChanged)
 
+    /**
+     * the actual prefix that was used, if a fallback chain array was set as "prefix"
+     * @since 5.34
+     */
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString usedPrefix READ usedPrefix NOTIFY usedPrefixChanged)
+
     /**
      * The margins of the frame, read only
      * @see FrameSvgItemMargins
@@ -192,6 +198,8 @@ public:
     void setPrefix(const QVariant &prefix);
     QVariant prefix() const;
 
+    QString usedPrefix() const;
+
     void setEnabledBorders(const Plasma::FrameSvg::EnabledBorders borders);
     Plasma::FrameSvg::EnabledBorders enabledBorders() const;
 
@@ -232,6 +240,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void colorGroupChanged();
     void repaintNeeded();
     void statusChanged();
+    void usedPrefixChanged();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void doUpdate();
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmastyle/ToolButtonStyle.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmastyle/ToolButtonStyle.qml
index 192aa5b52..76bacaad5 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmastyle/ToolButtonStyle.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmastyle/ToolButtonStyle.qml
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ QtQuickControlStyle.ButtonStyle {
                 colorGroup: controlHovered || !flat ? PlasmaCore.Theme.ButtonColorGroup : PlasmaCore.ColorScope.colorGroup
             }
 
+            //NOTE: this is used only to check elements existence
+            PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
+                id: buttonsurfaceChecker
+                visible: false
+                imagePath: "widgets/button"
+                prefix: style.flat ? ["toolbutton-hover", "normal"] : "normal"
+            }
+
             PlasmaComponents.Label {
                 id: label
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
@@ -91,7 +99,7 @@ QtQuickControlStyle.ButtonStyle {
                 font: control.font || theme.defaultFont
                 visible: control.text != ""
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
-                color: controlHovered || !flat ? theme.buttonTextColor : PlasmaCore.ColorScope.textColor
+                color: (controlHovered || !flat) && buttonsurfaceChecker.usedPrefix != "toolbutton-hover" ? theme.buttonTextColor : PlasmaCore.ColorScope.textColor
                 horizontalAlignment: icon.valid ? Text.AlignLeft : Text.AlignHCenter
                 elide: Text.ElideRight
             }
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@ QtQuickControlStyle.ButtonStyle {
                         visible: control.menu !== null
                         svg: PlasmaCore.Svg {
                             imagePath: "widgets/arrows"
-                            colorGroup: style.controlHovered || !style.flat ? PlasmaCore.Theme.ButtonColorGroup : PlasmaCore.ColorScope.colorGroup
+                            colorGroup: (style.controlHovered || !style.flat) && buttonsurfaceChecker.usedPrefix != "toolbutton-hover" ? PlasmaCore.Theme.ButtonColorGroup : PlasmaCore.ColorScope.colorGroup
                         }
                         elementId: "down-arrow"
                     }
@@ -224,7 +232,6 @@ QtQuickControlStyle.ButtonStyle {
                 }
             }
 
-
             //This code is duplicated here and Button and ToolButton
             //maybe we can make an AbstractButton class?
             PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {