diff --git a/res/css/structures/_TagPanelButtons.scss b/res/css/structures/_TagPanelButtons.scss
index f7cb189e25..323d77a405 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_TagPanelButtons.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_TagPanelButtons.scss
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     height: 40px;
     width: 40px;
     border-radius: 20px;
-    background-color: $roomheader-addroom-color;
+    background-color: $tagpanel-button-color;
     position: relative;
     /* overwrite mx_RoleButton inline-block */
     display: block !important;
diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index 09510244a5..74ce28d491 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ $settings-subsection-fg-color: $text-secondary-color;
 $topleftmenu-color: $text-primary-color;
 $roomheader-color: $text-primary-color;
 $roomheader-addroom-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
+$tagpanel-button-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $roomtopic-color: $text-secondary-color;
 $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 
diff --git a/res/themes/dharma/css/_dharma.scss b/res/themes/dharma/css/_dharma.scss
index bd4f525050..86b90ff6d7 100644
--- a/res/themes/dharma/css/_dharma.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dharma/css/_dharma.scss
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ $rte-group-pill-color: #aaa;
 $topleftmenu-color: #212121;
 $roomheader-color: #45474a;
 $roomheader-addroom-color: #91A1C0;
+$tagpanel-button-color: #91A1C0;
 $roomtopic-color: #9fa9ba;
 $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;