diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index 35ba1ce53c..deed7235cb 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ $panel-divider-color: $header-panel-border-color;
 
 $widget-menu-bar-bg-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
 
+// event tile lifecycle
+$event-sending-color: $text-secondary-color;
+
 // event redaction
 $event-redacted-fg-color: #606060;
 $event-redacted-border-color: #000000;