diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py
index ee012cb4..32cb3469 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py
@@ -187,12 +187,8 @@ class NetworkStatus(QtWidgets.QWidget, RetranslateMixin):
                 brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor("yellow"), QtCore.Qt.BrushStyle.SolidPattern)
             else:
                 brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor("green"), QtCore.Qt.BrushStyle.SolidPattern)
-            # XXX quick darty fix for issue #2233
-            foreground_brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor("black"), QtCore.Qt.BrushStyle.SolidPattern)
             for j in range(1):
                 self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.item(0, j).setBackground(brush)
-                # XXX quick darty fix for issue #2233
-                self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.item(0, j).setForeground(foreground_brush)
             self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.item(0, 0).setData(QtCore.Qt.ItemDataRole.UserRole, destination)
             self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.item(0, 1).setData(QtCore.Qt.ItemDataRole.UserRole, outbound)
         else:
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.ui b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.ui
index e0c01b57..0545a788 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.ui
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.ui
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@
               </color>
              </brush>
             </colorrole>
+            <colorrole role="Text">
+             <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+              <color alpha="255">
+               <red>0</red>
+               <green>0</green>
+               <blue>0</blue>
+              </color>
+             </brush>
+            </colorrole>
            </active>
            <inactive>
             <colorrole role="Base">
@@ -65,6 +74,15 @@
               </color>
              </brush>
             </colorrole>
+            <colorrole role="Text">
+             <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+              <color alpha="255">
+               <red>0</red>
+               <green>0</green>
+               <blue>0</blue>
+              </color>
+             </brush>
+            </colorrole>
            </inactive>
            <disabled>
             <colorrole role="Base">
@@ -76,6 +94,15 @@
               </color>
              </brush>
             </colorrole>
+            <colorrole role="Text">
+             <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+              <color alpha="255">
+               <red>0</red>
+               <green>0</green>
+               <blue>0</blue>
+              </color>
+             </brush>
+            </colorrole>
            </disabled>
           </palette>
          </property>