diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py
index 5d669f39..79ea415c 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py
@@ -192,12 +192,13 @@ class NetworkStatus(QtGui.QWidget, RetranslateMixin):
                 0, 1,
                 QtGui.QTableWidgetItem("%s" % (rating))
             )
-            if outbound:
-                brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor("yellow"), QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
-            else:
-                brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor("green"), QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
+            brush = QtGui.QBrush(
+                QtGui.QColor("yellow" if outbound else "green"),
+                QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
             for j in range(1):
                 self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.item(0, j).setBackground(brush)
+                self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.item(0, j).setForeground(
+                    QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor("black"), QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern))
             self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.item(0, 0).setData(QtCore.Qt.UserRole, destination)
             self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.item(0, 1).setData(QtCore.Qt.UserRole, outbound)
         else:
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.ui b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.ui
index e0c01b57..121d60c5 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.ui
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.ui
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
     <verstretch>0</verstretch>
    </sizepolicy>
   </property>
+  <property name="styleSheet">
+   <string notr="true">
+STableWidget {
+    background: palette(Button);
+}
+</string>
+  </property>
   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
    <item>
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2" stretch="1,0">
@@ -42,42 +49,8 @@
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="STableWidget" name="tableWidgetConnectionCount">
-         <property name="palette">
-          <palette>
-           <active>
-            <colorrole role="Base">
-             <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
-              <color alpha="255">
-               <red>212</red>
-               <green>208</green>
-               <blue>200</blue>
-              </color>
-             </brush>
-            </colorrole>
-           </active>
-           <inactive>
-            <colorrole role="Base">
-             <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
-              <color alpha="255">
-               <red>212</red>
-               <green>208</green>
-               <blue>200</blue>
-              </color>
-             </brush>
-            </colorrole>
-           </inactive>
-           <disabled>
-            <colorrole role="Base">
-             <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
-              <color alpha="255">
-               <red>212</red>
-               <green>208</green>
-               <blue>200</blue>
-              </color>
-             </brush>
-            </colorrole>
-           </disabled>
-          </palette>
+         <property name="focusPolicy">
+          <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="frameShape">
           <enum>QFrame::Box</enum>