diff --git a/es-core/src/HelpStyle.cpp b/es-core/src/HelpStyle.cpp
index b351906f7..5c0f069f1 100644
--- a/es-core/src/HelpStyle.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/HelpStyle.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@ void HelpStyle::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme, const std::s
 
     if (elem->has("textColorDimmed"))
         textColorDimmed = elem->get<unsigned int>("textColorDimmed");
+    else
+        textColorDimmed = textColor;
 
     if (elem->has("iconColor"))
         iconColor = elem->get<unsigned int>("iconColor");
 
     if (elem->has("iconColorDimmed"))
         iconColorDimmed = elem->get<unsigned int>("iconColorDimmed");
+    else
+        iconColorDimmed = iconColor;
 
     if (elem->has("fontPath") || elem->has("fontSize"))
         font = Font::getFromTheme(elem, ThemeFlags::ALL, font);