diff --git a/src/themes/Glass.qpl b/src/themes/Glass.qpl
index 6717ceda..b96021ff 100644
--- a/src/themes/Glass.qpl
+++ b/src/themes/Glass.qpl
@@ -150,7 +150,12 @@ controls:
         color checkedOverlay: controls.button.checkedOverlay
 
     menu:
-        color background: controls.button.background
+        color background: hsluv(
+            colors.hue,
+            colors.bgSaturation * 2,
+            colors.intensity,
+            Math.max(0.9, colors.opacity),
+        )
         color border:     "black"
         real borderWidth: 2
 
diff --git a/src/themes/Midnight.qpl b/src/themes/Midnight.qpl
index 76c74ab1..e0a8be03 100644
--- a/src/themes/Midnight.qpl
+++ b/src/themes/Midnight.qpl
@@ -153,7 +153,12 @@ controls:
         color checkedOverlay: controls.button.checkedOverlay
 
     menu:
-        color background: controls.button.background
+        color background: hsluv(
+            colors.hue,
+            colors.bgSaturation * 2,
+            colors.intensity,
+            Math.max(0.9, colors.opacity),
+        )
         color border:     "black"
         real borderWidth: 2