diff --git a/vcl/source/window/menu.cxx b/vcl/source/window/menu.cxx
index afe44c603a63..cb836371d077 100644
--- a/vcl/source/window/menu.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/window/menu.cxx
@@ -1853,12 +1853,11 @@ void Menu::ImplPaint(vcl::RenderContext& rRenderContext,
                         rRenderContext.SetTextColor(rSettings.GetMenuBarRolloverTextColor());
                     else if (bHighlighted)
                         rRenderContext.SetTextColor(rSettings.GetMenuBarHighlightTextColor());
+                    else
+                        rRenderContext.SetTextColor(rSettings.GetMenuBarTextColor());
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    if (bHighlighted)
-                        rRenderContext.SetTextColor(rSettings.GetMenuHighlightTextColor());
-                }
+                else if (bHighlighted)
+                    rRenderContext.SetTextColor(rSettings.GetMenuHighlightTextColor());
             }
 
             Point aPos(aTopLeft);
diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx
index 713cbe511afd..89c0f62c9d11 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx
@@ -4017,8 +4017,8 @@ void GtkSalGraphics::updateSettings( AllSettings& rSettings )
 
     aTextColor = aStyleSet.GetPersonaMenuBarTextColor().get_value_or( getColor( pMenubarStyle->fg[GTK_STATE_NORMAL] ) );
     aStyleSet.SetMenuBarTextColor( aTextColor );
-    aStyleSet.SetMenuBarRolloverTextColor( aTextColor );
-    aStyleSet.SetMenuBarHighlightTextColor(aStyleSet.GetMenuHighlightTextColor());
+    aStyleSet.SetMenuBarRolloverTextColor(getColor(pMenubarStyle->fg[GTK_STATE_PRELIGHT]));
+    aStyleSet.SetMenuBarHighlightTextColor(getColor(pMenubarStyle->fg[GTK_STATE_SELECTED]));
 
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 1
     std::fprintf( stderr, "==\n" );
@@ -4049,9 +4049,7 @@ void GtkSalGraphics::updateSettings( AllSettings& rSettings )
     }
 
     aHighlightColor = getColor( pMenuItemStyle->bg[ GTK_STATE_SELECTED ] );
-    aHighlightTextColor = getColor( pMenuTextStyle->fg[ GTK_STATE_PRELIGHT ] );
-    if( aHighlightColor == aHighlightTextColor )
-        aHighlightTextColor = (aHighlightColor.GetLuminance() < 128) ? Color( COL_WHITE ) : Color( COL_BLACK );
+    aHighlightTextColor = getColor( pMenuItemStyle->fg[ GTK_STATE_SELECTED ] );
     aStyleSet.SetMenuHighlightColor( aHighlightColor );
     aStyleSet.SetMenuHighlightTextColor( aHighlightTextColor );