diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_view.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_view.xml
index 9992b4e77a8e2..d0f9332f2ccf7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_view.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_view.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:fontFamily="@*android:string/config_bodyFontFamily"
         android:singleLine="true"
-        android:textColor="@color/media_primary_text"
+        android:textColor="@color/media_secondary_text"
         android:textSize="14sp" />
 
     <com.android.internal.widget.CachingIconView
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
index 40a4b50744130..d8a3c8c19eae3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
 
     <!-- media -->
     <color name="media_primary_text">@android:color/white</color>
+    <color name="media_secondary_text">#99ffffff</color> <!-- 60% -->
     <color name="media_seekbar_progress">#c0ffffff</color>
     <color name="media_disabled">#80ffffff</color>