diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/menu_background.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/menu_background.9.png
index cbe62af2e61e7..60f073192d1fc 100644
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diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png
index 0812487b5b241..09eac9b4895f3 100644
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diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/menu_background.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/menu_background.9.png
index ee99583594a24..9f16df9aa7784 100644
Binary files a/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/menu_background.9.png and b/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/menu_background.9.png differ
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png
index d368983df3e39..da3011b1c3c84 100644
Binary files a/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png and b/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png differ
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/styles.xml b/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
index bab84151c9cc2..1c60ba0b1d37c 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
         <item name="android:fadingEdge">vertical</item>
         <item name="listSelector">@android:drawable/menu_selector</item>
         <!-- Light background for the list in menus, so the divider for bright themes -->
-        <item name="android:divider">@android:drawable/divider_horizontal_bright</item>
+        <item name="android:divider">@android:drawable/divider_horizontal_dark</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="Widget.GridView" parent="Widget.AbsListView">
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@
     </style>
 
     <style name="TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item" parent="TextAppearance.Small">
-        <item name="android:textColor">?textColorPrimaryInverse</item>
+        <item name="android:textColor">?textColorPrimary</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="TextAppearance.Widget.EditText">
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/themes.xml b/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
index f7bd157156db5..2311bdd286986 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -122,9 +122,10 @@
         <!-- Panel attributes -->
         <item name="panelBackground">@android:drawable/menu_background</item>
         <item name="panelFullBackground">@android:drawable/menu_background_fill_parent_width</item>
-        <item name="panelColorBackground">#fff</item>
-        <item name="panelColorForeground">?android:attr/textColorPrimaryInverse</item>
-        <item name="panelTextAppearance">?android:attr/textAppearanceInverse</item>
+        <!-- These three attributes do not seems to be used by the framework. Declared public though -->
+        <item name="panelColorBackground">#000</item>
+        <item name="panelColorForeground">?android:attr/textColorPrimary</item>
+        <item name="panelTextAppearance">?android:attr/textAppearance</item>
 
         <!-- Scrollbar attributes -->
         <item name="scrollbarFadeDuration">250</item>
@@ -488,8 +489,8 @@
         <item name="android:itemTextAppearance">@android:style/TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item</item>
         <item name="android:itemBackground">@android:drawable/menu_selector</item>
         <item name="android:itemIconDisabledAlpha">?android:attr/disabledAlpha</item>
-        <item name="android:horizontalDivider">@android:drawable/divider_horizontal_bright</item>
-        <item name="android:verticalDivider">@android:drawable/divider_vertical_bright</item>
+        <item name="android:horizontalDivider">@android:drawable/divider_horizontal_dark</item>
+        <item name="android:verticalDivider">@android:drawable/divider_vertical_dark</item>
         <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@android:style/Animation.OptionsPanel</item>
         <item name="android:moreIcon">@android:drawable/ic_menu_more</item>
         <item name="android:background">@null</item>
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@
 
     <style name="Theme.ExpandedMenu">
         <!-- Menu/item attributes -->
-        <item name="android:itemTextAppearance">?android:attr/textAppearanceLargeInverse</item>
+        <item name="android:itemTextAppearance">?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge</item>
         <item name="android:listViewStyle">@android:style/Widget.ListView.Menu</item>
         <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@android:style/Animation.OptionsPanel</item>
         <item name="android:background">@null</item>