diff --git a/src/GUI/ToolboxButton.cpp b/src/GUI/ToolboxButton.cpp
index fe6d8706d..cbe20da93 100644
--- a/src/GUI/ToolboxButton.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI/ToolboxButton.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QFontMetrics>
+#include <QPalette>
 
 const int ICON_SIZE = 50;
 const int INDICATOR_WIDTH = 4;
@@ -26,9 +27,14 @@ void ToolboxButton::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     const int iconLeft = (width() - ICON_SIZE) / 2;
     QRect iconRect(iconLeft, PADDING, ICON_SIZE, ICON_SIZE);
 
-    icon().paint(&painter, iconRect);
+    // QIcon can paint itself disabled, but it's hard to synchronize the
+    // text appearance with that
+    icon().paint(&painter, iconRect, Qt::AlignCenter,
+                 isEnabled() ? QIcon::Normal : QIcon::Disabled);
 
-    painter.setPen(Qt::white);
+    // white with 50% opacity is what Mac style uses
+    const QColor iconColor = isEnabled() ? Qt::white : QColor(255, 255, 255, 128);
+    painter.setPen(iconColor);
     QRect textRect = rect();
     textRect.setTop(iconRect.bottom());
     painter.drawText(textRect, Qt::AlignHCenter, text());