diff --git a/core/palettes/SolarizedDark.tid b/core/palettes/SolarizedDark.tid
index 980ee85c6..bacd385b2 100644
--- a/core/palettes/SolarizedDark.tid
+++ b/core/palettes/SolarizedDark.tid
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ button-foreground: #93a1a1
 code-background: #073642
 code-border: #586e75
 code-foreground: #93a1a1
-dirty-indicator: inherit
+dirty-indicator: #dc322f
 download-background: #859900
 download-foreground: #073642
 dragger-background: #073642
diff --git a/core/palettes/SolarizedLight.tid b/core/palettes/SolarizedLight.tid
index ddeb2eebf..5d8757386 100644
--- a/core/palettes/SolarizedLight.tid
+++ b/core/palettes/SolarizedLight.tid
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ button-foreground: #586e75
 code-background: #eee8d5
 code-border: #93a1a1
 code-foreground: #586e75
-dirty-indicator: inherit
+dirty-indicator: #dc322f
 download-background: #859900
 download-foreground: #eee8d5
 dragger-background: #eee8d5