diff --git a/core/wiki/macros/dumpvariables.tid b/core/wiki/macros/dumpvariables.tid
index bde0d1547..2f433017a 100644
--- a/core/wiki/macros/dumpvariables.tid
+++ b/core/wiki/macros/dumpvariables.tid
@@ -310,7 +310,11 @@ tags: $:/tags/Global
 		>
 			<$button tooltip={{$:/language/Search/Variables/Exclude/Show}} class="tc-dv-btn tc-btn-invisible">
 				<$action-setfield $tiddler=<<tf.dv-foldedState>> $field=text $value="show"/>
-				{{$:/core/images/right-arrow}}
+				<% if [<tf.dv-getExcludeText>!is[blank]]%>
+					{{$:/core/images/star-filled}}
+				<% else %>
+					{{$:/core/images/right-arrow}}
+				<% endif %>
 			</$button>
 		</$reveal>
 		<$reveal stateTitle=<<tf.dv-foldedState>>
@@ -323,7 +327,11 @@ tags: $:/tags/Global
 		>
 			<$button tooltip={{$:/language/Search/Variables/Exclude/Hide}}  class="tc-dv-btn tc-btn-invisible">
 				<$action-setfield $tiddler=<<tf.dv-foldedState>> $field=text $value="hide"/>
-				{{$:/core/images/up-arrow}}
+				<% if [<tf.dv-getExcludeText>!is[blank]]%>
+					{{$:/core/images/star-filled}}
+				<% else %>
+					{{$:/core/images/up-arrow}}
+				<% endif %>
 			</$button>
 		</$reveal>
 		<<dv-search-input-box>>
diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/flexible-form-styles.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/flexible-form-styles.tid
index 309fac4e5..ce52af59d 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/flexible-form-styles.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/flexible-form-styles.tid
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/Stylesheet
 
 .btn-fld-has-exluded button:hover svg,
 .btn-fld-has-exluded button svg {
-	fill: <<colour dirty-indicator>>;
+	<!-- fill: <<colour dirty-indicator>>; -->
 }
 
 .btn-fld {