diff --git a/app/browsemainpage.cpp b/app/browsemainpage.cpp
--- a/app/browsemainpage.cpp
+++ b/app/browsemainpage.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,22 @@
     
     void applyPalette(bool fullScreenmode)
     {
-        q->setPalette(mGvCore->palette(fullScreenmode ? GvCore::FullScreenPalette : GvCore::NormalPalette));
-        mThumbnailView->setPalette(mGvCore->palette(fullScreenmode ? GvCore::FullScreenViewPalette : GvCore::NormalViewPalette));
+        /* 
+         * Fullscreen palettes get default Breeze highlight color (blue) instead of using the system
+         * color scheme. Therefore we replace the highlight color roles with the ones from the normal
+         * palette (which does use the system color scheme).
+         */
+        const QPalette normalPal = mGvCore->palette(GvCore::NormalPalette);
+        const QPalette normalViewPal = mGvCore->palette(GvCore::NormalViewPalette);
+        QPalette fullScreenPal = mGvCore->palette(GvCore::FullScreenPalette);
+        QPalette fullScreenViewPal = mGvCore->palette(GvCore::FullScreenViewPalette);
+        fullScreenPal.setBrush(QPalette::Normal, QPalette::Highlight, normalPal.highlight());
+        fullScreenPal.setBrush(QPalette::Normal, QPalette::HighlightedText, normalPal.highlightedText());
+        fullScreenViewPal.setBrush(QPalette::Normal, QPalette::Highlight, normalPal.highlight());
+        fullScreenViewPal.setBrush(QPalette::Normal, QPalette::HighlightedText, normalPal.highlightedText());
+        
+        q->setPalette(fullScreenmode ? fullScreenPal : normalPal);
+        mThumbnailView->setPalette(fullScreenmode ? fullScreenViewPal : normalViewPal);
     }
 };