diff --git a/mobile/src/main/java/org/openhab/habdroid/ui/widget/WidgetImageView.kt b/mobile/src/main/java/org/openhab/habdroid/ui/widget/WidgetImageView.kt
index 68233d79d0..b2eaa2c8d0 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/java/org/openhab/habdroid/ui/widget/WidgetImageView.kt
+++ b/mobile/src/main/java/org/openhab/habdroid/ui/widget/WidgetImageView.kt
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ import android.util.Base64
 import android.util.Log
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView
 import com.faltenreich.skeletonlayout.Skeleton
+import com.faltenreich.skeletonlayout.SkeletonConfig
 import com.faltenreich.skeletonlayout.SkeletonLayout
 import com.faltenreich.skeletonlayout.createSkeleton
 import kotlin.random.Random
+import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ import org.openhab.habdroid.util.ImageConversionPolicy
 import org.openhab.habdroid.util.getIconFallbackColor
 import org.openhab.habdroid.util.getPrefs
 import org.openhab.habdroid.util.isDebugModeEnabled
+import org.openhab.habdroid.util.resolveThemedColor
 
 class WidgetImageView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) : AppCompatImageView(context, attrs) {
     private var scope: CoroutineScope? = null
@@ -317,7 +320,9 @@ class WidgetImageView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?) : AppCompatImageVi
 
     private fun applySkeleton() {
         if (skeleton == null) {
-            skeleton = createSkeleton()
+            val config = SkeletonConfig.default(context)
+            config.maskColor = context.resolveThemedColor(R.attr.colorOnSurfaceInverse, config.maskColor)
+            skeleton = createSkeleton(config)
         }
         skeleton?.showSkeleton()
     }