diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Alert.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Alert.cpp
index ca988feb48..aabfe9622b 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Alert.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Alert.cpp
@@ -533,6 +533,8 @@ BAlert::_InitObject(const char* text, const char* button0, const char* button1,
 		textViewRect.OffsetByCopy(B_ORIGIN),
 		B_FOLLOW_LEFT | B_FOLLOW_TOP, B_WILL_DRAW);
 	fTextView->SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
+	rgb_color textColor = ui_color(B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR);
+	fTextView->SetFontAndColor(be_plain_font, B_FONT_ALL, &textColor);
 	fTextView->SetText(text, strlen(text));
 	fTextView->MakeEditable(false);
 	fTextView->MakeSelectable(false);
diff --git a/src/servers/registrar/ShutdownProcess.cpp b/src/servers/registrar/ShutdownProcess.cpp
index 74c226f344..d9cce042d8 100644
--- a/src/servers/registrar/ShutdownProcess.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/registrar/ShutdownProcess.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ public:
 		if (!fTextView)
 			return B_NO_MEMORY;
 		fTextView->SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
+		rgb_color textColor = ui_color(B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR);
+		fTextView->SetFontAndColor(be_plain_font, B_FONT_ALL, &textColor);
 		fTextView->MakeEditable(false);
 		fTextView->MakeSelectable(false);
 		fTextView->SetWordWrap(true);