diff --git a/src/kits/interface/AbstractSpinner.cpp b/src/kits/interface/AbstractSpinner.cpp
index ecccc88e64..d6239602b1 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/AbstractSpinner.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/AbstractSpinner.cpp
@@ -1453,9 +1453,11 @@ BAbstractSpinner::_DrawLabel(BRect updateRect)
 			- fontHeight.descent) / 2.0f)
 		+ fontHeight.ascent + kFrameMargin * 2;
 
-	uint32 flags = 0;
-	if (!IsEnabled())
-		flags |= BControlLook::B_DISABLED;
+	uint32 flags = be_control_look->Flags(this);
+
+	// erase the is control flag before drawing the label so that the label
+	// will get drawn using B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR.
+	flags &= ~BControlLook::B_IS_CONTROL;
 
 	be_control_look->DrawLabel(this, label, LowColor(), flags, BPoint(x, y));
 }
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/CheckBox.cpp b/src/kits/interface/CheckBox.cpp
index fc17585ed0..8e20d6bf0c 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/CheckBox.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/CheckBox.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ BCheckBox::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 	BRect rect(checkBoxRect);
 	be_control_look->DrawCheckBox(this, rect, updateRect, base, flags);
 
+	// erase the is control flag before drawing the label so that the label
+	// will get drawn using B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR
+	flags &= ~BControlLook::B_IS_CONTROL;
+
 	BRect labelRect(Bounds());
 	labelRect.left = checkBoxRect.right + 1
 		+ be_control_look->DefaultLabelSpacing();
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/RadioButton.cpp b/src/kits/interface/RadioButton.cpp
index 6893ea4935..046983340a 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/RadioButton.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/RadioButton.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ BRadioButton::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 	BRect rect(knobRect);
 	be_control_look->DrawRadioButton(this, rect, updateRect, base, flags);
 
+	// erase the is control flag before drawing the label so that the label
+	// will get drawn using B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR.
+	flags &= ~BControlLook::B_IS_CONTROL;
+
 	BRect labelRect(Bounds());
 	labelRect.left = knobRect.right + 1
 		+ be_control_look->DefaultLabelSpacing();
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Slider.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Slider.cpp
index bcd7edd3b1..7888f5fc60 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Slider.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Slider.cpp
@@ -1150,9 +1150,14 @@ BSlider::DrawText()
 		} else {
 			view->SetHighColor(tint_color(LowColor(), B_DISABLED_LABEL_TINT));
 		}
-	} else
+	} else {
 		flags = be_control_look->Flags(this);
 
+		// erase the is control flag before drawing the label so that the label
+		// will get drawn using B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR
+		flags &= ~BControlLook::B_IS_CONTROL;
+	}
+
 	font_height fontHeight;
 	GetFontHeight(&fontHeight);
 	if (Orientation() == B_HORIZONTAL) {
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
index c05a1bcc93..16b528f684 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ BTextControl::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 			rect.right = fDivider - kLabelInputSpacing;
 		}
 
+		// erase the is control flag before drawing the label so that the label
+		// will get drawn using B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR
+		flags &= ~BControlLook::B_IS_CONTROL;
+
 		be_control_look->DrawLabel(this, Label(), rect, updateRect,
 			base, flags, BAlignment(fLabelAlign, B_ALIGN_MIDDLE));
 	}