diff --git a/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp b/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
index f00f31fc2d2d9a7273899e3c7f52fc27eaa1f204..4632b52057673a68ba12cc4f6c83351049fd646c 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/breezehelper.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ namespace Breeze
     QColor Helper::buttonHoverOutlineColor( const QPalette& palette ) const
     { return KColorUtils::mix( buttonHoverColor( palette ), palette.color( QPalette::ButtonText ), 0.15 ); }
 
+    QColor Helper::checkBoxRadioButtonSymbolColor( const QPalette& palette ) const
+    { return KColorUtils::mix( palette.color( QPalette::Text ), palette.color( QPalette::Highlight ), 0.4 ); }
+
     //____________________________________________________________________
     QColor Helper::sidePanelOutlineColor( const QPalette& palette, bool hasFocus, qreal opacity, AnimationMode mode ) const
     {
@@ -946,7 +949,11 @@ namespace Breeze
         painter->setPen(Qt::transparent);
         painter->setBrush(Qt::transparent);
 
-        auto checkPen = QPen( palette.text(), PenWidth::Frame * 2 );
+        QBrush symbolColorBrush;
+        symbolColorBrush.setStyle( Qt::SolidPattern );
+        symbolColorBrush.setColor( checkBoxRadioButtonSymbolColor( palette ) );
+
+        auto checkPen = QPen( symbolColorBrush, PenWidth::Frame * 2 );
         checkPen.setJoinStyle(Qt::MiterJoin);
 
         switch (state) {
@@ -957,7 +964,7 @@ namespace Breeze
             painter->drawPath( path );
             break;
         case CheckPartial:
-            painter->setBrush( palette.text() );
+            painter->setBrush( symbolColorBrush );
             painter->drawRect(leftDot);
             painter->drawRect(centerDot);
             painter->drawRect(rightDot);
@@ -1052,7 +1059,11 @@ namespace Breeze
             painter->restore();
         }
 
-        painter->setBrush( palette.text() );
+        // Combine palette.highlight() with palette.text()
+        QBrush symbolColorBrush;
+        symbolColorBrush.setStyle( Qt::SolidPattern );
+        symbolColorBrush.setColor( checkBoxRadioButtonSymbolColor( palette ) );
+        painter->setBrush( symbolColorBrush );
         painter->setPen( Qt::NoPen );
 
         QRectF markerRect;
diff --git a/kstyle/breezehelper.h b/kstyle/breezehelper.h
index 641b59e48dc5f753c52933f163ce231a9a47e868..065c53322c51f9cd014e64922dabbcc19b95b42b 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezehelper.h
+++ b/kstyle/breezehelper.h
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ namespace Breeze
         //* hover outline color, using animations
         QColor buttonHoverOutlineColor( const QPalette& ) const;
 
+        //* color used for the inner symbol of checkboxes and radssio buttons
+        QColor checkBoxRadioButtonSymbolColor( const QPalette& ) const;
+
         //* side panel outline color, using animations
         QColor sidePanelOutlineColor( const QPalette&, bool hasFocus = false, qreal opacity = AnimationData::OpacityInvalid, AnimationMode = AnimationNone ) const;