diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/white_edit_text_cursor.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/white_edit_text_cursor.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1da8092d4..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/white_edit_text_cursor.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
-    <size android:width="1dp" />
-    <solid android:color="#FFFFFF"  />
-</shape>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/toolbar_search_layout.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/toolbar_search_layout.xml
index 81783f0a0..9ec4dbc25 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/toolbar_search_layout.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/toolbar_search_layout.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         android:inputType="textFilter|textNoSuggestions"
         android:maxLines="1"
         android:nextFocusDown="@+id/suggestions_list"
+        android:theme="@style/WhiteAccentTheme"
         tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded" />
 
     <FrameLayout
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index d8df7a30e..f1eb2688e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,10 @@
         <item name="popupTheme">@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.DayNight.ActionBar</item>
         <item name="tint">@color/white</item>
         <item name="iconTint">@color/white</item>
-        <item name="android:textCursorDrawable">@drawable/white_edit_text_cursor</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="WhiteAccentTheme">
+        <item name="colorAccent">@color/white</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="WhiteTintTheme">