diff --git a/ui/theme/theme.go b/ui/theme/theme.go
index 4e12f9d..c4041bd 100644
--- a/ui/theme/theme.go
+++ b/ui/theme/theme.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const (
 	ColorNameListHeader     fyne.ThemeColorName = "ListHeader"
 	ColorNamePageBackground fyne.ThemeColorName = "PageBackground"
 	ColorNamePageHeader     fyne.ThemeColorName = "PageHeader"
+	ColorNameInactiveLyric  fyne.ThemeColorName = "InactiveLyric"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -105,6 +106,18 @@ func (m *MyTheme) Color(name fyne.ThemeColorName, _ fyne.ThemeVariant) color.Col
 		defColors = m.defaultThemeFile.LightColors
 	}
 	switch name {
+	case ColorNameInactiveLyric:
+		// average the Foreground and Disabled colors
+		foreground := colorOrDefault(colors.Foreground, defColors.Foreground, theme.ColorNameForeground, variant)
+		disabled := colorOrDefault(colors.Disabled, defColors.Disabled, theme.ColorNameDisabled, variant)
+		pr, pg, pb, pa := foreground.RGBA()
+		dr, dg, db, da := disabled.RGBA()
+
+		rAvg := uint8((pr/257 + dr/257) / 2)
+		gAvg := uint8((pg/257 + dg/257) / 2)
+		bAvg := uint8((pb/257 + db/257) / 2)
+		aAvg := uint8((pa/257 + da/257) / 2)
+		return color.RGBA{R: rAvg, G: gAvg, B: bAvg, A: aAvg}
 	case ColorNameListHeader:
 		return colorOrDefault(colors.ListHeader, defColors.ListHeader, name, variant)
 	case ColorNamePageBackground:
diff --git a/ui/widgets/lyricsviewer.go b/ui/widgets/lyricsviewer.go
index 54adf50..04120dd 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/lyricsviewer.go
+++ b/ui/widgets/lyricsviewer.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/widget"
 	fynelyrics "github.com/dweymouth/fyne-lyrics"
 	"github.com/dweymouth/supersonic/backend/mediaprovider"
+	"github.com/dweymouth/supersonic/ui/theme"
 )
 
 type LyricsViewer struct {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ func (l *LyricsViewer) SetLyrics(lyrics *mediaprovider.Lyrics) {
 	if l.viewer == nil {
 		l.viewer = fynelyrics.NewLyricsViewer()
 		l.viewer.ActiveLyricPosition = fynelyrics.ActiveLyricPositionTopThird
+		l.viewer.InactiveLyricColorName = theme.ColorNameInactiveLyric
 	}
 	lines := make([]string, len(lyrics.Lines))
 	for i, line := range lyrics.Lines {