diff --git a/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.cpp b/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.cpp
index eeb91ca8b..85303b58b 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "VFileDevice.h"
 
 #include <QKeyEvent>
+#include <QPainter>
 
 extern "C" {
 #include "gba-serialize.h"
@@ -138,3 +139,10 @@ void LoadSaveState::showEvent(QShowEvent* event) {
 	m_slots[m_currentFocus]->setFocus();
 	QWidget::showEvent(event);
 }
+
+void LoadSaveState::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event) {
+	QPainter painter(this);
+	QRect full(QPoint(), size());
+	painter.drawPixmap(full, m_currentImage);
+	painter.fillRect(full, QColor(0, 0, 0, 128));
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.h b/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.h
index a1f01f443..67cd2fa78 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual bool eventFilter(QObject*, QEvent*) override;
 	virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent*) override;
 	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent*) override;
+	virtual void paintEvent(QPaintEvent*) override;
 
 private:
 	void loadState(int slot);
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.ui b/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.ui
index 0b3b5a71e..38155cfd7 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.ui
+++ b/src/platform/qt/LoadSaveState.ui
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
      <property name="styleSheet">
-      <string notr="true">font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold;</string>
+      <string notr="true">font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; color: white;</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
       <string>%1 State</string>
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/SavestateButton.cpp b/src/platform/qt/SavestateButton.cpp
index 28f2bf57f..94bbd6e85 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/SavestateButton.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/SavestateButton.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ void SavestateButton::paintEvent(QPaintEvent*) {
 	painter.setPen(Qt::black);
 	QLinearGradient grad(0, 0, 0, 1);
 	grad.setCoordinateMode(QGradient::ObjectBoundingMode);
-	grad.setColorAt(0, palette.color(QPalette::Shadow));
-	grad.setColorAt(1, palette.color(QPalette::Dark));
+	QColor shadow = palette.color(QPalette::Shadow);
+	QColor dark = palette.color(QPalette::Dark);
+	shadow.setAlpha(128);
+	dark.setAlpha(128);
+	grad.setColorAt(0, shadow);
+	grad.setColorAt(1, dark);
 	painter.setBrush(grad);
 	painter.drawRect(frame);
 	painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);