diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/icon/IconTheme.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/icon/IconTheme.java
index aa95617c38f..7389e233c04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/icon/IconTheme.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/icon/IconTheme.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public enum JabRefIcons implements JabRefIcon {
         TWITTER(MaterialDesignT.TWITTER),
         BLOG(MaterialDesignR.RSS),
         DATE_PICKER(MaterialDesignC.CALENDAR),
-        DEFAULT_GROUP_ICON_COLORED(MaterialDesignP.PLAY),
+        DEFAULT_GROUP_ICON_COLORED(MaterialDesignR.RECORD),
         DEFAULT_GROUP_ICON(MaterialDesignL.LABEL_OUTLINE),
         ALL_ENTRIES_GROUP_ICON(MaterialDesignD.DATABASE),
         IMPORT(MaterialDesignC.CALL_RECEIVED),
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/icon/InternalMaterialDesignIcon.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/icon/InternalMaterialDesignIcon.java
index b16fb86c382..ec54b368bb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/icon/InternalMaterialDesignIcon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/icon/InternalMaterialDesignIcon.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
 
+import org.jabref.gui.util.ColorUtil;
+
 import org.kordamp.ikonli.Ikon;
 import org.kordamp.ikonli.javafx.FontIcon;
 
@@ -41,7 +43,11 @@ public Node getGraphicNode() {
         Ikon icon = icons.get(0);
         FontIcon fontIcon = FontIcon.of(icon);
         fontIcon.getStyleClass().add("glyph-icon");
-        color.ifPresent(fontIcon::setIconColor);
+
+//      Override the default color from the css files
+        color.ifPresent(color -> fontIcon.setStyle(fontIcon.getStyle() +
+                String.format("-fx-fill: %s;", ColorUtil.toRGBCode(color))));
+
         return fontIcon;
     }