diff --git a/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp b/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp
index c344bb1..52bc57e 100644
--- a/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,14 @@ void CellRendererChannels::render_vfunc_channel(const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Conte
         col.set_blue(col.get_blue() * 0.5);
         // m_renderer_text.property_foreground_rgba() = col;
     }*/
+
+    if (is_muted) {
+        auto color = widget.get_style_context()->get_color(Gtk::STATE_FLAG_NORMAL);
+        color.set_alpha(0.6);
+        m_renderer_text.property_foreground_rgba() = color;
+    }
     m_renderer_text.render(cr, widget, background_area, text_cell_area, flags);
+    m_renderer_text.property_foreground_set() = false;
     // unset foreground to default so properties dont bleed
     // m_renderer_text.property_foreground_set() = false;