diff --git a/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardCursorAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardCursorAdapter.java
index 2f9b764c4..172b5fe63 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardCursorAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardCursorAdapter.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 import androidx.core.graphics.BlendModeColorFilterCompat;
 import androidx.core.graphics.BlendModeCompat;
@@ -79,10 +80,6 @@ public class LoyaltyCardCursorAdapter extends BaseCursorAdapter<LoyaltyCardCurso
         // Invisible until we want to show something more
         inputHolder.mDivider.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
-        if (mDarkModeEnabled) {
-            inputHolder.mStarIcon.setColorFilter(BlendModeColorFilterCompat.createBlendModeColorFilterCompat(Color.WHITE, BlendModeCompat.SRC_ATOP));
-        }
-
         LoyaltyCard loyaltyCard = LoyaltyCard.toLoyaltyCard(inputCursor);
 
         inputHolder.setStoreField(loyaltyCard.store);
@@ -112,9 +109,9 @@ public class LoyaltyCardCursorAdapter extends BaseCursorAdapter<LoyaltyCardCurso
             inputHolder.mCardIcon.setImageBitmap(Utils.generateIcon(mContext, loyaltyCard.store, loyaltyCard.headerColor).getLetterTile());
             inputHolder.mCardIcon.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);
         }
-        inputHolder.mIconLayout.setBackgroundColor(loyaltyCard.headerColor != null ? loyaltyCard.headerColor : ContextCompat.getColor(mContext, R.color.colorPrimary));
+        inputHolder.setIconBackgroundColor(loyaltyCard.headerColor != null ? loyaltyCard.headerColor : ContextCompat.getColor(mContext, R.color.colorPrimary));
 
-        inputHolder.mStarIcon.setVisibility(loyaltyCard.starStatus != 0 ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+        inputHolder.toggleStar(loyaltyCard.starStatus != 0);
 
         inputHolder.itemView.setActivated(mSelectedItems.get(inputCursor.getPosition(), false));
         applyIconAnimation(inputHolder, inputCursor.getPosition());
@@ -198,10 +195,13 @@ public class LoyaltyCardCursorAdapter extends BaseCursorAdapter<LoyaltyCardCurso
     public class LoyaltyCardListItemViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 
         public TextView mStoreField, mNoteField, mBalanceField, mExpiryField;
-        public ImageView mCardIcon, mStarIcon, mTickIcon;
+        public ImageView mCardIcon, mStarBackground, mStarBorder, mTickIcon;
         public MaterialCardView mIconLayout, mRow;
+        public ConstraintLayout mStar;
         public View mDivider;
 
+        private int mIconBackgroundColor;
+
         public LoyaltyCardListItemViewHolder(View inputView, CardAdapterListener inputListener) {
             super(inputView);
             mRow = inputView.findViewById(R.id.row);
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ public class LoyaltyCardCursorAdapter extends BaseCursorAdapter<LoyaltyCardCurso
             mExpiryField = inputView.findViewById(R.id.expiry);
 
             mCardIcon = inputView.findViewById(R.id.thumbnail);
-            mStarIcon = inputView.findViewById(R.id.star);
+            mStar = inputView.findViewById(R.id.star);
+            mStarBackground = inputView.findViewById(R.id.star_background);
+            mStarBorder = inputView.findViewById(R.id.star_border);
             mTickIcon = inputView.findViewById(R.id.selected_thumbnail);
             inputView.setOnLongClickListener(view -> {
                 inputListener.onRowClicked(getAdapterPosition());
@@ -281,6 +283,37 @@ public class LoyaltyCardCursorAdapter extends BaseCursorAdapter<LoyaltyCardCurso
             }
             mExpiryField.requestLayout();
         }
+
+        public void toggleStar(boolean enable) {
+            /* the below code does not work in android 5! hence the change of drawable instead
+            boolean needDarkForeground = Utils.needsDarkForeground(mIconBackgroundColor);
+            Drawable borderDrawable = mStarBorder.getDrawable().mutate();
+            Drawable backgroundDrawable = mStarBackground.getDrawable().mutate();
+            DrawableCompat.setTint(borderDrawable, needsDarkForeground ? Color.BLACK : Color.WHITE);
+            DrawableCompat.setTint(backgroundDrawable, needsDarkForeground ? Color.BLACK : Color.WHITE);
+            mStarBorder.setImageDrawable(borderDrawable);
+            mStarBackground.setImageDrawable(backgroundDrawable);
+            */
+            if (Utils.needsDarkForeground(mIconBackgroundColor)) {
+                mStarBorder.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(mContext, R.drawable.ic_unstarred_black));
+                mStarBackground.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(mContext, R.drawable.ic_starred_black));
+            } else {
+                mStarBorder.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(mContext, R.drawable.ic_unstarred_white));
+                mStarBackground.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(mContext, R.drawable.ic_starred_white));
+            }
+            if (enable) {
+                mStar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            } else {
+                mStar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            }
+            mStarBorder.invalidate();
+            mStarBackground.invalidate();
+        }
+
+        public void setIconBackgroundColor(int color) {
+            mIconBackgroundColor = color;
+            mCardIcon.setBackgroundColor(color);
+        }
     }
 
     public int dpToPx(int dp, Context mContext) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_starred_black.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_starred_black.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12a4a5056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_starred_black.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<vector android:height="24dp" android:tint="#000000"
+    android:viewportHeight="24" android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:width="24dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M12,17.27L18.18,21l-1.64,-7.03L22,9.24l-7.19,-0.61L12,2 9.19,8.63 2,9.24l5.46,4.73L5.82,21z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_unstarred_black.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_unstarred_black.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59aef558e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_unstarred_black.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<vector android:height="24dp" android:tint="#000000"
+    android:viewportHeight="24" android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:width="24dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M22,9.24l-7.19,-0.62L12,2 9.19,8.63 2,9.24l5.46,4.73L5.82,21 12,17.27 18.18,21l-1.63,-7.03L22,9.24zM12,15.4l-3.76,2.27 1,-4.28 -3.32,-2.88 4.38,-0.38L12,6.1l1.71,4.04 4.38,0.38 -3.32,2.88 1,4.28L12,15.4z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/loyalty_card_layout.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/loyalty_card_layout.xml
index e633e8466..bc6e53db4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/loyalty_card_layout.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/loyalty_card_layout.xml
@@ -45,19 +45,42 @@
                 app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
                 app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"/>
 
-            <ImageView
+            <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
                 android:id="@+id/star"
-                android:layout_width="@dimen/cardThumbnailSize"
-                android:layout_height="@dimen/cardThumbnailSize"
-                android:layout_gravity="end"
-                app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_starred_white"
-                android:contentDescription="@string/starImage"
-                app:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal"
-                android:visibility="gone"
-                tools:visibility="visible"
-                android:elevation="4dp"
-                app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" />
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="end">
+
+                <ImageView
+                    android:id="@+id/star_background"
+                    android:layout_width="@dimen/cardThumbnailSize"
+                    android:layout_height="@dimen/cardThumbnailSize"
+                    android:layout_gravity="end"
+                    android:alpha="0.5"
+                    android:contentDescription="@string/starImage"
+                    android:elevation="4dp"
+                    android:visibility="visible"
+                    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+                    app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_starred_white"
+                    tools:ignore="ImageContrastCheck" />
+
+                <ImageView
+                    android:id="@+id/star_border"
+                    android:layout_width="@dimen/cardThumbnailSize"
+                    android:layout_height="@dimen/cardThumbnailSize"
+                    android:layout_gravity="end"
+                    android:alpha="0.5"
+                    android:contentDescription="@string/starImage"
+                    android:elevation="4dp"
+                    android:visibility="visible"
+                    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+                    app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_unstarred_white"
+                    tools:ignore="ImageContrastCheck" />
+
+            </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
+
         </com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
 
         <TextView
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardCursorAdapterTest.java b/app/src/test/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardCursorAdapterTest.java
index 1053aeeaf..17478da69 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardCursorAdapterTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/protect/card_locker/LoyaltyCardCursorAdapterTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.util.Currency;
 import java.util.Date;
 
+import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout;
+import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintSet;
+import androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout;
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
+
 import protect.card_locker.preferences.Settings;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ public class LoyaltyCardCursorAdapterTest {
         LoyaltyCard loyaltyCard = LoyaltyCard.toLoyaltyCard(cursor);
         assertEquals("storeB", loyaltyCard.store);
         View view = createView(cursor);
-        ImageView star = view.findViewById(R.id.star);
+        ConstraintLayout star = view.findViewById(R.id.star);
         assertEquals(View.VISIBLE, star.getVisibility());
 
         assertTrue(cursor.moveToNext());