diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/LandscapeContentContainer.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/LandscapeContentContainer.qml
index a09107f4..54183d06 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/LandscapeContentContainer.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/LandscapeContentContainer.qml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
             opacity: opacityValue
             spacing: 0
             
+            // HACK: there are weird issues with text rendering black regardless of opacity, just set the text to be invisible once it's out
+            visible: opacity > 0.05
+            
             anchors {
                 top: mediaWidget.bottom
                 topMargin: 0
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@ PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
             verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
             opacity: columnLayout.opacity
             
+            // HACK: there are weird issues with text rendering black regardless of opacity, just set the text to be invisible once it's out
+            visible: opacity > 0.05
+            
             anchors {
                 left: parent.left
                 top: parent.top
@@ -129,6 +135,9 @@ PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
             verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignTop
             color: PlasmaCore.ColorScope.disabledTextColor
             opacity: columnLayout.opacity
+            
+            // HACK: there are weird issues with text rendering black regardless of opacity, just set the text to be invisible once it's out
+            visible: opacity > 0.05
 
             anchors {
                 left: parent.left
@@ -149,6 +158,9 @@ PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
             y: isOnLargeScreen ? date.y - height + date.implicitHeight : date.y + date.implicitHeight + columnLayout.anchors.margins / 2
             
             opacity: columnLayout.opacity
+            
+            // HACK: there are weird issues with text rendering black regardless of opacity, just set the text to be invisible once it's out
+            visible: opacity > 0.05
                         
             anchors {
                 right: quickSettings.left
diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/PortraitContentContainer.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/PortraitContentContainer.qml
index 6e58039a..bbcd8f08 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/PortraitContentContainer.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/PortraitContentContainer.qml
@@ -120,5 +120,8 @@ PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
             right: parent.right
         }
         opacity: applyMinMax(root.actionDrawer.offset / root.minimizedQuickSettingsOffset)
+        
+        // HACK: there are weird issues with text rendering black regardless of opacity, just set the text to be invisible once it's out
+        visible: opacity > 0.05
     }
 }