diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Resources/Styles/Styles.xaml b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Resources/Styles/Styles.xaml
index e0d36bb7ffe9..19ceac51c6b6 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Resources/Styles/Styles.xaml
+++ b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Resources/Styles/Styles.xaml
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 
     <Style TargetType="Shell" ApplyToDerivedTypes="True">
         <Setter Property="Shell.BackgroundColor" Value="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource White}, Dark={StaticResource OffBlack}}" />
-        <Setter Property="Shell.ForegroundColor" Value="{OnPlatform WinUI={StaticResource Primary}, Default={StaticResource White}}" />
+        <Setter Property="Shell.ForegroundColor" Value="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource Black}, Dark={StaticResource SecondaryDarkText}}" />
         <Setter Property="Shell.TitleColor" Value="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource Black}, Dark={StaticResource SecondaryDarkText}}" />
         <Setter Property="Shell.DisabledColor" Value="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource Gray200}, Dark={StaticResource Gray950}}" />
         <Setter Property="Shell.UnselectedColor" Value="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource Gray200}, Dark={StaticResource Gray200}}" />