diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 506fb61..e5fd752 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     <style name="DetailActivityTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
         <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/ContactsActionBarStyle</item>
         <item name="android:actionBarItemBackground">@drawable/action_bar_item_background</item>
+        <item name="android:actionBarWidgetTheme">@style/ContactsActionBarTheme</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/primary_text_color</item>
         <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/secondary_text_color</item>
     </style>
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
     <style name="EditorActivityTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
         <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/ContactsActionBarStyle</item>
         <item name="android:actionBarItemBackground">@drawable/action_bar_item_background</item>
+        <item name="android:actionBarWidgetTheme">@style/ContactsActionBarTheme</item>
         <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/primary_text_color</item>
         <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/secondary_text_color</item>
@@ -171,13 +173,21 @@
 
     <style name="ContactsActionBarTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo">
         <item name="android:textColorHint">#CCCCCC</item>
+        <item name="android:textColor">@android:color/black</item>
+        <item name="android:popupMenuStyle">@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.PopupMenu</item>
+        <item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">@style/ListViewDropdownStyle</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="ContactsActionBarTabView" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.ActionBar.TabView">
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/action_bar_tab</item>
     </style>
 
+    <style name="ListViewDropdownStyle" parent="@android:style/Widget.ListView.DropDown">
+        <item name="android:listSelector">?android:attr/listChoiceBackgroundIndicator</item>
+    </style>
+
     <style name="ContactPickerTheme" parent="@style/PeopleTheme" />
+
     <style name="ContactPickerLayout" parent="ContactPickerTheme">
         <item name="android:layout_width">match_parent</item>
         <item name="android:layout_height">match_parent</item>