diff --git a/quickstep/res/drawable/taskbar_icon_click_feedback_roundrect.xml b/quickstep/res/drawable/taskbar_icon_click_feedback_roundrect.xml
index d6160de..534f241 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/drawable/taskbar_icon_click_feedback_roundrect.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/drawable/taskbar_icon_click_feedback_roundrect.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   -->
 
 <ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:color="@color/taskbar_icon_selection_ripple">
+    android:color="@color/taskbar_nav_icon_selection_ripple">
     <item android:id="@android:id/mask">
         <shape android:shape="rectangle">
             <solid android:color="@android:color/white" />
diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar_nav_button.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar_nav_button.xml
index 4ffb8d8..aea4885 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar_nav_button.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar_nav_button.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 -->
 <ImageView
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:layout_width="@dimen/taskbar_nav_buttons_size"
     android:layout_height="@dimen/taskbar_nav_buttons_size"
     android:background="@drawable/taskbar_icon_click_feedback_roundrect"
-    android:scaleType="center"/>
\ No newline at end of file
+    android:scaleType="center"
+    android:tint="@color/taskbar_nav_icon_light_color"
+    tools:ignore="UseAppTint" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml b/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
index f237d26..671a617 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
 
     <!-- Taskbar -->
     <color name="taskbar_background">@color/overview_scrim_dark</color>
-    <color name="taskbar_icon_selection_ripple">#E0E0E0</color>
-
+    <color name="taskbar_nav_icon_selection_ripple">#E0E0E0</color>
+    <color name="taskbar_nav_icon_light_color">#ffffff</color>
+    <!-- The dark navigation button color is only used in the rare cases that taskbar isn't drawing
+    its background and the underlying app has requested dark buttons. -->
+    <color name="taskbar_nav_icon_dark_color">#99000000</color>
     <color name="taskbar_stashed_handle_light_color">#EBffffff</color>
     <color name="taskbar_stashed_handle_dark_color">#99000000</color>
 
-    <color name="rotation_button_light_color">#FFF</color>
-    <color name="rotation_button_dark_color">#99000000</color>
-
     <!-- Gesture navigation tutorial -->
     <color name="gesture_tutorial_back_arrow_color">#FFFFFFFF</color>
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index 4b6dacd..787aa19 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
 
-import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_NAVIGATION_BAR_PANEL;
-
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.VIEW_TRANSLATE_X;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarNavButtonController.BUTTON_A11Y;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarNavButtonController.BUTTON_A11Y_LONG_CLICK;
@@ -36,11 +34,11 @@
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_OVERVIEW_DISABLED;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_QUICK_SETTINGS_EXPANDED;
 
+import android.animation.ArgbEvaluator;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.annotation.DrawableRes;
 import android.annotation.IdRes;
 import android.annotation.LayoutRes;
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.Region;
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@
 
     private View.OnLongClickListener mA11yLongClickListener;
     private final ArrayList<StatePropertyHolder> mPropertyHolders = new ArrayList<>();
-    private final ArrayList<View> mAllButtons = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final ArrayList<ImageView> mAllButtons = new ArrayList<>();
     private int mState;
 
     private final TaskbarActivityContext mContext;
@@ -103,11 +101,17 @@
     // Used for IME+A11Y buttons
     private final ViewGroup mEndContextualContainer;
     private final ViewGroup mStartContextualContainer;
+    private final int mLightIconColor;
+    private final int mDarkIconColor;
 
     private final AnimatedFloat mTaskbarNavButtonTranslationY = new AnimatedFloat(
             this::updateNavButtonTranslationY);
     private final AnimatedFloat mNavButtonTranslationYMultiplier = new AnimatedFloat(
             this::updateNavButtonTranslationY);
+    private final AnimatedFloat mTaskbarNavButtonDarkIntensity = new AnimatedFloat(
+            this::updateNavButtonDarkIntensity);
+    private final AnimatedFloat mNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier = new AnimatedFloat(
+            this::updateNavButtonDarkIntensity);
     private final RotationButtonListener mRotationButtonListener = new RotationButtonListener();
 
     private final Rect mFloatingRotationButtonBounds = new Rect();
@@ -125,6 +129,9 @@
         mNavButtonContainer = mNavButtonsView.findViewById(R.id.end_nav_buttons);
         mEndContextualContainer = mNavButtonsView.findViewById(R.id.end_contextual_buttons);
         mStartContextualContainer = mNavButtonsView.findViewById(R.id.start_contextual_buttons);
+
+        mLightIconColor = context.getColor(R.color.taskbar_nav_icon_light_color);
+        mDarkIconColor = context.getColor(R.color.taskbar_nav_icon_dark_color);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -379,6 +386,16 @@
         return mTaskbarNavButtonTranslationY;
     }
 
+    /** Use to set the dark intensity for the all nav+contextual buttons */
+    public AnimatedFloat getTaskbarNavButtonDarkIntensity() {
+        return mTaskbarNavButtonDarkIntensity;
+    }
+
+    /** Use to determine whether to use the dark intensity requested by the underlying app */
+    public AnimatedFloat getNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier() {
+        return mNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Does not call {@link #applyState()}. Don't forget to!
      */
@@ -402,6 +419,16 @@
                 * mNavButtonTranslationYMultiplier.value);
     }
 
+    private void updateNavButtonDarkIntensity() {
+        float darkIntensity = mTaskbarNavButtonDarkIntensity.value
+                * mNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier.value;
+        int iconColor = (int) ArgbEvaluator.getInstance().evaluate(darkIntensity, mLightIconColor,
+                mDarkIconColor);
+        for (ImageView button : mAllButtons) {
+            button.setImageTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(iconColor));
+        }
+    }
+
     private ImageView addButton(@DrawableRes int drawableId, @TaskbarButton int buttonType,
             ViewGroup parent, TaskbarNavButtonController navButtonController, @IdRes int id) {
         return addButton(drawableId, buttonType, parent, navButtonController, id,
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 55e9887..508ca4e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@
                 buttonController,
                 new NavbarButtonsViewController(this, navButtonsView),
                 new RotationButtonController(this,
-                        c.getColor(R.color.rotation_button_light_color),
-                        c.getColor(R.color.rotation_button_dark_color),
+                        c.getColor(R.color.taskbar_nav_icon_light_color),
+                        c.getColor(R.color.taskbar_nav_icon_dark_color),
                         R.drawable.ic_sysbar_rotate_button_ccw_start_0,
                         R.drawable.ic_sysbar_rotate_button_ccw_start_90,
                         R.drawable.ic_sysbar_rotate_button_cw_start_0,
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@
         mControllers.rotationButtonController.onBehaviorChanged(displayId, behavior);
     }
 
+    public void onNavButtonsDarkIntensityChanged(float darkIntensity) {
+        mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.getTaskbarNavButtonDarkIntensity()
+                .updateValue(darkIntensity);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Updates the TaskbarContainer to MATCH_PARENT vs original Taskbar size.
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
index 81039d4..248c40d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarDragLayerController.java
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 
     // Initialized in init.
     private TaskbarControllers mControllers;
+    private AnimatedFloat mNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier;
+
+    private float mLastSetBackgroundAlpha;
 
     public TaskbarDragLayerController(TaskbarActivityContext activity,
             TaskbarDragLayer taskbarDragLayer) {
@@ -65,6 +68,9 @@
         mControllers = controllers;
         mTaskbarDragLayer.init(new TaskbarDragLayerCallbacks());
 
+        mNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier = mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController
+                .getNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier();
+
         mBgTaskbar.value = 1;
         mKeyguardBgTaskbar.value = 1;
         mNotificationShadeBgTaskbar.value = 1;
@@ -114,13 +120,22 @@
         final float bgNavbar = mBgNavbar.value;
         final float bgTaskbar = mBgTaskbar.value * mKeyguardBgTaskbar.value
                 * mNotificationShadeBgTaskbar.value;
-        mTaskbarDragLayer.setTaskbarBackgroundAlpha(
-                mBgOverride.value * Math.max(bgNavbar, bgTaskbar)
-        );
+        mLastSetBackgroundAlpha = mBgOverride.value * Math.max(bgNavbar, bgTaskbar);
+        mTaskbarDragLayer.setTaskbarBackgroundAlpha(mLastSetBackgroundAlpha);
+
+        updateNavBarDarkIntensityMultiplier();
     }
 
     private void updateBackgroundOffset() {
         mTaskbarDragLayer.setTaskbarBackgroundOffset(mBgOffset.value);
+
+        updateNavBarDarkIntensityMultiplier();
+    }
+
+    private void updateNavBarDarkIntensityMultiplier() {
+        // Zero out the app-requested dark intensity when we're drawing our own background.
+        float effectiveBgAlpha = mLastSetBackgroundAlpha * (1 - mBgOffset.value);
+        mNavButtonDarkIntensityMultiplier.updateValue(1 - effectiveBgAlpha);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
index 19fdca1..8a0e39f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarManager.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
-import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController.Info;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SettingsCache;
@@ -273,6 +272,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public void onNavButtonsDarkIntensityChanged(float darkIntensity) {
+        if (mTaskbarActivityContext != null) {
+            mTaskbarActivityContext.onNavButtonsDarkIntensityChanged(darkIntensity);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called when the manager is no longer needed
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index 4bb666e..e1894ae 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -281,6 +281,12 @@
                     .onSystemBarAttributesChanged(displayId, behavior));
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void onNavButtonsDarkIntensityChanged(float darkIntensity) {
+            executeForTaskbarManager(() -> mTaskbarManager
+                    .onNavButtonsDarkIntensityChanged(darkIntensity));
+        }
+
         private void executeForTaskbarManager(final Runnable r) {
             MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
                 if (mTaskbarManager == null) {