diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 78a2f4163bf..01b38807d7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ We refer to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues) by using `#
 - After successful import of one or multiple bib entries the main table scrolls to the first imported entry [#5383](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5383)
 - We fixed an exception which occurred when an invalid jstyle was loaded. [#5452](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5452)
 - We fixed an error where the preview theme did not adapt to the "Dark" mode [#5463](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5463)
+- We fixed an issue where the merge dialog showed the wrong text colour in "Dark" mode [#5516](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5516)
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Dark.css b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Dark.css
index b9ec0058a23..cde1709d0ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Dark.css
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Dark.css
@@ -55,3 +55,12 @@
     background-color: #272b38; /* -fx-control-inner-background*/
     color : #7d8591; /* -fx-mid-text-color*/
 }
+
+.text-unchanged {
+    -fx-fill: -fx-light-text-color;
+}
+
+.radio-button > .radio {
+    -fx-background-color: -fx-light-text-color, -fx-control-inner-background;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MergeEntries.css b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MergeEntries.css
index 9c110d24857..4481810193c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MergeEntries.css
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MergeEntries.css
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
     -fx-fill: darkgreen;
 }
 
-.text-unchanged {
-
-}
-
 .text-added {
     -fx-fill: blue;
 }
@@ -13,3 +9,4 @@
 .text-removed {
     -fx-fill: red;
 }
+