diff --git a/doc/classes/FileDialog.xml b/doc/classes/FileDialog.xml
index 0484d69eda3..e2226cf128b 100644
--- a/doc/classes/FileDialog.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/FileDialog.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 		<theme_item name="file_icon_modulate" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )">
 			The color modulation applied to the file icon.
 		</theme_item>
-		<theme_item name="files_disabled" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color( 0, 0, 0, 0.7 )">
+		<theme_item name="files_disabled" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color( 1, 1, 1, 0.25 )">
 			The color tint for disabled files (when the [FileDialog] is used in open folder mode).
 		</theme_item>
 		<theme_item name="folder_icon_modulate" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )">
diff --git a/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp b/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
index 3a13494c0fc..1616968228e 100644
--- a/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ void fill_default_theme(Ref<Theme> &theme, const Ref<Font> &default_font, const
 	theme->set_icon("file", "FileDialog", make_icon(icon_file_png));
 	theme->set_color("folder_icon_modulate", "FileDialog", Color(1, 1, 1));
 	theme->set_color("file_icon_modulate", "FileDialog", Color(1, 1, 1));
-	theme->set_color("files_disabled", "FileDialog", Color(0, 0, 0, 0.7));
+	theme->set_color("files_disabled", "FileDialog", Color(1, 1, 1, 0.25));
 
 	// ColorPicker