diff --git a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.kt b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.kt
index f0223fbaffd1a3720dbe2e939504fe6015ea461b..a9abd17ba3605ae046a238bfae79010451a0f50f 100644
--- a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.kt
+++ b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.IntentSender
 import android.content.res.Configuration
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.Parcelable
 import android.util.TypedValue
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout
 import androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout.DrawerListener
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager
@@ -334,6 +336,7 @@ open class MessageList :
 
     private fun initializeLayout() {
         progressBar = findViewById(R.id.message_list_progress)
+        progressBar?.progressDrawable?.colorFilter = PorterDuffColorFilter(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.color_default_accent), android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN)
         messageViewPlaceHolder = PlaceholderFragment()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/fragment/MessageListFragment.kt b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/fragment/MessageListFragment.kt
index 246f6d9ef0286808eb25f3b95e5e99ebdf1bc616..d9ed537feefc03c78cc394021df82bf1c1c2f087 100644
--- a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/fragment/MessageListFragment.kt
+++ b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/fragment/MessageListFragment.kt
@@ -315,15 +315,16 @@ class MessageListFragment :
     }
 
     private fun setWindowProgress() {
-        var level = 0
         if (currentFolder?.loading == true) {
+            var level = 0
             val folderTotal = activityListener.getFolderTotal()
             if (folderTotal > 0) {
                 level = (MAX_PROGRESS * activityListener.getFolderCompleted() / folderTotal).coerceAtMost(MAX_PROGRESS)
             }
+            fragmentListener.setMessageListProgress(level)
+        } else {
+            fragmentListener.setMessageListProgressEnabled(false)
         }
-
-        fragmentListener.setMessageListProgress(level)
     }
 
     private fun setWindowTitle() {