diff --git a/DroidFish/res/layout-land/main.xml b/DroidFish/res/layout-land/main.xml
index e0da02e..c1f108e 100644
--- a/DroidFish/res/layout-land/main.xml
+++ b/DroidFish/res/layout-land/main.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/thinking"
+                    android:tag="thinking"
                     android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
                     android:includeFontPadding="true"
diff --git a/DroidFish/res/layout/main.xml b/DroidFish/res/layout/main.xml
index 651326a..68725da 100644
--- a/DroidFish/res/layout/main.xml
+++ b/DroidFish/res/layout/main.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content">
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/thinking"
+                android:tag="thinking"
                 android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
                 android:includeFontPadding="true"
diff --git a/DroidFish/res/layout/main_left_handed.xml b/DroidFish/res/layout/main_left_handed.xml
index 6e2f7f4..2ea5aad 100644
--- a/DroidFish/res/layout/main_left_handed.xml
+++ b/DroidFish/res/layout/main_left_handed.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/thinking"
+                    android:tag="thinking"
                     android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
                     android:includeFontPadding="true"
diff --git a/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/Util.java b/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/Util.java
index 6c26f69..bf0d7b4 100644
--- a/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/Util.java
+++ b/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/Util.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.petero.droidfish.gamelogic.Position;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -127,7 +128,14 @@ public final class Util {
         if (!excludedItems) {
             if ("drawer".equals(tag))
                 return;
-            v.setBackgroundColor(bg);
+            int c = bg;
+            if ("thinking".equals(tag)) {
+                float[] hsv = new float[3];
+                Color.colorToHSV(c, hsv);
+                hsv[2] += hsv[2] > 0.5f ? -0.1f : 0.1f;
+                c = Color.HSVToColor(Color.alpha(c), hsv);
+            }
+            v.setBackgroundColor(c);
         }
         if (v instanceof ListView)
             ((ListView) v).setCacheColorHint(bg);