diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/buttons/juce_ToggleButton.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/buttons/juce_ToggleButton.h
index 8c10fd0e2c..291a320278 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/buttons/juce_ToggleButton.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/buttons/juce_ToggleButton.h
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ public:
     */
     enum ColourIds
     {
-        textColourId                    = 0x1006501   /**< The colour to use for the button's text. */
+        textColourId            = 0x1006501,  /**< The colour to use for the button's text. */
+        tickColourId            = 0x1006502,  /**< The colour to use for the tick mark. */
+        tickDisabledColourId    = 0x1006503   /**< The colour to use for the disabled tick mark. */
     };
 
 protected:
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.cpp
index 39a2554fd6..a7d2d0bb1a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ LookAndFeel_V2::LookAndFeel_V2()
         TextButton::textColourOffId,                0xff000000,
 
         ToggleButton::textColourId,                 0xff000000,
+        ToggleButton::tickColourId,                 0xff000000,
+        ToggleButton::tickDisabledColourId,         0xff808080,
 
         TextEditor::backgroundColourId,             0xffffffff,
         TextEditor::textColourId,                   0xff000000,
@@ -295,10 +297,11 @@ void LookAndFeel_V2::drawTickBox (Graphics& g, Component& component,
         tick.lineTo (3.0f, 6.0f);
         tick.lineTo (6.0f, 0.0f);
 
-        g.setColour (isEnabled ? Colours::black : Colours::grey);
+        g.setColour (component.findColour (isEnabled ? ToggleButton::tickColourId
+                                                     : ToggleButton::tickDisabledColourId));
 
         const AffineTransform trans (AffineTransform::scale (w / 9.0f, h / 9.0f)
-                                         .translated (x, y));
+                                                     .translated (x, y));
 
         g.strokePath (tick, PathStrokeType (2.5f), trans);
     }