diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DateTimePickers/TimeOfDayPicker.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DateTimePickers/TimeOfDayPicker.tsx
index 7e0a4d848a8..13c5d69b685 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DateTimePickers/TimeOfDayPicker.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DateTimePickers/TimeOfDayPicker.tsx
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
       '.rc-time-picker-panel-select': {
         fontSize: '14px',
         backgroundColor: bgColor,
+        color: theme.colors.text.secondary,
         borderColor,
         li: {
           outlineWidth: '2px',
@@ -102,10 +103,12 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
             backgroundColor: 'inherit',
             border: `1px solid ${theme.v1.palette.orange}`,
             borderRadius,
+            color: theme.colors.text.primary,
           },
 
           '&:hover': {
             background: optionBgHover,
+            color: theme.colors.text.primary,
           },
 
           '&.rc-time-picker-panel-select-option-disabled': {
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
         backgroundColor: bgColor,
         borderRadius,
         borderColor,
+        color: theme.colors.text.primary,
         height: theme.spacing(4),
 
         '&:focus': getFocusStyles(theme),