diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7011d40f..74e9252c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 byobu (5.111) unreleased; urgency=medium
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/lib/byobu/battery:
+    - battery color when black-on-red is hard to read; change to
+      white on red.
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 29 Jul 2016 12:29:07 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/battery b/usr/lib/byobu/battery
index 067871c9..d6cc0b85 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/battery
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/battery
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ __battery() {
 	if [ $rem -ge 0 ] && [ $full -gt 0 ]; then
 		percent=$(((100*$rem)/$full))
 		if [ "$percent" -lt 33 ]; then
-			color="R k"
-			bcolor="b R k"
+			color="R w"
+			bcolor="b R w"
 		elif [ "$percent" -lt 67 ]; then
 			color="Y k"
 			bcolor="b Y k"