diff --git a/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss b/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss
index 2b87181b1e..e62c354491 100644
--- a/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_CallView {
     border-radius: 10px;
-    background-color: $input-lighter-bg-color;
+    background-color: $voipcall-plinth-color;
     padding-left: 8px;
     padding-right: 8px;
     // XXX: CallContainer sets pointer-events: none - should probably be set back in a better place
diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index 76cc5e2df9..1b7ff9598d 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 $header-divider-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 
+// this probably shouldn't have it's own colour
+$voipcall-plinth-color: #21262c;
+
 // ********************
 
 $theme-button-bg-color: #e3e8f0;
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
index 716d8c7385..932a37b46e 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 $header-divider-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 
+// this probably shouldn't have it's own colour
+$voipcall-plinth-color: #f2f5f8;
+
 // ********************
 
 $theme-button-bg-color: #e3e8f0;
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
index 8c42c5c97f..dba8fa6415 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: #91a1c0;
 $header-divider-color: #91a1c0;
 
+// this probably shouldn't have it's own colour
+$voipcall-plinth-color: #f2f5f8;
+
 // ********************
 
 $theme-button-bg-color: #e3e8f0;
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index 5437a6de1c..f89b9f2c75 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: #91A1C0;
 $header-divider-color: #91A1C0;
 
+// this probably shouldn't have it's own colour
+$voipcall-plinth-color: #f2f5f8;
+
 // ********************
 
 $theme-button-bg-color: #e3e8f0;