diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 3bb1fe433c..4e35d08921 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 		<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark</item>
 		<item name="colorAccent">@color/color_accent</item>
 		<item name="android:alertDialogTheme">@style/Theme.ownCloud.Dialog</item>
+		<item name="alertDialogTheme">@style/ownCloud.AlertDialog</item>
 	</style>
 
 	<!-- seperate action bar style for activities without an action bar -->
@@ -38,12 +39,22 @@
 		<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark</item>
 		<item name="colorAccent">@color/color_accent</item>
 		<item name="android:alertDialogTheme">@style/Theme.ownCloud.Dialog</item>
+		<item name="alertDialogTheme">@style/ownCloud.AlertDialog</item>
     </style>
 
 	<style name="Theme.ownCloud.noActionBar.Login" parent="Theme.ownCloud.noActionBar">
 		<item name="colorAccent">@color/white</item>
 	</style>
 
+	<style name="ownCloud.AlertDialog" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog.Alert">
+		<item name="colorAccent">@color/color_accent</item>
+		<item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/primary</item>
+	</style>
+
+	<style name="ownCloud.Dialog" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog">
+		
+	</style>
+
 	<style name="ownCloud.Button" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button">
 		<item name="colorButtonNormal">@color/primary</item>
 	</style>
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
index 6c8c219bc0..c9545cf60a 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import android.accounts.Account;
 import android.accounts.AccountManager;
 import android.accounts.AuthenticatorException;
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/Uploader.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/Uploader.java
index 3a55cdc504..8ff505bc98 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/Uploader.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/Uploader.java
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ import java.util.Vector;
 
 import android.accounts.Account;
 import android.accounts.AccountManager;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
-import android.app.AlertDialog.Builder;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog.Builder;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.app.ProgressDialog;
 import android.content.Context;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ChangelogDialog.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ChangelogDialog.java
index 83c6053b10..56df50edc2 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ChangelogDialog.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ChangelogDialog.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 package com.owncloud.android.ui.dialog;
 
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ConflictsResolveDialog.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ConflictsResolveDialog.java
index 7c5f2b281a..dc22812516 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ConflictsResolveDialog.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ConflictsResolveDialog.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 package com.owncloud.android.ui.dialog;
 
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/CreateFolderDialogFragment.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/CreateFolderDialogFragment.java
index ac1e312d49..7b58f4d863 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/CreateFolderDialogFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/CreateFolderDialogFragment.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import com.owncloud.android.datamodel.OCFile;
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.resources.files.FileUtils;
 import com.owncloud.android.ui.activity.ComponentsGetter;
 
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/CredentialsDialogFragment.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/CredentialsDialogFragment.java
index c12b9dd7f2..609f7215a5 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/CredentialsDialogFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/CredentialsDialogFragment.java
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ package com.owncloud.android.ui.dialog;
 import com.owncloud.android.R;
 import com.owncloud.android.authentication.AuthenticatorActivity;
 
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
-import android.app.AlertDialog.Builder;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog.Builder;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.DialogFragment;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/RenameFileDialogFragment.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/RenameFileDialogFragment.java
index d4bf31c2c5..24e1b14d50 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/RenameFileDialogFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/RenameFileDialogFragment.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ package com.owncloud.android.ui.dialog;
  * 
  *  Triggers the rename operation. 
  */
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ShareLinkToDialog.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ShareLinkToDialog.java
index 29b591d201..a315a1d5f2 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ShareLinkToDialog.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/ShareLinkToDialog.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/SharePasswordDialogFragment.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/SharePasswordDialogFragment.java
index d2d29fef6e..d069b5a0bc 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/SharePasswordDialogFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/SharePasswordDialogFragment.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 package com.owncloud.android.ui.dialog;
 
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/UploadSourceDialogFragment.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/UploadSourceDialogFragment.java
index 7eb861c9b7..5b01c8f7e0 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/UploadSourceDialogFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/dialog/UploadSourceDialogFragment.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 package com.owncloud.android.ui.dialog;
 
 import android.accounts.Account;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/preview/PreviewMediaFragment.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/preview/PreviewMediaFragment.java
index d87b82cbec..679308a2ef 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/preview/PreviewMediaFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/preview/PreviewMediaFragment.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package com.owncloud.android.ui.preview;
 
 import android.accounts.Account;
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/preview/PreviewVideoActivity.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/preview/PreviewVideoActivity.java
index 938d52d484..42b7fb28dc 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/preview/PreviewVideoActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/preview/PreviewVideoActivity.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import com.owncloud.android.media.MediaService;
 import com.owncloud.android.ui.activity.FileActivity;
 
 import android.accounts.Account;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.media.MediaPlayer;