diff --git a/src/gui/tray/MainWindow.qml b/src/gui/tray/MainWindow.qml
index 1b74eb0b1..f14fa4928 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/MainWindow.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/MainWindow.qml
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         SyncStatus {
             id: syncStatus
 
+            accentColor: Style.accentColor
             visible: !trayWindowMainItem.isUnifiedSearchActive
 
             anchors.top: trayWindowUnifiedSearchInputContainer.bottom
diff --git a/src/gui/tray/NCProgressBar.qml b/src/gui/tray/NCProgressBar.qml
index 93b4d771c..b86d0faf3 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/NCProgressBar.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/NCProgressBar.qml
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Controls
 import Style
 
+// TODO: the current style does not support customization of this control
 ProgressBar {
     id: control
 
+    property color fillColor: Style.ncBlue
+
     background: Rectangle {
         implicitWidth: Style.progressBarWidth
         implicitHeight: Style.progressBarBackgroundHeight
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ ProgressBar {
             width: control.visualPosition * parent.width
             height: parent.height
             radius: Style.progressBarRadius
-            color: palette.dark
+            color: control.fillColor
             border.color: palette.dark
             border.width: Style.progressBarContentBorderWidth
         }
diff --git a/src/gui/tray/SyncStatus.qml b/src/gui/tray/SyncStatus.qml
index e30c6eb63..b482c5586 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/SyncStatus.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/SyncStatus.qml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RowLayout {
     id: root
 
     property alias model: syncStatus
+    property color accentColor: Style.ncBlue
 
     spacing: Style.trayHorizontalMargin
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ RowLayout {
             sourceComponent: NCProgressBar {
                 id: syncProgressBar
                 value: syncStatus.syncProgress
+                fillColor: root.accentColor
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/theme/Style/Style.qml b/theme/Style/Style.qml
index 5e8f83a1c..04dcd57dc 100644
--- a/theme/Style/Style.qml
+++ b/theme/Style/Style.qml
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ QtObject {
     property int progressBarRadius: 4
     property int progressBarContentBorderWidth: 1
     property int progressBarBackgroundBorderWidth: 1
-    property color progressBarContentColor: ncBlue
 
     property int newActivitiesButtonWidth: 150
     property int newActivitiesButtonHeight: 40