diff --git a/indicator/indicatorhelper_mac.cpp b/indicator/indicatorhelper_mac.cpp
index 22fcc56d6..f15e215da 100644
--- a/indicator/indicatorhelper_mac.cpp
+++ b/indicator/indicatorhelper_mac.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ void IndicatorHelper::systrayIconHook(KStatusNotifierItem &systray)
 {
     const QString iconPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation, QStringLiteral("kdeconnect-icons"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
     if (!iconPath.isNull()) {
-        systray.setIconByName(QStringLiteral("kdeconnectindicatordark"));
+        auto icon = QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("kdeconnectindicator"));
+        icon.setIsMask(true); // Make icon adapt to menu bar color
+        systray.setIconByPixmap(icon);
     } else {
         // We are in macOS dev env, just continue
         qWarning() << "Fail to find indicator icon, continue anyway";
diff --git a/indicator/main.cpp b/indicator/main.cpp
index c102b2147..56e033695 100644
--- a/indicator/main.cpp
+++ b/indicator/main.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     systray.setStandardActionsEnabled(false);
     QObject::connect(&model, &DevicesModel::rowsChanged, &model, [&systray, &model]() {
         const auto count = model.rowCount();
+#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS // On MacOS, setting status to Active disables color theme syncing of the menu icon
         systray.setStatus(count == 0 ? KStatusNotifierItem::Passive : KStatusNotifierItem::Active);
+#endif
         systray.setToolTip(QStringLiteral("kdeconnect"), QStringLiteral("KDE Connect"), i18np("%1 device connected", "%1 devices connected", count));
     });