diff --git a/.changeset/popular-carrots-love.md b/.changeset/popular-carrots-love.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22490e0b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/popular-carrots-love.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+Fixed an issue causing `SidebarSubmenu` text to not follow the theme color
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarSubmenu.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarSubmenu.tsx
index 6b6951d023..e05cc90fa9 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarSubmenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/SidebarSubmenu.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles<
     title: {
       fontSize: theme.typography.h5.fontSize,
       fontWeight: theme.typography.fontWeightMedium,
-      color: theme.palette.common.white,
+      color: theme.palette.navigation.color,
       padding: theme.spacing(2.5),
       [theme.breakpoints.down('xs')]: {
         display: 'none',