diff --git a/community-resources/src/idea/IdeaApplicationInfo.xml b/community-resources/src/idea/IdeaApplicationInfo.xml
index 22d5c616bac0..e99d21cf4c23 100644
--- a/community-resources/src/idea/IdeaApplicationInfo.xml
+++ b/community-resources/src/idea/IdeaApplicationInfo.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <build number="__BUILD_NUMBER__" date="__BUILD_DATE__"/>
   <install-over minbuild="123.1" maxbuild="123.9999" version="12"/>
   <logo url="/idea_community_logo.png" textcolor="ffffff" progressColor="ffaa16" progressY="230" progressTailIcon="/community_progress_tail.png"/>
-  <about url="/idea_community_about.png"/>
+  <about url="/idea_community_about.png" foreground="ffffff"/>
   <icon size32="/icon_CE.png" size16="/icon_CEsmall.png" size32opaque="/icon_CEwhite.png" size12="/toolwindows/toolWindowProject.png"/>
   <package code="__PACKAGE_CODE__"/>
   <names product="IDEA" fullname="IntelliJ IDEA" script="idea"/>
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/AboutDialog.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/AboutDialog.java
index ebc6a994c3ca..2c37fa367136 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/AboutDialog.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/AboutDialog.java
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ public class AboutDialog extends JDialog {
       public void render(int indentX, int indentY, List<AboutBoxLine> lines) throws OverflowException {
         x = indentX;
         y = indentY;
-        g2.setColor(Color.white); //todo[kb] move to ApplicationInfo.xml
+        ApplicationInfoEx appInfo = (ApplicationInfoEx)ApplicationInfo.getInstance();
+        g2.setColor(appInfo.getAboutForeground());
         for (int i = 0; i < lines.size(); i++) {
           AboutBoxLine line = lines.get(i);
           final String s = line.getText();
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ex/ApplicationInfoEx.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ex/ApplicationInfoEx.java
index 12cf9a12453a..0f59f64bb033 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ex/ApplicationInfoEx.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ex/ApplicationInfoEx.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2009 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ public abstract class ApplicationInfoEx extends ApplicationInfo {
 
   public abstract String getMacKeymapUrl();
 
+  public abstract Color getAboutForeground();
+
   public interface UpdateUrls {
     String getCheckingUrl();
     String getPatchesUrl();
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/ApplicationInfoImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/ApplicationInfoImpl.java
index 1c93b3849f38..fc39f7044666 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/ApplicationInfoImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/ApplicationInfoImpl.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class ApplicationInfoImpl extends ApplicationInfoEx implements JDOMExtern
   private String myCompanyName = "JetBrains s.r.o.";
   private String myCompanyUrl = "http://www.jetbrains.com/";
   private Color myProgressColor = null;
+  private Color myAboutForeground = Color.black;
   private Icon myProgressTailIcon = null;
 
   private int myProgressY = 350;
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ public class ApplicationInfoImpl extends ApplicationInfoEx implements JDOMExtern
   @NonNls private static final String ATTRIBUTE_URL = "url";
   @NonNls private static final String ATTRIBUTE_TEXT_COLOR = "textcolor";
   @NonNls private static final String ATTRIBUTE_PROGRESS_COLOR = "progressColor";
+  @NonNls private static final String ATTRIBUTE_ABOUT_FOREGROUND_COLOR = "foreground";
   @NonNls private static final String ATTRIBUTE_PROGRESS_Y = "progressY";
   @NonNls private static final String ATTRIBUTE_PROGRESS_TAIL_ICON = "progressTailIcon";
   @NonNls private static final String ELEMENT_ABOUT = "about";
@@ -326,6 +328,11 @@ public class ApplicationInfoImpl extends ApplicationInfoEx implements JDOMExtern
     return myMacKeymapUrl;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Color getAboutForeground() {
+    return myAboutForeground;
+  }
+
   public String getFullApplicationName() {
     @NonNls StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
     buffer.append(getVersionName());
@@ -444,6 +451,11 @@ public class ApplicationInfoImpl extends ApplicationInfoEx implements JDOMExtern
     Element aboutLogoElement = parentNode.getChild(ELEMENT_ABOUT);
     if (aboutLogoElement != null) {
       myAboutImageUrl = aboutLogoElement.getAttributeValue(ATTRIBUTE_URL);
+      
+      String v = aboutLogoElement.getAttributeValue(ATTRIBUTE_ABOUT_FOREGROUND_COLOR);
+        if (v != null) {
+          myAboutForeground = parseColor(v);
+        }
     }
 
     Element iconElement = parentNode.getChild(ELEMENT_ICON);