diff --git a/app/backend/systemproperties.cpp b/app/backend/systemproperties.cpp
index 4a10e970..4c1593ee 100644
--- a/app/backend/systemproperties.cpp
+++ b/app/backend/systemproperties.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QLibraryInfo>
 
 #include "streaming/session.h"
 #include "streaming/streamutils.h"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ SystemProperties::SystemProperties()
     hasDesktopEnvironment = WMUtils::isRunningDesktopEnvironment();
     isRunningWayland = WMUtils::isRunningWayland();
     isRunningXWayland = isRunningWayland && QGuiApplication::platformName() == "xcb";
+    usesMaterial3Theme = QLibraryInfo::version() >= QVersionNumber(6, 5, 0);
     QString nativeArch = QSysInfo::currentCpuArchitecture();
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
diff --git a/app/backend/systemproperties.h b/app/backend/systemproperties.h
index 39b1c330..894f4c69 100644
--- a/app/backend/systemproperties.h
+++ b/app/backend/systemproperties.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public:
     Q_PROPERTY(QSize maximumResolution MEMBER maximumResolution CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString versionString MEMBER versionString CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool supportsHdr MEMBER supportsHdr CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool usesMaterial3Theme MEMBER usesMaterial3Theme CONSTANT)
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void refreshDisplays();
     Q_INVOKABLE QRect getNativeResolution(int displayIndex);
@@ -54,5 +55,6 @@ private:
     QList<int> monitorRefreshRates;
     QString versionString;
     bool supportsHdr;
+    bool usesMaterial3Theme;
 };
 
diff --git a/app/gui/AutoResizingComboBox.qml b/app/gui/AutoResizingComboBox.qml
index 0fc64dc8..6b947818 100644
--- a/app/gui/AutoResizingComboBox.qml
+++ b/app/gui/AutoResizingComboBox.qml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.9
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
 
 import SdlGamepadKeyNavigation 1.0
+import SystemProperties 1.0
 
 // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45029968/how-do-i-set-the-combobox-width-to-fit-the-largest-item
 ComboBox {
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ ComboBox {
     popup.onAboutToShow: {
         // Switch to normal navigation for combo boxes
         SdlGamepadKeyNavigation.setUiNavMode(false)
+
+        // Override the popup color to improve contrast with the overridden
+        // Material 2 background color set in main.qml.
+        if (SystemProperties.usesMaterial3Theme) {
+            popup.background.color = "#424242"
+        }
     }
 
     popup.onAboutToHide: {
diff --git a/app/gui/main.qml b/app/gui/main.qml
index 423485cd..7f0a56a3 100644
--- a/app/gui/main.qml
+++ b/app/gui/main.qml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.9
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
 import QtQuick.Window 2.2
+import QtQuick.Controls.Material 2.2
 
 import ComputerManager 1.0
 import AutoUpdateChecker 1.0
@@ -22,6 +23,15 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     width: 1280
     height: 600
 
+    // Override the background color to Material 2 colors for Qt 6.5+
+    // in order to improve contrast between GFE's placeholder box art
+    // and the background of the app grid.
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        if (SystemProperties.usesMaterial3Theme) {
+            Material.background = "#303030"
+        }
+    }
+
     visibility: {
         if (SystemProperties.hasDesktopEnvironment) {
             if (StreamingPreferences.uiDisplayMode == StreamingPreferences.UI_WINDOWED) return "Windowed"