diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d1ef476..18a99e4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ libfm-qt (0.13.1-5ubuntu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Update Vcs-* and maintainer for maintaining by Lubuntu.
   * Add LXQt Archiver integration.
   * Fix failure to open smb:// caused by incorrect file info handling.
+  * Use the window text color for the places pane.
 
  -- Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 13 Jul 2018 23:59:59 -0500
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/fix-places-font-color.patch b/debian/patches/fix-places-font-color.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5e2a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/fix-places-font-color.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+Description: Use window text color for places view
+Author: tsujan <tsujan2000@gmail.com>
+Origin: upstream
+Bug: https://github.com/lxqt/pcmanfm-qt/issues/696
+Applied-Upstream: commit:87df010
+Last-Update: 2018-07-14
+--- a/src/folderitemdelegate.cpp
++++ b/src/folderitemdelegate.cpp
+@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ QWidget* FolderItemDelegate::createEdito
+         // ensure that its background isn't transparent (on the side-pane)
+         QWidget* editor = QStyledItemDelegate::createEditor(parent, option, index);
+         QPalette p = editor->palette();
+-        p.setColor(QPalette::Base, QApplication::palette().color(QPalette::Base));
++        p.setColor(QPalette::Text, qApp->palette().text().color());
++        p.setColor(QPalette::Base, qApp->palette().color(QPalette::Base));
+         editor->setPalette(p);
+         return editor;
+     }
+--- a/src/placesview.cpp
++++ b/src/placesview.cpp
+@@ -131,13 +131,6 @@ PlacesView::PlacesView(QWidget* parent):
+     setHeaderHidden(true);
+     setIndentation(12);
+ 
+-    /* merge with the surroundings */
+-    setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
+-    QPalette p = palette();
+-    p.setColor(QPalette::Base, QColor(Qt::transparent));
+-    setPalette(p);
+-    viewport()->setAutoFillBackground(false);
+-
+     connect(this, &QTreeView::clicked, this, &PlacesView::onClicked);
+     connect(this, &QTreeView::pressed, this, &PlacesView::onPressed);
+ 
+--- a/src/sidepane.cpp
++++ b/src/sidepane.cpp
+@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ void SidePane::setMode(Mode mode) {
+     switch(mode) {
+     case ModePlaces: {
+         PlacesView* placesView = new Fm::PlacesView(this);
++
++        // visually merge it with its surroundings
++        placesView->setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
++        QPalette p = placesView->palette();
++        p.setColor(QPalette::Base, QColor(Qt::transparent));
++        p.setColor(QPalette::Text, p.color(QPalette::WindowText));
++        placesView->setPalette(p);
++        placesView->viewport()->setAutoFillBackground(false);
++
+         view_ = placesView;
+         placesView->restoreHiddenItems(restorableHiddenPlaces_);
+         placesView->setIconSize(iconSize_);
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index afefa13..9ddbc5f 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 add-lxqt-archiver-integration.patch
 fix-incorrect-file-info-handling-1.patch
 fix-incorrect-file-info-handling-2.patch
+fix-places-font-color.patch