diff --git a/src/screens/reader/components/ChapterDrawer/RenderListChapter.tsx b/src/screens/reader/components/ChapterDrawer/RenderListChapter.tsx
index 319570e5..6e7153f9 100644
--- a/src/screens/reader/components/ChapterDrawer/RenderListChapter.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/reader/components/ChapterDrawer/RenderListChapter.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const RenderListChapter = ({
                 ? theme.onSecondaryContainer
                 : item.unread
                 ? theme.onSurface
-                : theme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                : theme.outline,
             },
           ]}
         >
diff --git a/src/screens/reader/components/ChapterDrawer/__tests__/RenderListChapter.test.tsx b/src/screens/reader/components/ChapterDrawer/__tests__/RenderListChapter.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa3d383b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/screens/reader/components/ChapterDrawer/__tests__/RenderListChapter.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react-native';
+import { ChapterInfo } from '@database/types';
+import { ThemeColors } from '@theme/types';
+import RenderListChapter from '../RenderListChapter';
+
+jest.mock('react-native-paper', () => {
+  const { Text } = jest.requireActual('react-native');
+
+  return { Text };
+});
+
+const theme = {
+  onSecondaryContainer: '#111111',
+  onSurface: '#222222',
+  onSurfaceVariant: '#333333',
+  outline: '#444444',
+  rippleColor: '#555555',
+  secondaryContainer: '#666666',
+} as ThemeColors;
+
+const styles = {
+  chapterCtn: {},
+  drawerElementContainer: {},
+  chapterNameCtn: {},
+  releaseDateCtn: {},
+};
+
+const chapter = {
+  id: 1,
+  name: 'Chapter 1',
+  unread: true,
+} as ChapterInfo;
+
+const renderChapter = (item: ChapterInfo, chapterId = 2) =>
+  render(
+    <RenderListChapter
+      item={item}
+      styles={styles}
+      theme={theme}
+      chapterId={chapterId}
+      onPress={jest.fn()}
+    />,
+  );
+
+describe('RenderListChapter', () => {
+  it('uses the on-surface color for an unread chapter', () => {
+    renderChapter(chapter);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(chapter.name)).toHaveStyle({
+      color: theme.onSurface,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('uses the outline color for a read chapter', () => {
+    renderChapter({ ...chapter, unread: false });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(chapter.name)).toHaveStyle({
+      color: theme.outline,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the current-chapter color regardless of read state', () => {
+    renderChapter({ ...chapter, unread: false }, chapter.id);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(chapter.name)).toHaveStyle({
+      color: theme.onSecondaryContainer,
+    });
+  });
+});