diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/onboarding/OnboardingIcon.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/onboarding/OnboardingIcon.kt
index 62badd38ae..7b11f52fe5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/onboarding/OnboardingIcon.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/onboarding/OnboardingIcon.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.setBounds
  * Sets the drawableStart of a header in an onboarding card.
  */
 fun TextView.setOnboardingIcon(@DrawableRes id: Int) {
-    val icon = context.getDrawableWithTint(id, context.getColorFromAttr(R.attr.onboardingSelected))?.apply {
+    val icon = context.getDrawableWithTint(id, context.getColorFromAttr(R.attr.iconActive))?.apply {
         val size = context.resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.onboarding_header_icon_height_width)
         setBounds(size)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_onboarding_avatar_anonymous_large.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_onboarding_avatar_anonymous_large.xml
index c8312c4bf2..0f43c6f612 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_onboarding_avatar_anonymous_large.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_onboarding_avatar_anonymous_large.xml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     android:viewportWidth="24"
     android:viewportHeight="24">
   <path
-      android:fillColor="?onboardingSelected"
+      android:fillColor="?iconActive"
       android:pathData="M12 6.5a3 3 0 1 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0-6z" />
   <path
-      android:fillColor="?onboardingSelected"
+      android:fillColor="?iconActive"
       android:pathData="M12 21.5c-5.238 0-9.5-4.262-9.5-9.5S6.762 2.5 12 2.5s9.5 4.262 9.5 9.5-4.262 9.5-9.5 9.5zM12 4c-4.411 0-8 3.589-8 8s3.589 8 8 8 8-3.589 8-8-3.589-8-8-8z" />
   <path
-      android:fillColor="?onboardingSelected"
+      android:fillColor="?iconActive"
       android:pathData="M8.314 14c-0.652 0-1.232 0.269-1.672 0.684A6.014 6.014 0 0 0 12 18a6.355 6.355 0 0 0 1.084-0.104c0.083-0.014 0.165-0.033 0.247-0.051a6.014 6.014 0 0 0 4.027-3.162A2.43 2.43 0 0 0 15.686 14H8.314z" />
 </vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 6caa2a5520..7afa97b0ef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     <attr name="layer3" format="reference" />
     <!-- Small heading, Text link -->
     <attr name="textAccent" format="reference" />
+    <!-- Active tab -->
+    <attr name="iconActive" format="reference" />
 
     <!-- Color palette attributes -->
     <attr name="primaryText" format="reference" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 9aa1c206d0..1b267da89a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     <!-- Secondary icon -->
     <color name="fx_mobile_private_icon_color_secondary" tools:ignore="UnusedResources">@color/photonLightGrey40</color>
     <!-- Active tab -->
-    <color name="fx_mobile_private_icon_color_active" tools:ignore="UnusedResources">@color/photonViolet40</color>
+    <color name="fx_mobile_private_icon_color_active">@color/photonViolet40</color>
     <!-- Disabled icon -->
     <color name="fx_mobile_private_icon_color_disabled" tools:ignore="UnusedResources">@color/photonLightGrey05A40</color>
     <!-- Icon inverted (on color) -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index e7d20b3bc7..3c2de1bf60 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
         <item name="layer3">@color/fx_mobile_layer_color_3</item>
         <!-- Small heading, Text link -->
         <item name="textAccent">@color/fx_mobile_text_color_accent</item>
+        <!-- Active tab -->
+        <item name="iconActive">@color/fx_mobile_icon_color_active</item>
 
         <!-- Active thumb color & Active track color (30% transparency) -->
         <item name="colorControlActivated">@color/accent_high_contrast_normal_theme</item>
@@ -214,6 +216,8 @@
         <item name="layer3">@color/fx_mobile_private_layer_color_3</item>
         <!-- Small heading, Text link -->
         <item name="textAccent">@color/fx_mobile_private_text_color_accent</item>
+        <!-- Active tab -->
+        <item name="iconActive">@color/fx_mobile_private_icon_color_active</item>
 
         <!-- Inactive thumb color -->
         <item name="colorSwitchThumbNormal">@color/toggle_off_knob_dark_theme</item>