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diff --git a/res/drawable/s_marked.svg b/res/drawable/s_marked.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..326c9691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable/s_marked.svg
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diff --git a/res/drawable/s_menu_marked.svg b/res/drawable/s_menu_marked.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..953fb905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable/s_menu_marked.svg
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diff --git a/res/menu/headlines_menu.xml b/res/menu/headlines_menu.xml
index 32ecae81..205e5648 100644
--- a/res/menu/headlines_menu.xml
+++ b/res/menu/headlines_menu.xml
@@ -2,19 +2,16 @@
 
     <item
         android:id="@+id/selection_toggle_unread"
-        android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_recent_history"
         android:showAsAction=""
         android:title="@string/context_selection_toggle_unread"/>
 
     <item
         android:id="@+id/selection_toggle_marked"
-        android:icon="@android:drawable/star_off"
         android:showAsAction=""
         android:title="@string/context_selection_toggle_marked"/>
 
     <item
         android:id="@+id/selection_toggle_published"
-        android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_rss"
         android:showAsAction=""
         android:title="@string/context_selection_toggle_published"/>
 
diff --git a/res/menu/main_menu.xml b/res/menu/main_menu.xml
index 719f004c..25917298 100644
--- a/res/menu/main_menu.xml
+++ b/res/menu/main_menu.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
             <item
                 android:id="@+id/selection_toggle_marked"
-                android:icon="@android:drawable/star_off"
+                android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_marked"
                 android:showAsAction=""
                 android:title="@string/selection_toggle_marked"/>
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
             <item
                 android:id="@+id/toggle_marked"
-                android:icon="@android:drawable/star_off"
+                android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_marked"
                 android:showAsAction=""
                 android:title="@string/article_toggle_marked"/>