diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml b/Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml
index e8f01956..13a64b07 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 				<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource TextControlForeground}" />
 				<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
 			</ControlTheme>
+			<ControlTheme x:Key="{x:Type DataGridCell}" TargetType="DataGridCell" BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type DataGridCell}}">
+				<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource TextControlForeground}" />
+			</ControlTheme>
 			<ResourceDictionary.ThemeDictionaries>
 				<ResourceDictionary x:Key="Light">
 					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="SeriesEntryGridBackgroundBrush" Opacity="0.3" Color="#abffab" />
diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/DialogWindow.cs b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/DialogWindow.cs
index 38dcd109..a5f7c15e 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/DialogWindow.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/DialogWindow.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
+using Avalonia.Styling;
 using LibationFileManager;
 using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 			Closing += DialogWindow_Closing;
 
 			UseCustomTitleBar = Configuration.IsWindows;
+
+			if (Design.IsDesignMode)
+				RequestedThemeVariant = ThemeVariant.Dark;
 		}
 
 		private bool fixedMinHeight = false;
diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/EditQuickFilters.axaml.cs b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/EditQuickFilters.axaml.cs
index 3a506658..48b4a14d 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/EditQuickFilters.axaml.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/EditQuickFilters.axaml.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 		public EditQuickFilters()
 		{
 			InitializeComponent();
+			if (Design.IsDesignMode)
+			{
+				Filters = new ObservableCollection<Filter>([
+					new Filter { Name = "Filter 1", FilterString = "[filter1 string]" },
+					new Filter { Name = "Filter 2", FilterString = "[filter2 string]" },
+					new Filter { Name = "Filter 3", FilterString = "[filter3 string]" },
+					new Filter { Name = "Filter 4", FilterString = "[filter4 string]" }
+					]);
+				DataContext = this;
+				return;
+			}
 
 			// WARNING: accounts persister will write ANY EDIT to object immediately to file
 			// here: copy strings and dispose of persister