diff --git a/client/src/utils/__tests__/svg.test.ts b/client/src/utils/__tests__/svg.test.ts
index 42e40977eb..ec3c0d6ad8 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/__tests__/svg.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/__tests__/svg.test.ts
@@ -79,17 +79,41 @@ describe('isMonochromeSvg', () => {
       expect(isMonochromeSvg(svg)).toBe(true);
     });
 
-    it('does not add an implicit fill for an explicitly stroked path', () => {
+    it('does not add an implicit fill for a stroked open path (no enclosed area)', () => {
       const svg = '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4 12h16" stroke="#333" /></svg>';
       expect(isMonochromeSvg(svg)).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('rejects a closed stroked path that still renders its default black fill', () => {
+      const svg = '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4 4h16v16H4z" stroke="#fff" /></svg>';
+      expect(isMonochromeSvg(svg)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
     it('inherits an ancestor fill instead of assuming the default black', () => {
       const svg = '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g fill="#333"><path d="M4 4h16v16H4z" /></g></svg>';
       expect(isMonochromeSvg(svg)).toBe(true);
     });
   });
 
+  describe('currentColor (a visible, theme-following tone)', () => {
+    it('tints an icon painted entirely with currentColor', () => {
+      const svg = '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" d="M4 4h16v16H4z" /></svg>';
+      expect(isMonochromeSvg(svg)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('preserves currentColor mixed with an explicit light paint', () => {
+      const svg =
+        '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="#fff" /><path fill="currentColor" d="M6 6h12v12H6z" /></svg>';
+      expect(isMonochromeSvg(svg)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('preserves currentColor mixed with a default-black glyph', () => {
+      const svg =
+        '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" d="M2 2h4v4H2z" /><path d="M6 6h12v12H6z" /></svg>';
+      expect(isMonochromeSvg(svg)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('multi-color icons (colors preserved)', () => {
     it('treats a saturated hex color as multi-color', () => {
       const svg = '<svg><path fill="#ff0000" /></svg>';
diff --git a/client/src/utils/svg.ts b/client/src/utils/svg.ts
index 7445106d75..1c8dab13ae 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/svg.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/svg.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
  * with regexes.
  */
 
-/** Color keywords that carry no chromatic information and are ignored. */
-const IGNORABLE_COLORS = new Set(['none', 'transparent', 'inherit', 'currentcolor']);
+/** Color keywords that paint nothing (or defer) and so contribute no tone. */
+const IGNORABLE_COLORS = new Set(['none', 'transparent', 'inherit']);
+
+/** `currentColor` is a visible paint that follows the theme; it has no fixed level. */
+const CURRENT_COLOR = 'currentcolor';
+const CURRENT_COLOR_TONE = -1;
 
 /** Named CSS grayscale colors mapped to their 0-255 level. Unknown names are chromatic. */
 const GRAY_LEVELS = new Map<string, number>([
@@ -269,24 +273,45 @@ function inNonRenderingContainer(el: Element, root: Element): boolean {
 }
 
 /**
- * True when a rendered shape paints with SVG's default black fill: it has no
- * explicit fill or stroke, inherits no fill from an ancestor, and is not a
- * non-rendering template. Such a shape contributes a black tone that explicit
- * paint values alone do not capture. Skipped when a `<style>` block is present,
- * since a CSS rule may color the shape and cannot be resolved without matching.
+ * True when a shape encloses a fillable area, so its default fill is actually
+ * painted. Open paths (and paths with no `d`) enclose nothing, so their default
+ * fill is invisible even when the shape is stroked.
+ */
+function rendersFillArea(el: Element): boolean {
+  const tag = el.nodeName.toLowerCase();
+  if (tag === 'path') {
+    const d = el.getAttribute('d');
+    return d != null && /[zZ]/.test(d);
+  }
+  if (tag === 'text') {
+    return (el.textContent ?? '').trim().length > 0;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * True when a rendered shape paints with SVG's default black fill: it sets no
+ * explicit fill, inherits none from an ancestor, is not a non-rendering template,
+ * and encloses a fillable area. A stroke does not suppress the default fill, so a
+ * closed stroked shape still renders black. Such a shape contributes a black tone
+ * that explicit paint values alone do not capture. Skipped when a `<style>` block
+ * is present, since a CSS rule may color the shape and cannot be resolved without
+ * matching.
  */
 function hasDefaultBlackShape(root: Element): boolean {
   if (root.querySelector('style') != null) {
     return false;
   }
   for (const el of Array.from(root.querySelectorAll(FILLABLE_SHAPES))) {
-    if (readPaint(el, 'fill') != null || readPaint(el, 'stroke') != null) {
+    if (readPaint(el, 'fill') != null) {
       continue;
     }
     if (inheritsExplicitFill(el) || inNonRenderingContainer(el, root)) {
       continue;
     }
-    return true;
+    if (rendersFillArea(el)) {
+      return true;
+    }
   }
   return false;
 }
@@ -312,6 +337,10 @@ export function isMonochromeSvg(svg: string): boolean {
   }
   const levels = new Set<number>();
   for (const color of collectColors(root)) {
+    if (color === CURRENT_COLOR) {
+      levels.add(CURRENT_COLOR_TONE);
+      continue;
+    }
     const level = grayLevel(color);
     if (level === null) {
       return false;