diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css
index 9296ab3a7d8..e7f42cd8bb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css
@@ -646,6 +646,10 @@
     -fx-fill: -jr-search-text;
 }
 
+.file-row-text:opacity{
+    -fx-fill: derive(-jr-search-text, 70%);
+}
+
 .combo-box-base {
     -fx-background-color: -fx-outer-border, -fx-control-inner-background;
     -fx-background-insets: 0, 1;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java
index 0c40f927eea..79993c07758 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ public class LinkedFileViewModel extends AbstractViewModel {
     private final XmpPreferences xmpPreferences;
     private final LinkedFileHandler linkedFileHandler;
     private final ExternalFileTypes externalFileTypes;
-    private final DoubleProperty opacityProperty = new SimpleDoubleProperty(1.0);
 
     private final Validator fileExistsValidator;
 
@@ -177,12 +176,10 @@ public JabRefIcon getTypeIcon() {
 
     public void markAsAutomaticallyFound() {
         isAutomaticallyFound.setValue(true);
-        opacityProperty.setValue(0.7);
     }
 
     public void acceptAsLinked() {
         isAutomaticallyFound.setValue(false);
-        opacityProperty.setValue(1.0);
     }
 
     public Observable[] getObservables() {
@@ -511,12 +508,4 @@ public LinkedFile getFile() {
     public ValidationStatus fileExistsValidationStatus() {
         return fileExistsValidator.getValidationStatus();
     }
-
-    public DoubleProperty opacityProperty() {
-        return opacityProperty;
-    }
-
-    public void setOpacityProperty(double v) {
-        opacityProperty.setValue(v);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditor.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditor.java
index d568a620e22..aa42587c8c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditor.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
+import javafx.css.PseudoClass;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.Parent;
@@ -137,12 +138,16 @@ private void handleOnDragDropped(LinkedFileViewModel originalItem, DragEvent eve
     }
 
     private static Node createFileDisplay(LinkedFileViewModel linkedFile) {
+        PseudoClass opacity = PseudoClass.getPseudoClass("opacity");
+
         Node icon = linkedFile.getTypeIcon().getGraphicNode();
         icon.setOnMouseClicked(event -> linkedFile.open());
+
         Text link = new Text();
-        link.opacityProperty().bind(linkedFile.opacityProperty());
         link.textProperty().bind(linkedFile.linkProperty());
         link.getStyleClass().setAll("file-row-text");
+        link.pseudoClassStateChanged(opacity, linkedFile.isAutomaticallyFound());
+
         Text desc = new Text();
         desc.textProperty().bind(linkedFile.descriptionProperty());
         desc.getStyleClass().setAll("file-row-text");
@@ -159,7 +164,10 @@ private static Node createFileDisplay(LinkedFileViewModel linkedFile) {
         acceptAutoLinkedFile.setTooltip(new Tooltip(Localization.lang("This file was found automatically. Do you want to link it to this entry?")));
         acceptAutoLinkedFile.visibleProperty().bind(linkedFile.isAutomaticallyFoundProperty());
         acceptAutoLinkedFile.managedProperty().bind(linkedFile.isAutomaticallyFoundProperty());
-        acceptAutoLinkedFile.setOnAction(event -> linkedFile.acceptAsLinked());
+        acceptAutoLinkedFile.setOnAction(event -> {
+            linkedFile.acceptAsLinked();
+            link.pseudoClassStateChanged(opacity, linkedFile.isAutomaticallyFound());
+        });
         acceptAutoLinkedFile.getStyleClass().setAll("icon-button");
 
         Button writeXMPMetadata = IconTheme.JabRefIcons.IMPORT.asButton();