diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/chip/res/values-v23/styles.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/chip/res/values-v23/styles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7e008bd981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/chip/res/values-v23/styles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+-->
+<resources>
+
+  <style name="ThemeOverlay.Material3.Chip" parent="">
+    <!-- To tint vector drawables used as leading icons -->
+    <item name="colorControlNormal">@color/m3_chip_text_color</item>
+  </style>
+
+  <style name="ThemeOverlay.Material3.Chip.Assist" parent="">
+    <!-- To tint vector drawables used as leading icons -->
+    <item name="colorControlNormal">@color/m3_assist_chip_icon_tint_color</item>
+  </style>
+</resources>
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/chip/res/values/styles.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/chip/res/values/styles.xml
index de3d4faae05..71fdec6417d 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/chip/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/chip/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -388,11 +388,11 @@
 
   <style name="ThemeOverlay.Material3.Chip" parent="">
     <!-- To tint vector drawables used as leading icons -->
-    <item name="colorControlNormal">@color/m3_chip_text_color</item>
+    <item name="colorControlNormal">?attr/colorOnSurfaceVariant</item>
   </style>
 
   <style name="ThemeOverlay.Material3.Chip.Assist" parent="">
     <!-- To tint vector drawables used as leading icons -->
-    <item name="colorControlNormal">@color/m3_assist_chip_icon_tint_color</item>
+    <item name="colorControlNormal">?attr/colorPrimary</item>
   </style>
 </resources>