diff --git a/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb b/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb
index b83a6ff08..056c6a347 100644
--- a/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb
+++ b/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb
@@ -4057,5 +4057,6 @@
   "suggestToSpace": "Suggest this space",
   "suggestToSpaceDesc": "Suggested spaces will appear in the chat lists for their parent spaces",
   "practice": "Practice",
-  "noLanguagesSet": "No languages set"
+  "noLanguagesSet": "No languages set",
+  "noActivitiesFound": "No practice activities found for this message"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/pangea/enum/message_mode_enum.dart b/lib/pangea/enum/message_mode_enum.dart
index f25140a9c..58753e5b5 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/enum/message_mode_enum.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/enum/message_mode_enum.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/matrix_event_wrappers/pangea_message_event.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/l10n.dart';
 import 'package:material_symbols_icons/symbols.dart';
@@ -79,4 +80,29 @@ extension MessageModeExtension on MessageMode {
         return true;
     }
   }
+
+  Color? iconColor(
+    PangeaMessageEvent event,
+    MessageMode? currentMode,
+    BuildContext context,
+  ) {
+    final bool isPracticeActivity = this == MessageMode.practiceActivity;
+    final bool practicing = currentMode == MessageMode.practiceActivity;
+    final bool practiceEnabled = event.hasUncompletedActivity;
+
+    // if this is the practice activity icon, and there's no practice activities available,
+    // and the current mode is not practice, return lower opacity color.
+    if (isPracticeActivity && !practicing && !practiceEnabled) {
+      return Theme.of(context).iconTheme.color?.withOpacity(0.5);
+    }
+
+    // if this is not a practice activity icon, and practice activities are available,
+    // then return lower opacity color if the current mode is practice.
+    if (!isPracticeActivity && practicing && practiceEnabled) {
+      return Theme.of(context).iconTheme.color?.withOpacity(0.5);
+    }
+
+    // if this is the current mode, return primary color.
+    return currentMode == this ? Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary : null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/message_toolbar.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/message_toolbar.dart
index 9205a4246..1ce5f2f3d 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/message_toolbar.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/message_toolbar.dart
@@ -418,9 +418,11 @@ class MessageToolbarState extends State<MessageToolbar> {
                       message: mode.tooltip(context),
                       child: IconButton(
                         icon: Icon(mode.icon),
-                        color: currentMode == mode
-                            ? Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary
-                            : null,
+                        color: mode.iconColor(
+                          widget.pangeaMessageEvent,
+                          currentMode,
+                          context,
+                        ),
                         onPressed: () => updateMode(mode),
                       ),
                     );
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_card.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_card.dart
index 18713c2c9..ae8028702 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_card.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_card.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'dart:developer';
 
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/matrix_event_wrappers/pangea_message_event.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/matrix_event_wrappers/practice_activity_event.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/utils/bot_style.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/widgets/practice_activity/practice_activity_content.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/matrix.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
@@ -61,7 +62,10 @@ class MessagePracticeActivityCardState extends State<PracticeActivityCard> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     if (practiceEvent == null) {
-      return const Text('No practice activities found for this message');
+      return Text(
+        L10n.of(context)!.noActivitiesFound,
+        style: BotStyle.text(context),
+      );
       // return GeneratePracticeActivityButton(
       //   pangeaMessageEvent: widget.pangeaMessageEvent,
       //   onActivityGenerated: updatePracticeActivity,
diff --git a/needed-translations.txt b/needed-translations.txt
index d7704d03e..1355bb368 100644
--- a/needed-translations.txt
+++ b/needed-translations.txt
@@ -862,7 +862,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "be": [
@@ -2361,7 +2362,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "bn": [
@@ -3856,7 +3858,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "bo": [
@@ -5355,7 +5358,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ca": [
@@ -6256,7 +6260,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "cs": [
@@ -7239,7 +7244,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "de": [
@@ -8105,7 +8111,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "el": [
@@ -9555,7 +9562,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "eo": [
@@ -10703,7 +10711,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "es": [
@@ -10717,7 +10726,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "et": [
@@ -11583,7 +11593,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "eu": [
@@ -12451,7 +12462,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "fa": [
@@ -13456,7 +13468,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "fi": [
@@ -14425,7 +14438,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "fil": [
@@ -15750,7 +15764,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "fr": [
@@ -16754,7 +16769,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ga": [
@@ -17887,7 +17903,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "gl": [
@@ -18753,7 +18770,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "he": [
@@ -20005,7 +20023,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "hi": [
@@ -21497,7 +21516,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "hr": [
@@ -22442,7 +22462,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "hu": [
@@ -23324,7 +23345,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ia": [
@@ -24809,7 +24831,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "id": [
@@ -25681,7 +25704,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ie": [
@@ -26937,7 +26961,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "it": [
@@ -27860,7 +27885,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ja": [
@@ -28894,7 +28920,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ka": [
@@ -30247,7 +30274,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ko": [
@@ -31115,7 +31143,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "lt": [
@@ -32149,7 +32178,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "lv": [
@@ -33023,7 +33053,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "nb": [
@@ -34221,7 +34252,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "nl": [
@@ -35183,7 +35215,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "pl": [
@@ -36154,7 +36187,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "pt": [
@@ -37631,7 +37665,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "pt_BR": [
@@ -38503,7 +38538,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "pt_PT": [
@@ -39702,7 +39738,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ro": [
@@ -40708,7 +40745,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ru": [
@@ -41580,7 +41618,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "sk": [
@@ -42845,7 +42884,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "sl": [
@@ -44240,7 +44280,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "sr": [
@@ -45409,7 +45450,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "sv": [
@@ -46312,7 +46354,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "ta": [
@@ -47808,7 +47851,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "th": [
@@ -49258,7 +49302,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "tr": [
@@ -50124,7 +50169,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "uk": [
@@ -51027,7 +51073,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "vi": [
@@ -52378,7 +52425,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "zh": [
@@ -53244,7 +53292,8 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ],
 
   "zh_Hant": [
@@ -54391,6 +54440,7 @@
     "suggestToSpace",
     "suggestToSpaceDesc",
     "practice",
-    "noLanguagesSet"
+    "noLanguagesSet",
+    "noActivitiesFound"
   ]
 }