diff --git a/firmware/application/ui/ui_freqlist.cpp b/firmware/application/ui/ui_freqlist.cpp
index b7acefc2a..47460a1b3 100644
--- a/firmware/application/ui/ui_freqlist.cpp
+++ b/firmware/application/ui/ui_freqlist.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,13 @@ void FreqManUIList::paint(Painter& painter) {
     painter.fill_rectangle(
         r_widget_screen,
         Color::black());
+    // only return after clearing the screen so previous entries are not shown anymore
     if (freqlist_db.size() == 0)
         return;
+    // coloration if file is too big
+    Style* text_color = &style_default;
+    if (freqlist_db.size() > FREQMAN_MAX_PER_FILE)
+        text_color = &style_yellow;
     uint8_t nb_lines = 0;
     for (uint8_t it = current_index; it < freqlist_db.size(); it++) {
         uint8_t line_height = (int)nb_lines * char_height;
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ void FreqManUIList::paint(Painter& painter) {
             // line is within the widget
             painter.draw_string(
                 {0, r.location().y() + (int)nb_lines * char_height},
-                style_default, description);
+                *text_color, description);
             if (nb_lines == highlighted_index) {
                 const Rect r_highlighted_freq{0, r.location().y() + (int)nb_lines * char_height, 240, char_height};
                 painter.draw_rectangle(
diff --git a/firmware/application/ui/ui_freqlist.hpp b/firmware/application/ui/ui_freqlist.hpp
index f186855d1..3c89d1e4c 100644
--- a/firmware/application/ui/ui_freqlist.hpp
+++ b/firmware/application/ui/ui_freqlist.hpp
@@ -61,12 +61,16 @@ class FreqManUIList : public Widget {
     void set_db(freqman_db& db);
 
    private:
-    static constexpr Style style_default{
+    Style style_default{
         .font = font::fixed_8x16,
         .background = Color::black(),
         .foreground = Color::white(),
     };
-
+    Style style_yellow{
+        .font = font::fixed_8x16,
+        .background = Color::black(),
+        .foreground = Color::yellow(),
+    };
     static constexpr int8_t char_height = 16;
     bool instant_exec_{false};
     freqman_db freqlist_db{};