diff --git a/components/browser/toolbar/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbar.kt b/components/browser/toolbar/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbar.kt
index caf420b5fd2..38a4844dba2 100644
--- a/components/browser/toolbar/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbar.kt
+++ b/components/browser/toolbar/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbar.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Color
 import android.graphics.Typeface
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
+import android.os.Build
 import android.util.TypedValue
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ class DisplayToolbar internal constructor(
             Toolbar.SiteSecurity.INSECURE -> colors.securityIconInsecure
             Toolbar.SiteSecurity.SECURE -> colors.securityIconSecure
         }
-        if (color == Color.TRANSPARENT) {
+        if (color == Color.TRANSPARENT && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
             views.securityIndicator.clearColorFilter()
         } else {
             views.securityIndicator.setColorFilter(color)
diff --git a/components/browser/toolbar/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbarTest.kt b/components/browser/toolbar/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbarTest.kt
index 5254eaa5003..a872ad583ab 100644
--- a/components/browser/toolbar/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbarTest.kt
+++ b/components/browser/toolbar/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbarTest.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package mozilla.components.browser.toolbar.display
 
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.os.Build
 import android.view.View
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.view.isGone
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import org.mockito.Mockito.never
 import org.mockito.Mockito.reset
 import org.mockito.Mockito.spy
 import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
+import org.robolectric.util.ReflectionHelpers
 
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 class DisplayToolbarTest {
@@ -648,19 +650,43 @@ class DisplayToolbarTest {
 
         assertNull(displayToolbar.views.securityIndicator.colorFilter)
 
+        displayToolbar.colors = displayToolbar.colors.copy(
+            securityIconSecure = Color.BLUE,
+            securityIconInsecure = Color.BLUE
+        )
+
+        assertNotNull(displayToolbar.views.securityIndicator.colorFilter)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `color filter is set with transparent when securityIconColor changes to transparent and api version is lower than 23`() {
+        ReflectionHelpers.setStaticField(Build.VERSION::class.java, "SDK_INT", 22)
+        val (_, displayToolbar) = createDisplayToolbar()
+
+        assertNull(displayToolbar.views.securityIndicator.colorFilter)
+
         displayToolbar.colors = displayToolbar.colors.copy(
             securityIconSecure = Color.TRANSPARENT,
             securityIconInsecure = Color.TRANSPARENT
         )
 
+        assertNotNull(displayToolbar.views.securityIndicator.colorFilter)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `color filter is cleared when securityIconColor changes to transparent and api version is bigger than 22`() {
+        ReflectionHelpers.setStaticField(Build.VERSION::class.java, "SDK_INT", 23)
+
+        val (_, displayToolbar) = createDisplayToolbar()
+
         assertNull(displayToolbar.views.securityIndicator.colorFilter)
 
         displayToolbar.colors = displayToolbar.colors.copy(
-            securityIconSecure = Color.BLUE,
-            securityIconInsecure = Color.BLUE
+            securityIconSecure = Color.TRANSPARENT,
+            securityIconInsecure = Color.TRANSPARENT
         )
 
-        assertNotNull(displayToolbar.views.securityIndicator.colorFilter)
+        assertNull(displayToolbar.views.securityIndicator.colorFilter)
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index bcd2dfbc770..97944aea8ac 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ permalink: /changelog/
 * [Gecko](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/main/buildSrc/src/main/java/Gecko.kt)
 * [Configuration](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/main/.config.yml)
 
+* **browser-toolbar**
+  * 🚒 Bug fixed [issue #11545](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/issues/11545) - `clearColorFilter` doesn't work on Api 21, 22, so the default white filter remains set.Use `clearColorFilter` only when the version of API is bigger than 22
+
 * **support-ktx**
   * 🚒 Bug fixed [issue #11527](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/issues/11527) - Fix some situations in which the immersive mode wasn't properly applied.