diff --git a/res/css/_common.pcss b/res/css/_common.pcss
index fe9637cdaa..c321d46a5d 100644
--- a/res/css/_common.pcss
+++ b/res/css/_common.pcss
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ legend {
 
         blockquote {
             border-left: 2px solid $blockquote-bar-color;
+            color: $secondary-content;
             border-radius: 2px;
             padding: 0 10px;
         }
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.pcss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.pcss
index ce5d5044ad..7c8d636301 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.pcss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.pcss
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ $left-gutter: 64px;
 
         blockquote {
             border-left: 2px solid $blockquote-bar-color;
+            color: $secondary-content;
             border-radius: 2px;
             padding: 0 10px;
         }