diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/selects.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/selects.scss
index 5781983c48..5e5ae3d0af 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/selects.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/selects.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
       border-left: none;
       padding-top: 5px;
     }
+
+    .select2-chosen {
+      color: $gl-text-color;
+    }
+
+    &.select2-default {
+      .select2-chosen {
+        color: #999;
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -23,6 +33,7 @@
   border: 1px solid #e7e9ed;
 }
 
+
 .select2-drop {
   @include box-shadow(rgba(76, 86, 103, 0.247059) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(31, 37, 50, 0.317647) 0px 2px 18px 0px);
   @include border-radius (0px);