diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss
index 82f78e8d79..d54abe9bc0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ ul.notes {
     }
   }
 
+  .author_link {
+    color: $gl-gray;
+  }
 }
 
 .note-headline-light,