diff --git a/web/styles/dark_theme.css b/web/styles/dark_theme.css
index 3f5fdbf463..0586f54837 100644
--- a/web/styles/dark_theme.css
+++ b/web/styles/dark_theme.css
@@ -567,6 +567,10 @@
         color: hsl(0deg 0% 42% / 90%) !important;
     }
 
+    .message_time:hover {
+        color: var(--color-message-action-interactive);
+    }
+
     .message_reactions:hover .message_reaction + .reaction_button,
     .message_reactions .message_reaction {
         background-color: transparent;
diff --git a/web/styles/zulip.css b/web/styles/zulip.css
index 9c3f8539ff..84b9d3b3a3 100644
--- a/web/styles/zulip.css
+++ b/web/styles/zulip.css
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ td.pointer {
     /* Disable blue link styling for the message timestamp link. */
     &:hover {
         text-decoration: none;
-        color: var(--color-text-default);
+        color: var(--color-message-action-interactive);
     }
 }