diff --git a/static/styles/zulip.css b/static/styles/zulip.css
index 616b756991..23483eb4f3 100644
--- a/static/styles/zulip.css
+++ b/static/styles/zulip.css
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ a.message_label_clickable:hover {
 /* Brighten text because of the dark background */
 .dark_background a,
 .dark_background {
-    color: #ffffff;
+    color: #ffffff !important;
 }
 
 .dark_background a.message_label_clickable:hover {
diff --git a/static/templates/message.handlebars b/static/templates/message.handlebars
index 49140555f4..5891f67141 100644
--- a/static/templates/message.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/message.handlebars
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         {{/if}}
 
         {{! stream link }}
-        <a class="message_label_clickable narrows_by_recipient stream_label"
+        <a class="message_label_clickable narrows_by_recipient stream_label {{color_class}}"
            style="background: {{background_color}}; border-left-color: {{background_color}};"
            href="{{stream_url}}"
            title="Narrow to stream &quot;{{display_recipient}}&quot;">