diff --git a/css/prosemirror.scss b/css/prosemirror.scss
index 94e97e4db..69d3f71da 100644
--- a/css/prosemirror.scss
+++ b/css/prosemirror.scss
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 	blockquote {
 		padding-left: 1em;
 		border-left: 4px solid var(--color-primary);
+		color: var(--color-text-maxcontrast);
 		margin-left: 0;
 		margin-right: 0;
 	}