diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 6a847e58bc..d2a2afbba0 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -408,7 +408,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_EventTile_content .markdown-body code {
     // deliberate constants as we're behind an invert filter
     background-color: #f8f8f8;
-    color: #333;
+}
+
+.mx_EventTile_content .markdown-body {
+    pre, code {
+        color: #333;
+    }
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_pre_container {