diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index d2a2afbba0..3880c480de 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_EventTile_content .markdown-body {
     pre, code {
+        // deliberate constants as we're behind an invert filter
         color: #333;
     }
 }