diff --git a/res/home-status.html b/res/home-status.html
index 95cb64a2b9..7d50470a22 100644
--- a/res/home-status.html
+++ b/res/home-status.html
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@
     font-size: 13px;
     font-family: PostGrotesk-Medium, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
     font-weight: 600;
+    opacity: 1.0;
+    transition: opacity .2s ease;
+}
+
+.mx_HomePage_telegram a:hover {
+    opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
 .mx_HomePage_room .mx_HomePage_icon {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/themes/status/css/_StatusLogin.scss b/src/skins/vector/themes/status/css/_StatusLogin.scss
index fcbc2e17b9..d652b9348e 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/themes/status/css/_StatusLogin.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/themes/status/css/_StatusLogin.scss
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ limitations under the License.
         letter-spacing: 1px;
         font-size: 13px;
         text-transform: uppercase;
+        opacity: 1.0;
+        transition: opacity .2s ease;        
+    }
+
+    .mx_StatusLogin_footer_cta:hover {
+        opacity: 0.5;
+        text-decoration: none;
     }
 
     // overrides of .mx_Login