diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/default.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/default.qss
index d1730bfef..607c371ff 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/default.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/default.qss
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ BoardPostDisplayWidget_compact QToolButton#voteDownButton:disabled {
 
 ForumsDialog, GxsForumThreadWidget
 {
-	qproperty-textColorRead: darkgray;
+	qproperty-textColorRead: black;
 	qproperty-textColorUnread: black; 
 	qproperty-textColorUnreadChildren: darkgray;
 	qproperty-textColorNotSubscribed: black;