diff --git a/public/sass/components/_panel_text.scss b/public/sass/components/_panel_text.scss
index 9de31bab4c8..6e0301cecc5 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_panel_text.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_panel_text.scss
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
     margin: 0 0 $spacer $spacer * 1.5;
   }
   li {line-height: 2;}
+  a { color: $external-link-color; }
 }