diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 0baa5e634..05178b261 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ header {
     text-shadow: 0 2px 0 black; }
     header #diaspora_text a {
       color: #666666; }
+    header #diaspora_text a:hover {
+      color: white;
+      background: none; }
     header #diaspora_text span.sub_text {
       text-shadow: none; }
   header #session_action {
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 554fce48b..9ba19f8cf 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ header
     a
       :color #666
 
+    a:hover
+      :color #fff
+      :background none
+
     span.sub_text
       :text
         :shadow none