diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mentions.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mentions.scss
index 71028e629..a6920e7b3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mentions.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mentions.scss
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   }
 
   .mentions {
-    color: white;
+    color: transparent;
     font-size: $font-size-base;
     font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
     overflow: hidden;