diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/message_received.xml b/src/main/res/layout/message_received.xml
index f78b82cbe..76df710bf 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/message_received.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/message_received.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
                 android:autoLink="web"
                 android:textColorLink="@color/white"
                 android:textColor="@color/white"
+                android:textColorHighlight="@color/grey800"
                 android:textSize="?attr/TextSizeBody" />
 
             <Button
diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/message_sent.xml b/src/main/res/layout/message_sent.xml
index 553689298..e3b38cd97 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/message_sent.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/message_sent.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
                 android:autoLink="web"
                 android:textColorLink="@color/black87"
                 android:textColor="@color/black87"
+                android:textColorHighlight="@color/grey500"
                 android:textSize="?attr/TextSizeBody" />
 
             <Button
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index a5d7eea30..c2a3ad60c 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	<color name="white70">#b2ffffff</color>
 	<color name="grey50">#fffafafa</color>
 	<color name="grey200">#ffeeeeee</color>
+	<color name="grey500">#ff9e9e9e</color>
 	<color name="grey800">#ff424242</color>
 	<color name="red500">#fff44336</color>
 	<color name="red800">#ffc62828</color>