diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/navigation.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/navigation.scss
index 02dc7970b..0119b5de3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/navigation.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/navigation.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         border-left: 10px solid $yellow;
         border-right: 3px solid $yellow;
         right: -3px;
+        color: $text-colour;
       }
 
     }
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@
       text-decoration: underline;
     }
 
+    &:focus {
+      color: $text-colour;
+    }
+
   }
 
 }