diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/dark_mode_overrides.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/dark_mode_overrides.scss
index cfcf2604e23f2e7f4ea0e2361aa5a4145f9b6e8a..8d291158ad75ddcb0ce9b9edc17a6289edd4cea7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/dark_mode_overrides.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/dark_mode_overrides.scss
@@ -163,3 +163,8 @@ aside.right-sidebar:not(.right-sidebar-merge-requests) {
   // soften on darkmode
   background-color: mix($gray-50, $orange-50, 75%) !important;
 }
+
+.gl-dark .issue-sticky-header-text .badge-muted {
+  background-color: var(--gray-100);
+  color: var(--gray-700);
+}