diff --git a/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/_peertubetheme.scss b/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/_peertubetheme.scss
index 4d2b1811..a8b40139 100644
--- a/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/_peertubetheme.scss
+++ b/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/_peertubetheme.scss
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@
       max-height: 4.25em !important; // and no max-width
     }
 
+      // underline links in chat messages
+      a {
+        text-decoration: none !important;
+        color: #f57200 !important;
+  
+        &:hover {
+          text-decoration: underline !important;
+          color: #D16100 !important;
+        }
+      }
+
     // underline links in chat messages
     a[href] {
       text-decoration: none !important;