diff --git a/lib/oneboxer/discourse_local_onebox.rb b/lib/oneboxer/discourse_local_onebox.rb
index 1c204062984..b262e7d3712 100644
--- a/lib/oneboxer/discourse_local_onebox.rb
+++ b/lib/oneboxer/discourse_local_onebox.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module Oneboxer
 
           category = topic.category
           if category
-            category = "<a href=\"/category/#{category.slug}\" class=\"badge badge-category\" style=\"background-color: ##{category.color}\">#{category.name}</a>"
+            category = "<a href=\"/category/#{category.slug}\" class=\"badge badge-category\" style=\"background-color: ##{category.color}; color: ##{category.text_color}\">#{category.name}</a>"
           end
 
           quote = post.excerpt(SiteSetting.post_onebox_maxlength)