diff --git a/epicyon-profile.css b/epicyon-profile.css
index 4e797fce..8d04869e 100644
--- a/epicyon-profile.css
+++ b/epicyon-profile.css
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     --column-left-icon-size: 20%;
     --column-right-icon-size: 20%;
     --newswire-date-color: white;
+    --newswire-voted-background-color: black;
 }
 
 @font-face {
@@ -232,6 +233,10 @@ a:focus {
     line-height: var(--line-spacing-newswire);
 }
 
+.newswireItemVotedOn a:link {
+    background: var(--newswire-voted-background-color);
+}
+
 .newswireItemVotedOn {
     font-size: var(--font-size-newswire);
     font-weight: bold;