diff --git a/gnome-shell/_common.scss b/gnome-shell/_common.scss
index fcc6be9..a8998e7 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/_common.scss
+++ b/gnome-shell/_common.scss
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ StEntry {
     warning-color: $warning_color;
     padding: 0 4px;
   }
+
+  StLabel.hint-text { color: transparentize($fg_color, 0.3); }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
index 09d0e8e..1064929 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ StEntry {
     icon-size: 16px;
     warning-color: #ff9f39;
     padding: 0 4px; }
+  StEntry StLabel.hint-text {
+    color: rgba(152, 171, 178, 0.7); }
 
 /* Scrollbars */
 StScrollView.vfade {
diff --git a/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss b/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss
index e371d3a..ea656b4 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss
+++ b/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ StEntry {
     warning-color: $warning_color;
     padding: 0 4px;
   }
+
+  StLabel.hint-text { color: transparentize($fg_color, 0.3); }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css b/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css
index aace391..06e1dee 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ StEntry {
     icon-size: 16px;
     warning-color: #ff9f39;
     padding: 0 4px; }
+  StEntry StLabel.hint-text {
+    color: rgba(152, 171, 178, 0.7); }
 
 /* Scrollbars */
 StScrollView.vfade {