diff --git a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
index ba91de452..70ea0a824 100644
--- a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
+++ b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@
   (setq mail-user-agent 'mu4e-user-agent
         message-mail-user-agent 'mu4e-user-agent)
 
+  ;; Make reply colouring consistant, and striped for readability
+  (custom-set-faces!
+    '(gnus-cite-2 :foreground nil :inherit gnus-cite-10)
+    '(gnus-cite-3 :foreground nil :inherit gnus-cite-7)
+    '(message-cited-text-1 :foreground nil :inherit gnus-cite-1)
+    '(message-cited-text-2 :foreground nil :inherit gnus-cite-2)
+    '(message-cited-text-3 :foreground nil :inherit gnus-cite-3)
+    '(message-cited-text-4 :foreground nil :inherit gnus-cite-4))
+
   ;; Set the icons only when a graphical frame has been created
   (if (display-graphic-p)
       (mu4e~initialise-icons)