diff --git a/src/c3nav/settings.py b/src/c3nav/settings.py
index 2c7c7f18..f4efeff2 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/settings.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/settings.py
@@ -319,12 +319,14 @@ HEADER_LOGO_NAME = ('logo/'+os.path.basename(HEADER_LOGO)) if HEADER_LOGO else N
 PRIMARY_COLOR = config.get('c3nav', 'primary_color', fallback='')
 HEADER_BACKGROUND_COLOR = config.get('c3nav', 'header_background_color', fallback='')
 HEADER_TEXT_COLOR = config.get('c3nav', 'header_text_color', fallback='')
+HEADER_TEXT_HOVER_COLOR = config.get('c3nav', 'header_text_hover_color', fallback='')
 
 
 LIBSASS_CUSTOM_FUNCTIONS = {
     'primary_color': lambda: PRIMARY_COLOR,
     'header_background_color': lambda: HEADER_BACKGROUND_COLOR,
     'header_text_color': lambda: HEADER_TEXT_COLOR,
+    'header_text_hover_color': lambda: HEADER_TEXT_HOVER_COLOR,
 }
 
 INTERNAL_IPS = ('127.0.0.1', '::1')
diff --git a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.scss b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.scss
index c3a8a8ab..ea30bd63 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.scss
+++ b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.scss
@@ -11,12 +11,17 @@
 @if header_text_color() != "" {
     $color-header-text: header_text_color() !global;
 }
+//noinspection CssInvalidFunction
+@if header_text_hover_color() != "" {
+    $color-header-text-hover: header_text_hover_color() !global;
+}
 
 @import 'milligram/milligram.sass';
 
 $color-header-background: #ffffff !default;
 $color-header-primary: $color-secondary !default;
 $color-header-text: $color-primary !default;
+$color-header-text-hover: $color-secondary !default;
 $color-icon: #7c848a;
 $color-icon-light: #b2b2b2;
 $color-placeholder: #9da2a6;
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ header #user small:empty {
     display:none;
 }
 header #user:hover {
-    color: $color-header-primary;
+    color: $color-header-text-hover;
 }
 
 input {