diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css
index bf0d9554d9..47a13e04d9 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ p.has-drop-cap:not(:focus)::first-letter {
 	line-height: 1.75;
 }
 
+.wp-block-quote.has-text-color cite {
+	color: inherit;
+}
+
 .wp-block-quote cite:before {
 	content: "\2014\00a0";
 }
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
index 5e4c15b0fe..0eef6016c3 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ Description: Used to style blocks in the editor.
 	line-height: 1.75;
 }
 
+.wp-block-quote.has-text-color .wp-block-quote__citation {
+	color: inherit;
+}
+
 .wp-block-quote__citation:before {
 	content: "\2014\00a0";
 }