diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css
index 9030eb1fd4..d468054501 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ p.has-drop-cap:not(:focus)::first-letter {
 	padding: 0 24px 0 0;
 }
 
+.wp-block-pullquote.has-text-color blockquote,
+.wp-block-pullquote.has-background blockquote,
+.has-background .wp-block-pullquote blockquote,
+.wp-block-pullquote.has-text-color cite {
+	color: inherit;
+}
+
 .wp-block-pullquote p {
 	font-size: 19px;
 	font-size: 1.1875rem;
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
index 9e4c7760c3..85db767261 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
@@ -511,6 +511,13 @@ Description: Used to style blocks in the editor.
 	text-transform: none;
 }
 
+.wp-block-pullquote.has-text-color blockquote,
+.wp-block-pullquote.has-background blockquote,
+.has-background .wp-block-pullquote blockquote,
+.wp-block-pullquote.has-text-color cite {
+	color: inherit;
+}
+
 .wp-block-pullquote .wp-block-pullquote__citation:before {
 	content: "\2014\00a0";
 }