diff --git a/zephyr/jstemplates/message.html b/zephyr/jstemplates/message.html
index 40beba2c3e..208093bd36 100644
--- a/zephyr/jstemplates/message.html
+++ b/zephyr/jstemplates/message.html
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@
               onclick="userinfo_popover(event, this, {{id}});"
               onmouseover="show_email({{id}});"
               onmouseout="hide_email();">
-            <span class="sender_name">
-              {{sender_full_name}}</span>
+            <a class="sender_name">{{sender_full_name}}</a>
             <span class="sender_email invisible">{{sender_email}}</span>
         </span>
     {{/include_sender}}
diff --git a/zephyr/static/styles/zephyr.css b/zephyr/static/styles/zephyr.css
index 71462e197d..6cb334e9a0 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/styles/zephyr.css
+++ b/zephyr/static/styles/zephyr.css
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ td.pointer {
 }
 
 .sender_name {
+    color: black;
     font-weight: bold;
 }