diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/styles/globals/markdown.css b/desktop/src/shared/styles/globals/markdown.css
index 8cdb3fe67..2f7ef36a0 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/styles/globals/markdown.css
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/styles/globals/markdown.css
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@
   color: currentColor;
 }
 
+/* Mention chips get the same treatment: their standalone palette is
+   primary-on-primary-tint, which disappears entirely inside the
+   primary-colored own bubble (names rendered as blank gaps). currentColor
+   derivation keeps them legible on any bubble. */
+.buzz-own-bubble-links .message-markdown .mention-chip {
+  background: color-mix(in oklab, currentColor 16%, transparent);
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
 .message-markdown .mention-chip,
 .message-markdown .inline-code-chip,
 .message-markdown :not(pre) > code {