diff --git a/web/static/overrides.css b/web/static/overrides.css
index 2bd4810..32ad21c 100644
--- a/web/static/overrides.css
+++ b/web/static/overrides.css
@@ -45,3 +45,8 @@ html {
     padding-left: 1em;
     border-left: 2px solid #ddd;
 }
+
+/* Hackaday figures have unreadable black on dark grey */
+.news-post figcaption.wp-caption-text {
+    background-color: initial !important;
+}