diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/ui-shell/_content.scss b/packages/components/src/components/ui-shell/_content.scss
index cf642d51c2d3..ae5222268261 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/ui-shell/_content.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/ui-shell/_content.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   .#{$prefix}--content {
     padding: 2rem;
     background: $layer;
+    color: $text-primary;
     will-change: margin-left;
   }