diff --git a/app/partials/views/components/backlog-row.jade b/app/partials/views/components/backlog-row.jade
index 1d6dcfee..a089f118 100644
--- a/app/partials/views/components/backlog-row.jade
+++ b/app/partials/views/components/backlog-row.jade
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-div.row.us-item-row(ng-repeat="us in visibleUserstories|orderBy:order track by us.id", tg-draggable)
+div.row.us-item-row(ng-repeat="us in visibleUserstories|orderBy:order track by us.id", tg-draggable, ng-class="{blocked: us.is_blocked}")
     div.user-stories
         div.user-story-tags
             span.tag(ng-repeat="tag in us.tags", tg-bind-html="tag", tg-colorize-tag-border-left="tag")
diff --git a/app/styles/modules/backlog/backlog-table.scss b/app/styles/modules/backlog/backlog-table.scss
index 07afc899..1f2bd517 100644
--- a/app/styles/modules/backlog/backlog-table.scss
+++ b/app/styles/modules/backlog/backlog-table.scss
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
             @include transition (background .2s ease-in);
         }
         a {
-            color: $white;
+            color: $white !important;
             &:hover {
                 color: $white;
             }