diff --git a/src/styles/_app_base.sass b/src/styles/_app_base.sass
index e7fe91b..ecacaff 100644
--- a/src/styles/_app_base.sass
+++ b/src/styles/_app_base.sass
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ nav.sidebar
 		margin-bottom: 10px
 		width: 100%
 
+	option
+		@include status-color-property(color, '', 'dark')
+
 	button
 		&#item-save
 			+button($color-success, 3px)
diff --git a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
index 20a9f50..df69c39 100644
--- a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
+++ b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 					name="status",
 					aria-describedby="task-status-label")
 					| {% for status in task_node_type.dyn_schema.status.allowed %}
-					| <option value="{{ status }}" {% if status == task.properties.status %}selected{% endif %}>{{ status | undertitle }}</option>
+					| <option class="status-{{ status }}" value="{{ status }}" {% if status == task.properties.status %}selected{% endif %}>{{ status | undertitle }}</option>
 					| {% endfor %}
 
 		.input-group-separator