diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
index b66165d69e1..d1812b61ac0 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@
 		{
 			"scope": "markup.italic",
 			"settings": {
-				"fontStyle": "italic"
+				"fontStyle": "italic",
+				"foreground": "#C586C0"
 			}
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_light.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_light.json
index e59494f9cfb..572cbe871dd 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_light.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_light.json
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
 		{
 			"scope": "markup.italic",
 			"settings": {
-				"fontStyle": "italic"
+				"fontStyle": "italic",
+				"foreground": "#800080"
 			}
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
index e4cc701f82c..3fdbbead3d0 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@
 		{
 			"scope": "markup.italic",
 			"settings": {
-				"fontStyle": "italic"
+				"fontStyle": "italic",
+				"foreground": "#800080"
 			}
 		},
 		{