diff --git a/src/content-render/stylesheets/spotlight.scss b/src/content-render/stylesheets/spotlight.scss
index 6107bf31dc..a80050df9a 100644
--- a/src/content-render/stylesheets/spotlight.scss
+++ b/src/content-render/stylesheets/spotlight.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $colors: "default", "muted", "subtle", "accent", "success", "attention",
   .ghd-spotlight-#{$color} {
     border-left-color: var(--fgColor-#{$color}, var(--color-#{$color}-fg));
 
-    strong:first-child,
+    p:first-child strong:first-child,
     b:first-child {
       color: var(--fgColor-#{$color}, var(--color-#{$color}-fg));
     }