diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
index 65172071d0..76a61fb20e 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
@@ -84,3 +84,6 @@ FILE_EXTENSIONS = .rst
 RENDER_COMMAND = "/usr/bin/pandoc -f rst"
 ; Input is not a standard input but a file
 IS_INPUT_FILE = false
+
+[ui]
+THEME_COLOR_META_TAG = `#ee265e`