diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
index 9a7d4a8f747..08bc47ebce3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
     background: dark-light-diff($danger, $secondary, 50%, -40%);
   }
 
+  &.old-topic {
+    background-color: dark-light-diff($tertiary, $secondary, 85%, -65%);
+  }
+
   h3 {
     margin-bottom: 10px;
   }
diff --git a/lib/composer_messages_finder.rb b/lib/composer_messages_finder.rb
index e61d0729d84..27e7db68999 100644
--- a/lib/composer_messages_finder.rb
+++ b/lib/composer_messages_finder.rb
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class ComposerMessagesFinder
     {
       templateName: 'composer/education',
       wait_for_typing: false,
-      extraClass: 'urgent',
+      extraClass: 'old-topic',
       body: PrettyText.cook(I18n.t('education.reviving_old_topic', days: (Time.zone.now - topic.last_posted_at).round / 1.day))
     }
   end