diff --git a/web/react/components/tutorial/tutorial_tip.jsx b/web/react/components/tutorial/tutorial_tip.jsx
index 03ecdabab8..23daa47079 100644
--- a/web/react/components/tutorial/tutorial_tip.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/tutorial/tutorial_tip.jsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default class TutorialTip extends React.Component {
         }
 
         var tipColor = '';
-        if (this.props.overlayClass === 'tip-overlay--header') {
+        if (this.props.overlayClass === 'tip-overlay--header' || this.props.overlayClass === 'tip-overlay--sidebar') {
             tipColor = 'White';
         }
 
diff --git a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_tutorial.scss b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_tutorial.scss
index 20a15441e9..0a2d1e704d 100644
--- a/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_tutorial.scss
+++ b/web/sass-files/sass/partials/_tutorial.scss
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 
     &.tip-overlay--sidebar {
         left: 0;
+        @include opacity(0.8);
         top: -9px;
     }