diff --git a/themes/finc/scss/_customVariables.scss b/themes/finc/scss/_customVariables.scss
index b744684a339ee1b6eb72242b91594d623687833a..22f4fbe355a768e56638d3eecd736e9204fde147 100644
--- a/themes/finc/scss/_customVariables.scss
+++ b/themes/finc/scss/_customVariables.scss
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ $modal-close-color-hover: $brand-danger !default;
 
 //// Anchor/Link text decoration
 $textdecoration-anchor: none !default;
+// needs to be overriden in catalogues if visited color does not fit - AP
+$a-visited-color: $steel !default;
 
 //// FORM FEEDBACK states colors and, by default, alerts colors (i.e. alerts are
 //// defined like so '$alert-success-bg: $state-success-bg;')
diff --git a/themes/finc/scss/compiled.scss b/themes/finc/scss/compiled.scss
index 8a5183ea841f34b9e2d1c901662c38a50dd5ad62..a59ea2fa489aa9fdfc9dccaa512923bdbf3c21d6 100644
--- a/themes/finc/scss/compiled.scss
+++ b/themes/finc/scss/compiled.scss
@@ -566,6 +566,11 @@ select {
 // LINKS // ANCHORS
 a {
   text-decoration: $textdecoration-anchor;
+
+  // set different color for links already visited
+  &:visited {
+    color: $a-visited-color;
+  }
 }
 
 // LINKS - END