diff --git a/packages/ui/src/atoms/GlobalStyle.js b/packages/ui/src/atoms/GlobalStyle.js
index 36d5af70cffda64ed48c808b7b628bd1df754028..0b1461b2f6ffaab95bbd7858d0b2a6960f854a9d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/atoms/GlobalStyle.js
+++ b/packages/ui/src/atoms/GlobalStyle.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { createGlobalStyle } from 'styled-components'
-import { th } from '@pubsweet/ui-toolkit'
+import { th, override } from '@pubsweet/ui-toolkit'
 
 const GlobalStyle = createGlobalStyle`
   body {
     color: ${th('colorText')};
   }
+  ${override('ui.GlobalStyle')};
 `
 
 export default GlobalStyle