diff --git a/bootstrap.css b/bootstrap.css
index 63f01b2ac2..bbbaac48a4 100644
--- a/bootstrap.css
+++ b/bootstrap.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Designed and built with all the love in the world @twitter by @mdo and @fat.
- * Date: Mon Oct  3 22:26:41 PDT 2011
+ * Date: Mon Oct  3 22:36:24 PDT 2011
  */
 /* Reset.less
  * Props to Eric Meyer (meyerweb.com) for his CSS reset file. We're using an adapted version here	that cuts out some of the reset HTML elements we will never need here (i.e., dfn, samp, etc).
@@ -1960,6 +1960,16 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner, input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner {
   /* IE7 spacing */
 
 }
+.alert-message a {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  color: #404040;
+}
+.alert-message.danger p a,
+.alert-message.error p a,
+.alert-message.success p a,
+.alert-message.info p a {
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
 .alert-message h5 {
   line-height: 18px;
 }
@@ -2014,6 +2024,12 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner, input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner {
   background-color: #ddf4fb;
   border-color: #c6edf9;
 }
+.alert-message.block-message.danger p a,
+.alert-message.block-message.error p a,
+.alert-message.block-message.success p a,
+.alert-message.block-message.info p a {
+  color: #404040;
+}
 .pagination {
   height: 36px;
   margin: 18px 0;
diff --git a/bootstrap.min.css b/bootstrap.min.css
index a499855701..45f4332940 100644
--- a/bootstrap.min.css
+++ b/bootstrap.min.css
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ footer{margin-top:17px;padding-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #eee;}
 button.btn::-moz-focus-inner,input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner{padding:0;border:0;}
 .close{float:right;color:#000000;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;line-height:13.5px;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #ffffff;filter:alpha(opacity=20);-khtml-opacity:0.2;-moz-opacity:0.2;opacity:0.2;}.close:hover{color:#000000;text-decoration:none;filter:alpha(opacity=40);-khtml-opacity:0.4;-moz-opacity:0.4;opacity:0.4;}
 .alert-message{position:relative;padding:7px 15px;margin-bottom:18px;color:#404040;background-color:#eedc94;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#fceec1), to(#eedc94));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #fceec1), color-stop(100%, #eedc94));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#fceec1', endColorstr='#eedc94', GradientType=0);text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);border-color:#eedc94 #eedc94 #e4c652;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);}.alert-message .close{*margin-top:3px;}
+.alert-message a{font-weight:bold;color:#404040;}
+.alert-message.danger p a,.alert-message.error p a,.alert-message.success p a,.alert-message.info p a{color:#ffffff;}
 .alert-message h5{line-height:18px;}
 .alert-message p{margin-bottom:0;}
 .alert-message div{margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:2px;line-height:28px;}
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner,input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner{padding:0;
 .alert-message.block-message.error{background-color:#fddfde;border-color:#fbc7c6;}
 .alert-message.block-message.success{background-color:#d1eed1;border-color:#bfe7bf;}
 .alert-message.block-message.info{background-color:#ddf4fb;border-color:#c6edf9;}
+.alert-message.block-message.danger p a,.alert-message.block-message.error p a,.alert-message.block-message.success p a,.alert-message.block-message.info p a{color:#404040;}
 .pagination{height:36px;margin:18px 0;}.pagination ul{float:left;margin:0;border:1px solid #ddd;border:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);-webkit-border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);}
 .pagination li{display:inline;}
 .pagination a{float:left;padding:0 14px;line-height:34px;border-right:1px solid;border-right-color:#ddd;border-right-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);*border-right-color:#ddd;text-decoration:none;}
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 2b2d4f9d95..ccba3b34d1 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -1538,19 +1538,19 @@
     <div class="span12">
       <div class="alert-message warning">
         <a class="close" href="#">&times;</a>
-        <p><strong>Holy guacamole!</strong> Best check yo self, you’re not looking too good.</p>
+        <p><strong>Holy guacamole!</strong> Best check yo self, you’re not <a href="#">looking too good</a>.</p>
       </div>
       <div class="alert-message error">
         <a class="close" href="#">&times;</a>
-        <p><strong>Oh snap!</strong> Change this and that and try again.</p>
+        <p><strong>Oh snap!</strong> Change this and that and <a href="#">try again</a>.</p>
       </div>
       <div class="alert-message success">
         <a class="close" href="#">&times;</a>
-        <p><strong>Well done!</strong> You successfully read this alert message.</p>
+        <p><strong>Well done!</strong> You successfully <a href="#">read this</a> alert message.</p>
       </div>
       <div class="alert-message info">
         <a class="close" href="#">&times;</a>
-        <p><strong>Heads up!</strong> This is an alert that needs your attention, but it’s not a huge priority just yet.</p>
+        <p><strong>Heads up!</strong> This is an alert that needs your attention, but it’s not <a href="#">a huge priority</a> just yet.</p>
       </div>
 
       <h4>Example code</h4>
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@
       </div>
       <div class="alert-message block-message error">
         <a class="close" href="#">&times;</a>
-        <p><strong>Oh snap! You got an error!</strong> Change this and that and try again.</p>
+        <p><strong>Oh snap! You got an error!</strong> Change this and that and <a href="#">try again</a>.</p>
         <ul>
           <li>Duis mollis est non commodo luctus</li>
           <li>Nisi erat porttitor ligula</li>
diff --git a/lib/patterns.less b/lib/patterns.less
index c4469e5392..9d9586bbf2 100644
--- a/lib/patterns.less
+++ b/lib/patterns.less
@@ -646,6 +646,18 @@ input[type=submit].btn {
     *margin-top: 3px; /* IE7 spacing */
   }
 
+  // Make links same color as text and stand out more
+  a {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: @grayDark;
+  }
+  &.danger p a,
+  &.error p a,
+  &.success p a,
+  &.info p a {
+    color: @white;
+  }
+
   // Remove extra margin from content
   h5 {
     line-height: @baseline;
@@ -700,6 +712,14 @@ input[type=submit].btn {
       background-color: lighten(#6bd0ee, 25%);
       border-color: lighten(#6bd0ee, 20%);
     }
+    // Change link color back
+    &.danger p a,
+    &.error p a,
+    &.success p a,
+    &.info p a {
+      color: @grayDark;
+    }
+
   }
 }