diff --git a/scss/utilities/_text.scss b/scss/utilities/_text.scss
index d337e0d63e..7573f2987e 100644
--- a/scss/utilities/_text.scss
+++ b/scss/utilities/_text.scss
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@
 
 // Weight and italics
 
-.font-weight-normal { font-weight: $font-weight-normal; }
-.font-weight-bold   { font-weight: $font-weight-bold; }
-.font-italic        { font-style: italic; }
+.font-weight-light  { font-weight: $font-weight-light !important; }
+.font-weight-normal { font-weight: $font-weight-normal !important; }
+.font-weight-bold   { font-weight: $font-weight-bold !important; }
+.font-italic        { font-style: italic !important; }
 
 // Contextual colors