diff --git a/static/src/stylesheets/module/facia-garnett/_pillars.scss b/static/src/stylesheets/module/facia-garnett/_pillars.scss
index 64c6fd0ded7f..8cea07d9daba 100644
--- a/static/src/stylesheets/module/facia-garnett/_pillars.scss
+++ b/static/src/stylesheets/module/facia-garnett/_pillars.scss
@@ -347,6 +347,36 @@ $pillars: (
     }
 }
 
+section.fc-container--has-palette {
+    .fc-item--type-comment.fc-item--pillar-news.fc-item--has-cutout  {
+        &.fc-item--type-comment {
+            .fc-item__avatar {
+                background-color: transparent;
+            }
+
+            &:hover {
+                .fc-item__avatar {
+                    background-color: transparent;
+                }
+
+                .fc-item__timestamp,
+                .fc-trail__count--commentcount {
+                    background-color: transparent;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+section.fc-container--has-palette.fc-container--special-report-alt-palette {
+    .fc-item.fc-item--type-comment.fc-item--pillar-news {
+        &.fc-item--type-comment {
+            .fc-item__container.u-faux-block-link--hover {
+                background-color: darken($special-report-alt-pastel, 5%);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 
 .fc-item--pillar-special-report,
diff --git a/static/src/stylesheets/module/facia-garnett/_sublinks.scss b/static/src/stylesheets/module/facia-garnett/_sublinks.scss
index 3e83cbed615c..4686d52c56a0 100644
--- a/static/src/stylesheets/module/facia-garnett/_sublinks.scss
+++ b/static/src/stylesheets/module/facia-garnett/_sublinks.scss
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@
     }
 }
 
+section.fc-container--special-report-alt-palette {
+    .fc-sublinks {
+        .fc-sublink__title {
+            &:before {
+                border-top: 1px solid rgba(118, 118, 118, .3);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 .fc-sublink__title.fc-sublink--pillar-special-report-alt {
     @include fs-headline(1);
     color: $brightness-7;