diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/context/context_app_route.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/context/context_app_route.tsx
index c4d6670bde2b3..6c4722418be14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/context/context_app_route.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/context/context_app_route.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export function ContextAppRoute(props: ContextAppProps) {
     return (
       <EuiEmptyPrompt
         iconType="alert"
+        iconColor="danger"
         title={
           <FormattedMessage
             id="discover.singleDocRoute.errorTitle"