diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUIButtonView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUIButtonView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUIButtonView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUIButtonView.php
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function getColor() {
+    return $this->color;
+  }
+
   public function setDisabled($disabled) {
     $this->disabled = $disabled;
     return $this;
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@
     if ($this->actionLinks) {
       $actions = array();
       foreach ($this->actionLinks as $button) {
-        $button->setColor(PHUIButtonView::GREY);
+        if (!$button->getColor()) {
+          $button->setColor(PHUIButtonView::GREY);
+        }
         $button->addClass(PHUI::MARGIN_SMALL_LEFT);
         $button->addClass('phui-header-action-link');
         $actions[] = $button;