diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/inc/custom-header.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/inc/custom-header.php
index 37c1d3d778..d91a869e64 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/inc/custom-header.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/inc/custom-header.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function twentytwelve_header_style() {
 	?>
 		.site-title,
 		.site-description {
-			position: absolute !important;
+			position: absolute;
 			clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); /* IE7 */
 			clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
 		}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/js/theme-customizer.js b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/js/theme-customizer.js
index 578ec371f6..bde05d9c51 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/js/theme-customizer.js
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/js/theme-customizer.js
@@ -17,10 +17,22 @@
 			$( '.site-description' ).text( to );
 		} );
 	} );
+
 	// Header text color
 	wp.customize( 'header_textcolor', function( value ) {
 		value.bind( function( to ) {
-			$( '.site-title a, .site-description' ).css( 'color', to );
+			if ( 'blank' === to ) {
+				$( '.site-title, .site-title a, .site-description' ).css( {
+					'clip': 'rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px)',
+					'position': 'absolute'
+				} );
+			} else {
+				$( '.site-title, .site-title a, .site-description' ).css( {
+					'clip': 'auto',
+					'color': to,
+					'position': 'relative'
+				} );
+			}
 		} );
 	} );