diff --git a/main/data/theme.css b/main/data/theme.css
index 621cf66f..856e1b27 100644
--- a/main/data/theme.css
+++ b/main/data/theme.css
@@ -111,9 +111,10 @@ window.dino-main button.dino-chatinput-button:checked:backdrop {
 
 
 .dino-chatinput textview, .dino-chatinput textview text {
-    background-color: transparent;
+    background-color: @theme_base_color;
 }
 
+
 /*Chat input warning*/
 
 box.dino-input-warning frame border {
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ box.dino-input-warning label {
     color: mix(@warning_color, @theme_fg_color, 0.5);
 }
 
+
 /*Chat input error*/
 
 box.dino-input-error frame border {