diff --git a/components/Input.qml b/components/Input.qml
index b4310212..b04c3c72 100644
--- a/components/Input.qml
+++ b/components/Input.qml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ TextField {
     horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignLeft
     selectByMouse: true
     color: MoneroComponents.Style.defaultFontColor
+    selectionColor: MoneroComponents.Style.dimmedFontColor
+    selectedTextColor: MoneroComponents.Style.defaultFontColor
 
     background: Rectangle {
         color: "transparent"
diff --git a/components/InputMulti.qml b/components/InputMulti.qml
index 5698dcc6..b60a4a75 100644
--- a/components/InputMulti.qml
+++ b/components/InputMulti.qml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ TextArea {
     horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignLeft
     selectByMouse: true
     color: MoneroComponents.Style.defaultFontColor
+    selectionColor: MoneroComponents.Style.dimmedFontColor
+    selectedTextColor: MoneroComponents.Style.defaultFontColor
 
     wrapMode: {
         if(wrapAnywhere){