diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-autocomplete/gr-autocomplete.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-autocomplete/gr-autocomplete.html
index e47b661098..381ef0b293 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-autocomplete/gr-autocomplete.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-autocomplete/gr-autocomplete.html
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ limitations under the License.
         padding: 0;
       }
       paper-input {
+        background-color: var(--view-background-color);
+        color: var(--primary-text-color);
         border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
         border-radius: var(--border-radius);
         padding: var(--spacing-s);