diff --git a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/NodeBuilder.kt b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/NodeBuilder.kt
index 7aaa3e5e6f..204ffc63f9 100644
--- a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/NodeBuilder.kt
+++ b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/NodeBuilder.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import tools.aqua.bgw.components.gamecomponentviews.HexagonView
 import tools.aqua.bgw.components.layoutviews.CameraPane
 import tools.aqua.bgw.components.layoutviews.LayoutView
 import tools.aqua.bgw.components.layoutviews.Pane
+import tools.aqua.bgw.components.uicomponents.TextInputUIComponent
 import tools.aqua.bgw.components.uicomponents.UIComponent
 import tools.aqua.bgw.core.BoardGameScene
 import tools.aqua.bgw.core.Scene
@@ -172,6 +173,11 @@ object NodeBuilder {
         if (nV.isNotEmpty()) background?.style = nV
       }
 
+      if (this is TextInputUIComponent) {
+        this.internalCSS =
+            "-fx-control-inner-background: transparent; -fx-highlight-fill: dodgerblue; -fx-background-color: transparent; "
+      }
+
       fontProperty.guiListener = { _, _ -> updateStyle(node) }
       internalCSSProperty.guiListener = { _, _ -> updateStyle(node) }
       componentStyleProperty.setGUIListenerAndInvoke(componentStyle) { _, _ -> updateStyle(node) }
diff --git a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/UINodeBuilder.kt b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/UINodeBuilder.kt
index f168247cd1..d9f819c09a 100644
--- a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/UINodeBuilder.kt
+++ b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/UINodeBuilder.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package tools.aqua.bgw.builder
 
 import com.jfoenix.controls.*
 import java.awt.Color
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty as FXBooleanProperty
 import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty as FXObjectProperty
 import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty as FXStringProperty
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ object UINodeBuilder {
         textProperty().bindTextProperty(textArea)
         promptTextProperty().bindPromptProperty(textArea)
         disableUndo()
+        val resource = this::class.java.getResource("/style.css") ?: throw FileNotFoundException()
+        stylesheets.add(resource.toExternalForm())
       }
 
   /** Builds [TextField]. */
diff --git a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/PasswordField.kt b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/PasswordField.kt
index 415f437d1d..ac25552cc7 100644
--- a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/PasswordField.kt
+++ b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/PasswordField.kt
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
 
 package tools.aqua.bgw.components.uicomponents
 
+import java.awt.Color
 import tools.aqua.bgw.core.DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_HEIGHT
 import tools.aqua.bgw.core.DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_WIDTH
 import tools.aqua.bgw.util.Font
+import tools.aqua.bgw.visual.ColorVisual
+import tools.aqua.bgw.visual.Visual
 
 /**
  * A [PasswordField] is a single line input field that shows stars instead of typed text.
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ import tools.aqua.bgw.util.Font
  * @param prompt Prompt for this [PasswordField]. This gets displayed as a prompt to the user
  * whenever the label is an empty string. Default: empty string.
  * @param font [Font] to be used to display [text].
+ * @param visual [Visual] to be used as a background. Defaults to a Light-gray [ColorVisual].
  *
  * @see TextField
  * @see TextArea
@@ -47,7 +51,8 @@ open class PasswordField(
     height: Number = DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_HEIGHT,
     text: String = "",
     prompt: String = "",
-    font: Font = Font()
+    font: Font = Font(),
+    visual: Visual = ColorVisual(Color(240, 240, 240))
 ) :
     TextInputUIComponent(
         posX = posX,
@@ -56,4 +61,5 @@ open class PasswordField(
         height = height,
         text = text,
         prompt = prompt,
-        font = font)
+        font = font,
+        visual = visual)
diff --git a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextArea.kt b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextArea.kt
index 021a2d04a4..7de62a0b3c 100644
--- a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextArea.kt
+++ b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextArea.kt
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@
 
 package tools.aqua.bgw.components.uicomponents
 
+import java.awt.Color
 import tools.aqua.bgw.core.DEFAULT_TEXT_AREA_HEIGHT
 import tools.aqua.bgw.core.DEFAULT_TEXT_AREA_WIDTH
 import tools.aqua.bgw.util.Font
+import tools.aqua.bgw.visual.ColorVisual
+import tools.aqua.bgw.visual.Visual
 
 /**
  * A [TextArea] is a multi line input field.
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ import tools.aqua.bgw.util.Font
  * @param prompt Prompt for this [TextArea]. This gets displayed as a prompt to the user whenever
  * the label is an empty string. Default: empty string.
  * @param font [Font] to be used to display [text].
+ * @param visual [Visual] to be used as a background. Defaults to a Light-gray [ColorVisual].
  *
  * @see TextField
  * @see PasswordField
@@ -49,7 +53,8 @@ open class TextArea(
     height: Number = DEFAULT_TEXT_AREA_HEIGHT,
     text: String = "",
     prompt: String = "",
-    font: Font = Font()
+    font: Font = Font(),
+    visual: Visual = ColorVisual(Color(240, 240, 240))
 ) :
     TextInputUIComponent(
         posX = posX,
@@ -58,4 +63,5 @@ open class TextArea(
         height = height,
         text = text,
         prompt = prompt,
-        font = font)
+        font = font,
+        visual = visual)
diff --git a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextField.kt b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextField.kt
index 07daee789f..419b6832a2 100644
--- a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextField.kt
+++ b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextField.kt
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
 
 package tools.aqua.bgw.components.uicomponents
 
+import java.awt.Color
 import tools.aqua.bgw.core.DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_HEIGHT
 import tools.aqua.bgw.core.DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_WIDTH
 import tools.aqua.bgw.util.Font
+import tools.aqua.bgw.visual.ColorVisual
+import tools.aqua.bgw.visual.Visual
 
 /**
  * A [TextField] is a single line input field.
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ import tools.aqua.bgw.util.Font
  * @param prompt Prompt for this [TextField]. This gets displayed as a prompt to the user whenever
  * the label is an empty string. Default: empty string.
  * @param font [Font] to be used to display [text].
+ * @param visual [Visual] to be used as a background. Defaults to a Light-gray [ColorVisual].
  *
  * @see PasswordField
  * @see TextArea
@@ -47,7 +51,8 @@ open class TextField(
     height: Number = DEFAULT_TEXT_FIELD_HEIGHT,
     text: String = "",
     prompt: String = "",
-    font: Font = Font()
+    font: Font = Font(),
+    visual: Visual = ColorVisual(Color(240, 240, 240))
 ) :
     TextInputUIComponent(
         posX = posX,
@@ -56,4 +61,5 @@ open class TextField(
         height = height,
         text = text,
         prompt = prompt,
-        font = font)
+        font = font,
+        visual = visual)
diff --git a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextInputUIComponent.kt b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextInputUIComponent.kt
index bd7fe9d3cb..8c81e4e98e 100644
--- a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextInputUIComponent.kt
+++ b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/components/uicomponents/TextInputUIComponent.kt
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 
 package tools.aqua.bgw.components.uicomponents
 
+import java.awt.Color
 import tools.aqua.bgw.observable.properties.Property
 import tools.aqua.bgw.observable.properties.StringProperty
 import tools.aqua.bgw.util.Font
+import tools.aqua.bgw.visual.ColorVisual
 import tools.aqua.bgw.visual.Visual
 
 /**
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ import tools.aqua.bgw.visual.Visual
  * @param text Text for this [TextInputUIComponent].
  * @param prompt Prompt for this [TextInputUIComponent].
  * @param font Font to be used for the [text].
+ * @param visual [Visual] to be used as a background. Defaults to a Light-gray [ColorVisual].
  */
 sealed class TextInputUIComponent(
     posX: Number,
@@ -43,14 +46,10 @@ sealed class TextInputUIComponent(
     text: String,
     prompt: String,
     font: Font,
+    visual: Visual = ColorVisual(Color(240, 240, 240))
 ) :
     UIComponent(
-        posX = posX,
-        posY = posY,
-        width = width,
-        height = height,
-        font = font,
-        visual = Visual.EMPTY) {
+        posX = posX, posY = posY, width = width, height = height, font = font, visual = visual) {
 
   /**
    * [Property] for the text of this [TextInputUIComponent].