diff --git a/src/Gui/Stylesheets/FreeCAD.qss b/src/Gui/Stylesheets/FreeCAD.qss
index 8783b77067..05aab36e2c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Stylesheets/FreeCAD.qss
+++ b/src/Gui/Stylesheets/FreeCAD.qss
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/stylesheet-examples.html#customizing-specific-widgets
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 QTextEdit {
-  background-color: @PrimaryColor;
+  background-color: @TextEditFieldBackgroundColor;
   border-top: 1px solid @GeneralBorderColor;
 }