diff --git a/app/styles/emoji_picker.scss b/app/styles/emoji_picker.scss
index 12dd4f084..e282a3c17 100644
--- a/app/styles/emoji_picker.scss
+++ b/app/styles/emoji_picker.scss
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
   input {
     font-size: 14px;
     font-weight: 400;
+    color: var(--primary-text-color);
     padding: 7px 9px;
     font-family: inherit;
     display: block;