diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/styles/semantic.ts b/packages/react-components/src/styles/semantic.ts
index 85fb78dc0b..573212aef4 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/styles/semantic.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/styles/semantic.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default css`
       opacity: 1;
 
       input {
-        background: #fefefe;
+        background: transparent;
         border-color: #eee;
         border-style: dashed;
       }