diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 44b1c7a..5b2a122 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 This is an alpha version! The changes listed here are not final.
 
 ### Changed
+- AI Extension: Specify input background color
 - Updated package dependencies.
 
 ## [0.1.4] - 2023-08-14
diff --git a/src/components/ai-control/style.scss b/src/components/ai-control/style.scss
index a8efb25..3ab602a 100644
--- a/src/components/ai-control/style.scss
+++ b/src/components/ai-control/style.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 	width: 100%;
 
 	textarea.jetpack-components-ai-control__input {
+		background-color: var( --jp-white );
 		width: 100%;
 		min-height: 20px;
 		border-radius: 2px;