diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextArea.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextArea.qml
index a7fec4709..c1c794f3e 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextArea.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextArea.qml
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Item {
             font.underline: theme.defaultFont.underline
             font.weight: theme.defaultFont.weight
             font.wordSpacing: theme.defaultFont.wordSpacing
-            color: theme.viewTextColor
+            color: theme.buttonTextColor
             selectByMouse: verticalScroll.interactive
             renderType: Text.NativeRendering
 
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
index d5883a683..d2d283eb8 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ FocusScope {
         text: placeholderText
         visible: textInput.text == "" && !textField.activeFocus
         // XXX: using textColor and low opacity for theming placeholderText
-        color: theme.viewTextColor
+        color: theme.buttonTextColor
         opacity: 0.5
         elide: Text.ElideRight
         clip: true
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ FocusScope {
         renderType: Text.NativeRendering
         passwordCharacter: "•"
         selectByMouse: true
-        color: theme.viewTextColor
+        color: theme.buttonTextColor
         enabled: textField.enabled
         clip: true
         focus: true