diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextArea.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextArea.qml
index 79c1977a2..0ca6fe518 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextArea.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextArea.qml
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ Item {
             font.weight: theme.defaultFont.weight
             font.wordSpacing: theme.defaultFont.wordSpacing
             color: theme.viewTextColor
+            selectedTextColor: theme.viewBackgroundColor
+            selectionColor: theme.viewFocusColor
             selectByMouse: verticalScroll.interactive
             renderType: Text.NativeRendering
 
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
index d5883a683..d67dda359 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ FocusScope {
         passwordCharacter: "•"
         selectByMouse: true
         color: theme.viewTextColor
+        selectedTextColor: theme.viewBackgroundColor
+        selectionColor: theme.viewFocusColor
         enabled: textField.enabled
         clip: true
         focus: true