diff --git a/public/themes/default.css b/public/themes/default.css
index 8f34109e6..10e1075f6 100644
--- a/public/themes/default.css
+++ b/public/themes/default.css
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     --form-element-error-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);
     --form-element-icon-color: #fff;
     --form-element-disabled-text-color: #777;
+    --form-element-placeholder-color: #777;
 
     /* button colors */
     /* todo: use --form-element-* directly in elements */
diff --git a/src/app/history/history.less b/src/app/history/history.less
index d29da321d..48e99b339 100644
--- a/src/app/history/history.less
+++ b/src/app/history/history.less
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
     .history-search {
         padding: 0 10px 10px 10px;
 
+        input {
+            border: none;
+            border-radius: 4px;
+            font-size: 1em;
+            padding: 0.5em 1em;
+            background-color: var(--form-element-bg-color);
+            color: var(--app-text-color);
+        }
+
         .advanced-search {
             display: flex;
             flex-direction: row;