diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/diff.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/diff.scss
index 1de90e0016..07e9d9868b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/diff.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/diff.scss
@@ -477,10 +477,7 @@ html {
   color: $white;
 }
 
-.compose-form,
-.spoiler-input__input,
-.search__input,
-.search__popout {
+.compose-form .spoiler-input__input {
   color: lighten($ui-highlight-color, 8%);
 }
 
@@ -488,6 +485,8 @@ html {
 .compose-form__highlightable,
 .search__input,
 .search__popout,
+.emoji-mart-search input,
+.language-dropdown__dropdown .emoji-mart-search input,
 .poll__option input[type='text'] {
   background: darken($ui-base-color, 10%);
 }