diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/message_field.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/message_field.cpp
index 85c8f9dda3..931c342213 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/message_field.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/message_field.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,9 @@ bool HasSendText(not_null<const Ui::InputField*> field) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-void InitMessageFieldFade(not_null<Ui::InputField*> field) {
+void InitMessageFieldFade(
+		not_null<Ui::InputField*> field,
+		const style::color &bg) {
 	class Fade final : public Ui::RpWidget {
 	public:
 		using Ui::RpWidget::RpWidget;
@@ -467,7 +469,7 @@ void InitMessageFieldFade(not_null<Ui::InputField*> field) {
 	const auto topFade = Ui::CreateChild<Fade>(field.get());
 	const auto bottomFade = Ui::CreateChild<Fade>(field.get());
 
-	const auto generateFade = [=] {
+	const auto generateFade = [=, bg = bg->c] {
 		const auto size = QSize(1, st::historyComposeFieldFadeHeight);
 		auto fade = QPixmap(size * style::DevicePixelRatio());
 		fade.setDevicePixelRatio(style::DevicePixelRatio());
@@ -476,10 +478,7 @@ void InitMessageFieldFade(not_null<Ui::InputField*> field) {
 			auto p = QPainter(&fade);
 
 			auto gradient = QLinearGradient(0, 1, 0, size.height());
-			gradient.setStops({
-				{ 0., st::historyComposeField.textBg->c },
-				{ .9, Qt::transparent },
-			});
+			gradient.setStops({ { 0., bg }, { .9, Qt::transparent } });
 			p.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
 			p.setBrush(gradient);
 			p.drawRect(Rect(size));
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/message_field.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/message_field.h
index 18ad42c094..a8f248e82f 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/message_field.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/message_field.h
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ void InitSpellchecker(
 
 bool HasSendText(not_null<const Ui::InputField*> field);
 
-void InitMessageFieldFade(not_null<Ui::InputField*> field);
+void InitMessageFieldFade(
+	not_null<Ui::InputField*> field,
+	const style::color &bg);
 
 struct InlineBotQuery {
 	QString query;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
index ba20e32ca6..85c44941fb 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ HistoryWidget::HistoryWidget(
 		showPremiumToast(document);
 		return false;
 	});
-	InitMessageFieldFade(_field);
+	InitMessageFieldFade(_field, st::historyComposeField.textBg);
 
 	_keyboard->sendCommandRequests(
 	) | rpl::start_with_next([=](Bot::SendCommandRequest r) {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.cpp
index c7340489b1..c6260f184b 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.cpp
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ void ComposeControls::initField() {
 		}
 		return false;
 	});
-	InitMessageFieldFade(_field);
+	InitMessageFieldFade(_field, _st.field.textBg);
 	_field->setEditLinkCallback(
 		DefaultEditLinkCallback(_show, _field, &_st.boxField));
 	initAutocomplete();