diff --git a/res/css/_common.pcss b/res/css/_common.pcss
index d120194491b..32a2610c1fe 100644
--- a/res/css/_common.pcss
+++ b/res/css/_common.pcss
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ legend {
         font-family: inherit !important;
         white-space: normal !important;
         line-height: inherit !important;
+        background-color: inherit;
         color: inherit; /* inherit the colour from the dark or light theme by default (but not for code blocks) */
 
         pre,
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.pcss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.pcss
index 530904767bb..46f0ba900f1 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.pcss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.pcss
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ $left-gutter: 64px;
         font-family: inherit !important;
         white-space: normal !important;
         line-height: inherit !important;
+        background-color: inherit;
         color: inherit; /* inherit the colour from the dark or light theme by default (but not for code blocks) */
 
         pre,