diff --git a/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox_base.js b/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox_base.js
index dcb619c48..9cce692f9 100644
--- a/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox_base.js
+++ b/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox_base.js
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme) => {
             paddingTop: 10,
             paddingBottom: 10,
             borderTopWidth: 1,
+            backgroundColor: theme.centerChannelBg,
             borderTopColor: changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.20),
         },
         archivedText: {