diff --git a/gedit/resources/css/gedit.adwaita.css b/gedit/resources/css/gedit.adwaita.css
index 381d548..a13f17e 100644
--- a/gedit/resources/css/gedit.adwaita.css
+++ b/gedit/resources/css/gedit.adwaita.css
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ statusbar {
 }
 
 .gedit-search-entry-occurrences-tag {
+    background-color: @theme_base_color;
+    background-image: none;
     color: shade (@theme_unfocused_fg_color, 0.8);
     border: 0px;
     margin: 2px;
