diff --git a/src/interface/widget.c b/src/interface/widget.c
index d3df2d9e51..9f3e90e025 100644
--- a/src/interface/widget.c
+++ b/src/interface/widget.c
@@ -1161,6 +1161,8 @@ static void widget_text_box_draw(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, rct_window *w, int widg
 	//gfx_fill_rect_inset(dpi, l, t, r, b, colour, 0x20 | (!active ? 0x40 : 0x00));
 	gfx_fill_rect_inset(dpi, l, t, r, b, colour, 0x60);
 
+	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_FONT_SPRITE_BASE, uint16) = 224;
+	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_FONT_FLAGS, uint16) = 0;
 
 	if (!active) {
 
diff --git a/src/windows/text_input.c b/src/windows/text_input.c
index d0b81642a8..c6dcfd9008 100644
--- a/src/windows/text_input.c
+++ b/src/windows/text_input.c
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ static void window_text_input_paint(){
 
 	y += 25;
 
+	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_FONT_SPRITE_BASE, uint16) = 224;
+	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_FONT_FLAGS, uint16) = 0;
+
 	char wrapped_string[512];
 	strcpy(wrapped_string, text_input);