diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index e04091a10..815bd4e15 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ span.add_attachment a {padding-left:16px; background: url(../images/bullet_add.p
 input:disabled, select:disabled, textarea:disabled {
   cursor: not-allowed;
   color: graytext;
+  background-color: #ebebe4;
 }