1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/prompt-box.vala b/src/prompt-box.vala
index 6953c1b..d925739 100644
--- a/src/prompt-box.vala
+++ b/src/prompt-box.vala
@@ -573,10 +573,21 @@ public class PromptBox : FadableBox
         }
 
         Gdk.RGBA color = { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f };
-        if (is_error)
+        if (is_error) {
             color.parse ("#df382c");
+
+            /*
+             * Overriding the background color will look ugly, but at least
+             * always make the text readable, which is probably important for
+             * error messages.
+             * We probably want to find a better way of handling this.
+             */
+            Gdk.RGBA bg_color = { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f };
+            label.override_background_color (Gtk.StateFlags.NORMAL, bg_color);
+        }
         label.override_color (Gtk.StateFlags.NORMAL, color);
 
+
         label.xalign = 0.0f;
         label.set_data<bool> ("prompt-box-is-error", is_error);