diff --git a/src/css/codemirror.css b/src/css/codemirror.css
index e736dd4ce..8c4221bb3 100644
--- a/src/css/codemirror.css
+++ b/src/css/codemirror.css
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 .cm-searching.cm-overlay {
     background-color: var(--cm-searching-surface);
     border: 0;
-    color: var(--cm-searching-ink);
+    color: var(--cm-searching-ink) !important;
     }
 
 .CodeMirror-merge {