diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchRouter/SearchRouterInput.tsx b/src/components/Search/SearchRouter/SearchRouterInput.tsx
index 7b850f96efc1..70e2e64074c9 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchRouter/SearchRouterInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchRouter/SearchRouterInput.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function SearchRouterInput({
                     onSubmitEditing={onSubmit}
                     shouldUseDisabledStyles={false}
                     textInputContainerStyles={styles.borderNone}
-                    inputStyle={[styles.searchInputStyle, inputWidth, styles.pl3, styles.pr3]}
+                    inputStyle={[inputWidth, styles.pl3, styles.pr3]}
                     onFocus={() => {
                         setIsFocused(true);
                         routerListRef?.current?.updateExternalTextInputFocus(true);
diff --git a/src/styles/index.ts b/src/styles/index.ts
index 5187ff54f2fb..a941f50fc699 100644
--- a/src/styles/index.ts
+++ b/src/styles/index.ts
@@ -3615,6 +3615,7 @@ const styles = (theme: ThemeColors) =>
         },
 
         searchInputStyle: {
+            color: theme.textSupporting,
             fontSize: 13,
             lineHeight: 16,
         },