diff --git a/ui/widgets/input_fields.cpp b/ui/widgets/input_fields.cpp
index 7654d7a..ed7df91 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/input_fields.cpp
+++ b/ui/widgets/input_fields.cpp
@@ -822,8 +822,12 @@ void ApplyTagFormat(QTextCharFormat &to, const QTextCharFormat &from) {
 	}
 	to.setProperty(kReplaceTagId, from.property(kReplaceTagId));
 	to.setFont(from.font());
-	to.setForeground(from.foreground());
-	to.setBackground(from.background());
+	if (from.hasProperty(QTextFormat::ForegroundBrush)) {
+		to.setForeground(from.brushProperty(QTextFormat::ForegroundBrush));
+	}
+	if (from.hasProperty(QTextFormat::BackgroundBrush)) {
+		to.setBackground(from.brushProperty(QTextFormat::BackgroundBrush));
+	}
 }
 
 // Returns the position of the first inserted tag or "changedEnd" value if none found.
@@ -1012,6 +1016,7 @@ void InsertEmojiAtCursor(QTextCursor cursor, EmojiPtr emoji) {
 }
 
 void InsertCustomEmojiAtCursor(
+		not_null<InputField*> field,
 		QTextCursor cursor,
 		const QString &text,
 		const QString &link) {
@@ -1023,6 +1028,9 @@ void InsertCustomEmojiAtCursor(
 	format.setProperty(kCustomEmojiLink, unique);
 	format.setProperty(kCustomEmojiId, CustomEmojiIdFromLink(link));
 	format.setVerticalAlignment(QTextCharFormat::AlignBottom);
+	format.setFont(field->st().font);
+	format.setForeground(field->st().textFg);
+	format.setBackground(QBrush());
 	ApplyTagFormat(format, currentFormat);
 	format.setProperty(kTagProperty, TextUtilities::TagWithAdded(
 		format.property(kTagProperty).toString(),
@@ -2239,6 +2247,7 @@ void InputField::processFormatting(int insertPosition, int insertEnd) {
 					InsertEmojiAtCursor(cursor, action.emoji);
 				} else {
 					InsertCustomEmojiAtCursor(
+						this,
 						cursor,
 						action.customEmojiText,
 						action.customEmojiLink);
diff --git a/ui/widgets/input_fields.h b/ui/widgets/input_fields.h
index 1c592d8..8d7de73 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/input_fields.h
+++ b/ui/widgets/input_fields.h
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ const auto kEditLinkSequence = QKeySequence("ctrl+k");
 const auto kSpoilerSequence = QKeySequence("ctrl+shift+p");
 
 class PopupMenu;
+class InputField;
 
 void InsertEmojiAtCursor(QTextCursor cursor, EmojiPtr emoji);
 void InsertCustomEmojiAtCursor(
+	not_null<InputField*> field,
 	QTextCursor cursor,
 	const QString &text,
 	const QString &link);
@@ -152,6 +154,10 @@ public:
 		rpl::producer<QString> placeholder = nullptr,
 		const TextWithTags &value = TextWithTags());
 
+	[[nodiscard]] const style::InputField &st() const {
+		return _st;
+	}
+
 	void showError();
 	void showErrorNoFocus();
 	void hideError();