diff --git a/resources/qml/Widgets/TextField.qml b/resources/qml/Widgets/TextField.qml
index bace79a98a..66894eca69 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Widgets/TextField.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Widgets/TextField.qml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ TextField
     font: UM.Theme.getFont("default")
     color: UM.Theme.getColor("text")
     renderType: Text.NativeRendering
+    selectionColor: UM.Theme.getColor("text_selection")
     leftPadding: iconLeft.visible ? iconLeft.width + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width * 2 : UM.Theme.getSize("thin_margin").width
 
     states: [
diff --git a/resources/themes/cura-light/theme.json b/resources/themes/cura-light/theme.json
index 6ba4867b6d..e22c02d5d5 100644
--- a/resources/themes/cura-light/theme.json
+++ b/resources/themes/cura-light/theme.json
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@
         "text_selection": [156, 195, 255, 127],
         "border": [127, 127, 127, 255],
         "border_field": [180, 180, 180, 255],
-        "text_selection": [156,195, 255, 127],
         "secondary": [240, 240, 240, 255],
 
         "icon": [8, 7, 63, 255],