diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesView.ts
index 48f3037f246..57bfee94c5a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesView.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import { KeyCode, KeyMod } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
 import { IEditorGroupService } from 'vs/workbench/services/group/common/groupService';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import { isEqualOrParent } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
+import { attachInputBoxStyler } from "vs/platform/theme/common/styler";
+import { IThemeService } from "vs/platform/theme/common/themeService";
 
 import IGitService = git.IGitService;
 
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ export class ChangesView extends EventEmitter.EventEmitter implements GitView.IV
 		@IWorkspaceContextService contextService: IWorkspaceContextService,
 		@IGitService gitService: IGitService,
 		@IOutputService outputService: IOutputService,
-		@IConfigurationService private configurationService: IConfigurationService
+		@IConfigurationService private configurationService: IConfigurationService,
+		@IThemeService private themeService: IThemeService
 	) {
 		super();
 
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ export class ChangesView extends EventEmitter.EventEmitter implements GitView.IV
 			ariaLabel: nls.localize('commitMessageAriaLabel', "Git: Type commit message and press {0} to commit", ChangesView.COMMIT_KEYBINDING),
 			flexibleHeight: true
 		});
+		this.toDispose.push(attachInputBoxStyler(this.commitInputBox, this.themeService));
 
 		this.commitInputBox.onDidChange((value) => this.emit('change', value));
 		this.commitInputBox.onDidHeightChange((value) => this.emit('heightchange', value));