diff --git a/news.d/bugfix/1571.ui.md b/news.d/bugfix/1571.ui.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20e510209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news.d/bugfix/1571.ui.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix "add translation" dialog ignoring the stylesheet's background color for the translation and stroke text.
diff --git a/plover/gui_qt/add_translation_widget.py b/plover/gui_qt/add_translation_widget.py
index 4e6c019c7..1d3643f76 100644
--- a/plover/gui_qt/add_translation_widget.py
+++ b/plover/gui_qt/add_translation_widget.py
@@ -42,14 +42,12 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         self._special_fmt = (
             '<span style="' +
-            'background-color:' + self.palette().base().color().name() +';' +
             'font-family:monospace;' +
             '">%s</span>'
         )
 
         self._special_fmt_bold = (
             '<span style="' +
-            'background-color:' + self.palette().base().color().name() +';' +
             'font-family:monospace;' +
             'font-weight:bold;' +
             '">%s</span>'