diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/form.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/form.rs
index 3c5f71986..e00b9f4cc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/form.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/form.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ pub(super) fn text_edit(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog, key: &str, width: f32
         .stroke(egui::Stroke::new(1.0, t.input_border))
         .corner_radius(egui::CornerRadius::same(3))
         .inner_margin(egui::Margin::symmetric(6, 3))
-        .show(ui, |ui| ui.add(egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut s).id(id).frame(egui::Frame::NONE).desired_width(width)));
+        .show(ui, |ui| {
+            crate::theme::strong_selected_text(ui);
+            ui.add(egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut s).id(id).frame(egui::Frame::NONE).desired_width(width))
+        });
     if r.inner.changed() {
         d.fields.insert(key.into(), Value::String(s));
     }
@@ -143,7 +146,10 @@ pub(super) fn text_area(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog, key: &str, width: f32
         .stroke(egui::Stroke::new(1.0, t.input_border))
         .corner_radius(egui::CornerRadius::same(3))
         .inner_margin(egui::Margin::symmetric(6, 3))
-        .show(ui, |ui| ui.add(egui::TextEdit::multiline(&mut s).frame(egui::Frame::NONE).desired_width(width).desired_rows(rows)));
+        .show(ui, |ui| {
+            crate::theme::strong_selected_text(ui);
+            ui.add(egui::TextEdit::multiline(&mut s).frame(egui::Frame::NONE).desired_width(width).desired_rows(rows))
+        });
     if r.inner.changed() {
         d.fields.insert(key.into(), Value::String(s));
     }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/swatch_options.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/swatch_options.rs
index 4407c0164..6f4a2ed1c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/swatch_options.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/swatch_options.rs
@@ -258,7 +258,10 @@ fn hex_field(ui: &mut egui::Ui, hex: &str) -> Option<Color> {
         .stroke(egui::Stroke::new(1.0, if editing { t.accent } else { t.input_border }))
         .corner_radius(2)
         .inner_margin(egui::Margin::symmetric(6, 4))
-        .show(ui, |ui| ui.add(egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut buf).id(id).frame(egui::Frame::NONE).desired_width(70.0).char_limit(7)))
+        .show(ui, |ui| {
+            crate::theme::strong_selected_text(ui);
+            ui.add(egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut buf).id(id).frame(egui::Frame::NONE).desired_width(70.0).char_limit(7))
+        })
         .inner;
     ui.data_mut(|m| m.insert_temp(id, buf.clone()));
     (resp.lost_focus() && buf != hex).then(|| parse_hex(&buf)).flatten()
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs
index 3c652dfdd..d35e56577 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@ impl Tokens {
     }
 }
 
+/// Selected text in the text fields `ui` draws from here on is in the strong text colour. egui
+/// paints it in the selection stroke's colour, the accent, which is hard to read on the selection's
+/// accent tint (#1465). For fields that draw their own frame: egui's frame takes its focus ring from
+/// the same stroke.
+pub fn strong_selected_text(ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
+    ui.visuals_mut().selection.stroke.color = Tokens::get(ui.ctx()).text_strong;
+}
+
 pub const FONT_UI: &str = "ui";
 pub const FONT_UI_SEMIBOLD: &str = "ui-semibold";
 pub const FONT_MONO: &str = "mono";
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
index 093852b71..c0a94c6e7 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ fn recessed_text(ui: &mut Ui, id: egui::Id, shown: &str, width: f32, rows: usize
             let resp = egui::Frame::NONE
                 .inner_margin(margin)
                 .show(ui, |ui| {
+                    crate::theme::strong_selected_text(ui);
                     let edit = if rows > 1 { egui::TextEdit::multiline(&mut buf).desired_rows(rows) } else { egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut buf) };
                     ui.add(
                         edit.id(id)