diff --git a/packages/tui/internal/tui/tui.go b/packages/tui/internal/tui/tui.go
index f7ce7982..b0d169e0 100644
--- a/packages/tui/internal/tui/tui.go
+++ b/packages/tui/internal/tui/tui.go
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ func (a Model) Cleanup() {
 func (a Model) home() (string, int, int) {
 	t := theme.CurrentTheme()
 	effectiveWidth := a.width - 4
-	baseStyle := styles.NewStyle().Background(t.Background())
+	baseStyle := styles.NewStyle().Foreground(t.Text()).Background(t.Background())
 	base := baseStyle.Render
 	muted := styles.NewStyle().Foreground(t.TextMuted()).Background(t.Background()).Render