diff --git a/editor/components/default-block-appender/style.scss b/editor/components/default-block-appender/style.scss
index 2618a8ae0de40c..50222e558338fd 100644
--- a/editor/components/default-block-appender/style.scss
+++ b/editor/components/default-block-appender/style.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 $empty-paragraph-height: $text-editor-font-size * 4;
 
 .editor-default-block-appender {
-	.editor-default-block-appender__content {
+	input[type=text].editor-default-block-appender__content { // needs specificity
 		border: none;
 		background: none;
 		box-shadow: none;