diff --git a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index f76dded429..701afd7f28 100644
--- a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ GtkAssistant {
   }
 }
 
+GtkTextView { // This will get overridden by .view, needed by gedit line numbers
+  background-color: mix($bg_color, $base_color, 50%);
+  &:backdrop { background-color: mix($backdrop_bg_color,
+                                     $backdrop_base_color, 50%); }
+}
+
 %osd, .osd {
   color: $osd_fg_color;
   text-shadow: 0 1px black;
diff --git a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index 7cf01b28b1..76ed4ab388 100644
--- a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ GtkAssistant .sidebar GtkLabel {
 GtkAssistant .sidebar GtkLabel.highlight {
   background-color: #5d6261; }
 
+GtkTextView {
+  background-color: #313434; }
+  GtkTextView:backdrop {
+    background-color: #323535; }
+
 .app-notification.frame, .osd {
   color: #eeeeec;
   text-shadow: 0 1px black;
diff --git a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index b232776352..57797f83da 100644
--- a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ GtkAssistant .sidebar GtkLabel {
 GtkAssistant .sidebar GtkLabel.highlight {
   background-color: #c6c8c8; }
 
+GtkTextView {
+  background-color: #f6f6f6; }
+  GtkTextView:backdrop {
+    background-color: #f4f4f4; }
+
 .app-notification.frame, .osd {
   color: #eeeeec;
   text-shadow: 0 1px black;