diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
index facfab622..343403704 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ impl Renderable for ChatComposer {
                     .unwrap_or("Input disabled.")
                     .to_string()
             };
-            let placeholder = Span::from(text).dim().italic();
+            let placeholder = Span::from(text).dim();
             Line::from(vec![placeholder]).render_ref(textarea_rect.inner(Margin::new(0, 0)), buf);
         }
     }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui2/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs b/codex-rs/tui2/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
index 7cc2dbabf..c9058e015 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui2/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui2/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
@@ -2199,7 +2199,7 @@ impl Renderable for ChatComposer {
                     .unwrap_or("Input disabled.")
                     .to_string()
             };
-            let placeholder = Span::from(text).dim().italic();
+            let placeholder = Span::from(text).dim();
             Line::from(vec![placeholder]).render_ref(textarea_rect.inner(Margin::new(0, 0)), buf);
         }
     }