diff --git a/resources/styles/nheko-dark.qss b/resources/styles/nheko-dark.qss
index bf3d43ee..d4dca17c 100644
--- a/resources/styles/nheko-dark.qss
+++ b/resources/styles/nheko-dark.qss
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ RoomList > * {
 
 TypingDisplay {
     qproperty-textColor: #caccd1;
+    qproperty-backgroundColor: #202228;
 }
 
 #roomlist_area {
diff --git a/resources/styles/nheko.qss b/resources/styles/nheko.qss
index 3d9231d9..ef659b82 100644
--- a/resources/styles/nheko.qss
+++ b/resources/styles/nheko.qss
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ InfoMessage {
 
 TypingDisplay {
     qproperty-textColor: #333;
+    qproperty-backgroundColor: white;
 }
 
 SuggestionsPopup {
diff --git a/resources/styles/system.qss b/resources/styles/system.qss
index e518f084..9df3f1a7 100644
--- a/resources/styles/system.qss
+++ b/resources/styles/system.qss
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ QuickSwitcher {
 
 TypingDisplay {
     qproperty-textColor: palette(text);
+    qproperty-backgroundColor: palette(window);
 }
 
 InfoMessage {
diff --git a/src/TypingDisplay.cpp b/src/TypingDisplay.cpp
index cd405a7a..6b731740 100644
--- a/src/TypingDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TypingDisplay.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "ui/Painter.h"
 
 constexpr int LEFT_PADDING = 24;
+constexpr int RECT_PADDING = 2;
 
 TypingDisplay::TypingDisplay(QWidget *parent)
   : OverlayWidget(parent)
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ TypingDisplay::TypingDisplay(QWidget *parent)
         f.setPixelSize(conf::typingNotificationFontSize);
         setFont(f);
 
-        setFixedHeight(QFontMetrics(font()).height() + 2);
+        setFixedHeight(QFontMetrics(font()).height() + RECT_PADDING);
         setAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents);
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +67,11 @@ TypingDisplay::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
         region.translate(LEFT_PADDING, 0);
 
         QFontMetrics fm(font());
-        text_ = fm.elidedText(text_, Qt::ElideRight, width() - 3 * LEFT_PADDING);
+        text_ = fm.elidedText(text_, Qt::ElideRight, (double)(width() * 0.75));
 
+        QPainterPath path;
+        path.addRoundedRect(QRectF(0, 0, fm.width(text_) + 2 * LEFT_PADDING, height()), 3, 3);
+
+        p.fillPath(path, backgroundColor());
         p.drawText(region, Qt::AlignVCenter, text_);
 }
diff --git a/src/TypingDisplay.h b/src/TypingDisplay.h
index c4e6c357..332d9c66 100644
--- a/src/TypingDisplay.h
+++ b/src/TypingDisplay.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class TypingDisplay : public OverlayWidget
         Q_OBJECT
 
         Q_PROPERTY(QColor textColor WRITE setTextColor READ textColor)
+        Q_PROPERTY(QColor backgroundColor WRITE setBackgroundColor READ backgroundColor)
 
 public:
         TypingDisplay(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ public:
         void setTextColor(const QColor &color) { textColor_ = color; };
         QColor textColor() const { return textColor_; };
 
+        void setBackgroundColor(const QColor &color) { bgColor_ = color; };
+        QColor backgroundColor() const { return bgColor_; };
+
 public slots:
         void setOffset(int margin);
 
@@ -27,5 +31,6 @@ protected:
 private:
         int offset_;
         QColor textColor_;
+        QColor bgColor_;
         QString text_;
 };