diff --git a/src/alpaca.gresource.xml b/src/alpaca.gresource.xml
index 6673079..a6e27c1 100644
--- a/src/alpaca.gresource.xml
+++ b/src/alpaca.gresource.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <gresources>
   <gresource prefix="/com/jeffser/Alpaca">
+    <file>style.css</file>
     <file alias="icons/scalable/status/library-symbolic.svg">icons/library-symbolic.svg</file>
     <file alias="icons/scalable/status/paper-plane-symbolic.svg">icons/paper-plane-symbolic.svg</file>
     <file alias="icons/scalable/status/globe-symbolic.svg">icons/globe-symbolic.svg</file>
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f38917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.message_text_view {
+  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);
+}
diff --git a/src/window.ui b/src/window.ui
index 1b63884..2e3f44c 100644
--- a/src/window.ui
+++ b/src/window.ui
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
                                   <object class="GtkBox">
                                     <style>
                                       <class name="card"/>
-                                      <class name="view"/>
+                                      <class name="viewa"/>
                                     </style>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkScrolledWindow">
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@
                                         <property name="margin-end">12</property>
                                         <child>
                                           <object class="GtkTextView" id="message_text_view">
+                                            <style>
+                                              <class name="message_text_view" />
+                                            </style>
                                             <property name="wrap-mode">word</property>
                                             <property name="top-margin">6</property>
                                             <property name="bottom-margin">6</property>