diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/outlineBasics.py b/manuskript/ui/views/outlineBasics.py
index 2dfa9ff..17fc0cf 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/outlineBasics.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/outlineBasics.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class outlineBasics(QAbstractItemView):
             txt = QLineEdit()
             txt.textChanged.connect(self.filterLstIcons)
             txt.setPlaceholderText("Filter icons")
-            txt.setStyleSheet("background: transparent; border: none;")
+            txt.setStyleSheet("QLineEdit { background: transparent; border: none; }")
             act = QWidgetAction(self.menuCustomIcons)
             act.setDefaultWidget(txt)
             self.menuCustomIcons.addAction(act)
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/propertiesView_ui.py b/manuskript/ui/views/propertiesView_ui.py
index e4846fa..2901467 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/propertiesView_ui.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/propertiesView_ui.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Ui_propertiesView(object):
         font.setBold(True)
         font.setWeight(75)
         self.txtTitle.setFont(font)
-        self.txtTitle.setStyleSheet("background:transparent;")
+        self.txtTitle.setStyleSheet("QLineEdit { background:transparent; }")
         self.txtTitle.setFrame(False)
         self.txtTitle.setObjectName("txtTitle")
         self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.txtTitle)
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/propertiesView_ui.ui b/manuskript/ui/views/propertiesView_ui.ui
index 4e1549f..9f7d601 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/propertiesView_ui.ui
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/propertiesView_ui.ui
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       </font>
      </property>
      <property name="styleSheet">
-      <string notr="true">background:transparent;</string>
+      <string notr="true">QLineEdit { background:transparent; }</string>
      </property>
      <property name="frame">
       <bool>false</bool>