diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TextFieldWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TextFieldWidget.cs
index de1125b588..bf9a3c50d5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TextFieldWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TextFieldWidget.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #region Copyright & License Information
 /*
- * Copyright 2007-2011 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * Copyright 2007-2013 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
  * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
  * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
  * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		public int CursorPosition { get; set; }
 
 		public Func<bool> IsDisabled = () => false;
-		public Color TextColor = Color.White;
-		public Color DisabledColor = Color.Gray;
-		public string Font = "Regular";
+		public string Font = ChromeMetrics.Get<string>("TextfieldFont");
+		public Color TextColor = ChromeMetrics.Get<Color>("TextfieldColor");
+		public Color TextColorDisabled = ChromeMetrics.Get<Color>("TextfieldColorDisabled");
 
 		public TextFieldWidget() {}
 		protected TextFieldWidget(TextFieldWidget widget)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			MaxLength = widget.MaxLength;
 			Font = widget.Font;
 			TextColor = widget.TextColor;
-			DisabledColor = widget.DisabledColor;
+			TextColorDisabled = widget.TextColorDisabled;
 			VisualHeight = widget.VisualHeight;
 		}
 
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 					Bounds.Width - LeftMargin - RightMargin, Bounds.Bottom));
 			}
 
-			var color = disabled ? DisabledColor : TextColor;
+			var color = disabled ? TextColorDisabled : TextColor;
 			font.DrawText(apparentText, textPos, color);
 
 			if (showCursor && HasKeyboardFocus)
-				font.DrawText("|", new float2(textPos.X + cursorPosition.X - 2, textPos.Y), Color.White);
+				font.DrawText("|", new float2(textPos.X + cursorPosition.X - 2, textPos.Y), TextColor);
 
 			if (textSize.X > Bounds.Width - LeftMargin - RightMargin)
 				Game.Renderer.DisableScissor();
diff --git a/mods/cnc/metrics.yaml b/mods/cnc/metrics.yaml
index faad630657..dcbaf3bfa1 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/metrics.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Metrics:
 	HotkeyFont: Regular
 	HotkeyColor: 255,255,255
 	HotkeyColorDisabled: 128,128,128
+	TextfieldFont: Regular
+	TextfieldColor: 255,255,255
+	TextfieldColorDisabled: 128,128,128
 	TextFont: Regular
 	TextColor: 255,255,255
 	TextContrast: false
diff --git a/mods/d2k/metrics.yaml b/mods/d2k/metrics.yaml
index 1f5f933e0a..1f3a480376 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/metrics.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Metrics:
 	HotkeyFont: Regular
 	HotkeyColor: 255,255,255
 	HotkeyColorDisabled: 128,128,128
+	TextfieldFont: Regular
+	TextfieldColor: 255,255,255
+	TextfieldColorDisabled: 128,128,128
 	TextFont: Regular
 	TextColor: 255,255,255
 	TextContrast: false
diff --git a/mods/ra/metrics.yaml b/mods/ra/metrics.yaml
index 3624347ef1..7a37014ee2 100644
--- a/mods/ra/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/metrics.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Metrics:
 	HotkeyFont: Regular
 	HotkeyColor: 255,255,255
 	HotkeyColorDisabled: 128,128,128
+	TextfieldFont: Regular
+	TextfieldColor: 255,255,255
+	TextfieldColorDisabled: 128,128,128
 	TextFont: Regular
 	TextColor: 255,255,255
 	TextContrast: false
diff --git a/mods/ts/metrics.yaml b/mods/ts/metrics.yaml
index 40cdc94b0c..f0e66e52a0 100644
--- a/mods/ts/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/metrics.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Metrics:
 	HotkeyFont: Regular
 	HotkeyColor: 255,255,255
 	HotkeyColorDisabled: 128,128,128
+	TextfieldFont: Regular
+	TextfieldColor: 255,255,255
+	TextfieldColorDisabled: 128,128,128
 	TextFont: Regular
 	TextColor: 255,255,255
 	TextContrast: false