diff --git a/src/components/markdownEditor/view/markdownEditorView.js b/src/components/markdownEditor/view/markdownEditorView.js
index 4ceea3c11..02810b4e7 100644
--- a/src/components/markdownEditor/view/markdownEditorView.js
+++ b/src/components/markdownEditor/view/markdownEditorView.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { PostBody } from '../../postElements';
 import { StickyBar } from '../../basicUIElements';
 import { TextInput } from '../../textInput';
 
+import { ThemeContainer } from '../../../containers';
+
 // Styles
 import styles from './markdownEditorStyles';
 
@@ -201,22 +203,26 @@ export default class MarkdownEditorView extends Component {
         behavior={Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 'padding' : null}
       >
         {!isPreviewActive ? (
-          <TextInput
-            multiline
-            onChangeText={this._changeText}
-            onSelectionChange={this._handleOnSelectionChange}
-            placeholder={intl.formatMessage({
-              id: isReply ? 'editor.reply_placeholder' : 'editor.default_placeholder',
-            })}
-            placeholderTextColor="#c1c5c7"
-            selection={selection}
-            selectionColor="#357ce6"
-            style={styles.textWrapper}
-            underlineColorAndroid="transparent"
-            value={text}
-            innerRef={this.inputRef}
-            editable={!isLoading}
-          />
+          <ThemeContainer>
+            {({ isDarkTheme }) => (
+              <TextInput
+                multiline
+                onChangeText={this._changeText}
+                onSelectionChange={this._handleOnSelectionChange}
+                placeholder={intl.formatMessage({
+                  id: isReply ? 'editor.reply_placeholder' : 'editor.default_placeholder',
+                })}
+                placeholderTextColor={isDarkTheme ? '#526d91' : '#c1c5c7'}
+                selection={selection}
+                selectionColor="#357ce6"
+                style={styles.textWrapper}
+                underlineColorAndroid="transparent"
+                value={text}
+                innerRef={this.inputRef}
+                editable={!isLoading}
+              />
+            )}
+          </ThemeContainer>
         ) : (
           this._renderPreview()
         )}
diff --git a/src/containers/index.js b/src/containers/index.js
index 3d725da0a..2b9d0390a 100644
--- a/src/containers/index.js
+++ b/src/containers/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ProfileEditContainer from './profileEditContainer';
 import RedeemContainer from './redeemContainer';
 import SpinGameContainer from './spinGameContainer';
 import TransferContainer from './transferContainer';
+import ThemeContainer from './themeContainer';
 
 export {
   InAppPurchaseContainer,
@@ -14,4 +15,5 @@ export {
   RedeemContainer,
   SpinGameContainer,
   TransferContainer,
+  ThemeContainer,
 };
diff --git a/src/containers/themeContainer.js b/src/containers/themeContainer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22a24adff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/containers/themeContainer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
+import React from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+
+const ThemeContainer = ({ children, isDarkTheme }) => {
+  return (
+    children &&
+    children({
+      isDarkTheme,
+    })
+  );
+};
+
+const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+  isDarkTheme: state.application.isDarkTheme,
+});
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps)(ThemeContainer);