diff --git a/src/styles/markdown-editor.css b/src/styles/markdown-editor.css
index 9724d952..6d5783e2 100644
--- a/src/styles/markdown-editor.css
+++ b/src/styles/markdown-editor.css
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   @apply rounded-lg border border-input bg-background;
   box-shadow: none !important;
   font-family: inherit;
+  --color-fg-default: hsl(var(--foreground));
+  --color-canvas-default: hsl(var(--background));
+  --color-border-default: hsl(var(--border));
 }
 
 /* Toolbar */
@@ -47,6 +50,17 @@
   line-height: 1.6 !important;
 }
 
+/* Light mode text visibility */
+.w-md-editor-text-pre > code {
+  color: hsl(var(--foreground)) !important;
+}
+
+.w-md-editor textarea.w-md-editor-text-input {
+  color: hsl(var(--foreground)) !important;
+  background-color: hsl(var(--background)) !important;
+  caret-color: hsl(var(--foreground)) !important;
+}
+
 /* Preview area */
 .w-md-editor-preview {
   @apply bg-background;