diff --git a/webviews/activityBarView/index.css b/webviews/activityBarView/index.css
index 4e1d323195..6b376221d8 100644
--- a/webviews/activityBarView/index.css
+++ b/webviews/activityBarView/index.css
@@ -44,19 +44,33 @@ textarea {
 
 .textarea-wrapper {
 	position: relative;
-	display: flex;
+	display: block;
 	width: 100%;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+	border: 1px solid var(--vscode-dropdown-border);
+	background-color: var(--vscode-input-background);
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	padding-bottom: 28px;
+}
+
+.textarea-wrapper:focus-within {
+	outline: 1px solid var(--vscode-focusBorder);
 }
 
 .textarea-wrapper textarea {
-	flex: 1;
-	padding-bottom: 32px;
+	display: block;
+	width: 100%;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+	border: none;
+	background: transparent;
+	border-radius: 0;
+	outline: none;
 }
 
 .textarea-wrapper .comment-upload-button {
 	position: absolute;
 	left: 6px;
-	bottom: 8px;
+	bottom: 4px;
 	border: none;
 	background: none;
 	padding: 4px;
diff --git a/webviews/editorWebview/index.css b/webviews/editorWebview/index.css
index 5ce6863f24..0a409c3cdf 100644
--- a/webviews/editorWebview/index.css
+++ b/webviews/editorWebview/index.css
@@ -1010,12 +1010,27 @@ textarea {
 
 .textarea-wrapper {
 	position: relative;
-	display: flex;
+	display: block;
 	width: 100%;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+	border: 1px solid var(--vscode-dropdown-border);
+	background-color: var(--vscode-input-background);
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	padding-bottom: 28px;
+}
+
+.textarea-wrapper:focus-within {
+	outline: 1px solid var(--vscode-focusBorder);
 }
 
 .textarea-wrapper textarea {
-	flex: 1;
+	display: block;
+	width: 100%;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+	border: none;
+	background: transparent;
+	border-radius: 0;
+	outline: none;
 	padding-right: 40px;
 }
 
@@ -1054,14 +1069,10 @@ textarea {
 	padding: 2px;
 }
 
-.textarea-wrapper:has(> .comment-upload-button)>textarea {
-	padding-bottom: 32px;
-}
-
 .textarea-wrapper .comment-upload-button {
 	position: absolute;
 	left: 6px;
-	bottom: 8px;
+	bottom: 4px;
 	border: none;
 	background: none;
 	padding: 4px;