diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/viewCursors/viewCursors.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/viewCursors/viewCursors.ts
index eb290aceeea..7e798b22852 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/viewCursors/viewCursors.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/viewCursors/viewCursors.ts
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ registerThemingParticipant((theme, collector) => {
 		if (!caretBackground) {
 			caretBackground = caret.opposite();
 		}
+		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .inputarea.ime-input { caret-color: ${caret}; }`);
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .cursors-layer .cursor { background-color: ${caret}; border-color: ${caret}; color: ${caretBackground}; }`);
 		if (theme.type === 'hc') {
 			collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .cursors-layer.has-selection .cursor { border-left: 1px solid ${caretBackground}; border-right: 1px solid ${caretBackground}; }`);