diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Controls/Controls.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Controls/Controls.svelte
index d34ba3397..1954493d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Controls/Controls.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Controls/Controls.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	import FileItem from '$lib/components/common/FileItem.svelte';
 	import Collapsible from '$lib/components/common/Collapsible.svelte';
 
-	import { user } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { user, settings } from '$lib/stores';
 	export let models = [];
 	export let chatFiles = [];
 	export let params = {};
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@
 				<div class="" slot="content">
 					<textarea
 						bind:value={params.system}
-						class="w-full text-xs py-1.5 bg-transparent outline-hidden resize-vertical"
+						class="w-full text-xs outline-hidden resize-vertical {$settings.highContrastMode
+							? 'border-2 border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800 p-2.5'
+							: 'py-1.5 bg-transparent'}"
 						rows="4"
 						placeholder={$i18n.t('Enter system prompt')}
 					/>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/General.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/General.svelte
index 787d3da0f..1e16ec1ec 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/General.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/General.svelte
@@ -274,7 +274,11 @@
 				<div class=" my-2.5 text-sm font-medium">{$i18n.t('System Prompt')}</div>
 				<Textarea
 					bind:value={system}
-					className="w-full text-sm bg-white dark:text-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-900 outline-hidden resize-vertical"
+					className={
+						"w-full text-sm outline-hidden resize-vertical" + ($settings.highContrastMode
+							? " p-2.5 border-2 border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-lg bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-850 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 overflow-y-hidden"
+							: " bg-white dark:text-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-900")
+					}
 					rows="4"
 					placeholder={$i18n.t('Enter system prompt here')}
 				/>