diff --git a/apps/web/src/preview/components/text-edit-overlay.tsx b/apps/web/src/preview/components/text-edit-overlay.tsx
index 1d599b3b..c4541282 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/preview/components/text-edit-overlay.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/preview/components/text-edit-overlay.tsx
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export function TextEditOverlay({
 					textAlign: element.textAlign,
 					letterSpacing: `${canvasLetterSpacing}px`,
 					lineHeight,
-					color: "transparent",
+					color: element.color,
 					caretColor: element.color,
 					backgroundColor: shouldShowBackground ? bg.color : "transparent",
 					minHeight: lineHeightPx,