diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/search/_search.scss b/packages/components/src/components/search/_search.scss
index 477a624e756c..a4350b649dbc 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/search/_search.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/search/_search.scss
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
     background: $field-02;
   }
 
+  .#{$prefix}--search--light .#{$prefix}--search-close::before {
+    background: $field-02;
+  }
+
   // Small styles
   .#{$prefix}--search--sm .#{$prefix}--search-input,
   .#{$prefix}--search--sm.#{$prefix}--search--expandable.#{$prefix}--search--expanded
diff --git a/packages/styles/scss/components/search/_search.scss b/packages/styles/scss/components/search/_search.scss
index 551ebbc9bc96..d49939475ac1 100644
--- a/packages/styles/scss/components/search/_search.scss
+++ b/packages/styles/scss/components/search/_search.scss
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
     background: $field-02;
   }
 
+  .#{$prefix}--search--light .#{$prefix}--search-close::before {
+    background: $field-02;
+  }
+
   // Small styles
   .#{$prefix}--search--sm .#{$prefix}--search-input,
   .#{$prefix}--search--sm.#{$prefix}--search--expandable.#{$prefix}--search--expanded