diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/bugfix-darkmode-disabled-textarea b/changelog/unreleased/bugfix-darkmode-disabled-textarea
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26684178d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/bugfix-darkmode-disabled-textarea
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Bugfix: Disabled textarea color contrast in darkmode
+
+We fixed an issue that made text on disabled textarea fields unreadable since it was the same color as the background.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/owncloud-design-system/pull/2055
+https://github.com/owncloud/owncloud-design-system/issues/2053
diff --git a/src/components/atoms/OcTextarea/OcTextarea.vue b/src/components/atoms/OcTextarea/OcTextarea.vue
index 27ed34f45..e100a911c 100644
--- a/src/components/atoms/OcTextarea/OcTextarea.vue
+++ b/src/components/atoms/OcTextarea/OcTextarea.vue
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ export default {
   width: 100%;
   -webkit-appearance: none;
 
+  &:disabled {
+    color: var(--oc-color-input-text-muted);
+  }
+
   &:focus {
     background-color: var(--oc-color-input-bg);
     border-color: var(--oc-color-input-text-default);
diff --git a/src/styles/theme/oc-form.scss b/src/styles/theme/oc-form.scss
index f793a6379..0210e1472 100644
--- a/src/styles/theme/oc-form.scss
+++ b/src/styles/theme/oc-form.scss
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ $internal-form-checkbox-indeterminate-image: "data:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%
   border: 1px solid var(--oc-color-input-border);
   border-radius: 0;
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  color: var(--oc-color-input-text-default) ;
+  color: var(--oc-color-input-text-default);
   display: inline-block;
   height: 2rem;
   line-height: inherit;
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ $internal-form-checkbox-indeterminate-image: "data:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%
 
 /* 2 */
 .oc-input:not(input),
-.oc-select:not(select) { line-height: $form-line-height; }
+.oc-select:not(select) {
+  line-height: $form-line-height;
+}
 
 /*
  * Multi-line
@@ -287,8 +289,7 @@ $internal-form-checkbox-indeterminate-image: "data:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%
 
 /* Disabled */
 .oc-input:disabled,
-.oc-select:disabled,
-.oc-textarea:disabled {
+.oc-select:disabled {
   background-color: $form-disabled-background;
   color: $form-disabled-color;
 }