diff --git a/src/CanvasComponents/TextBoxCanvasComponent.cpp b/src/CanvasComponents/TextBoxCanvasComponent.cpp
index 6439e53..b8e4122 100644
--- a/src/CanvasComponents/TextBoxCanvasComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/CanvasComponents/TextBoxCanvasComponent.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ TextBoxCanvasComponent::TextBoxCanvasComponent():
     skia::textlayout::TextStyle tStyle;
     textBox->set_initial_text_style(tStyle);
 
-    textBox->set_initial_text_style_modifier(std::make_shared<ColorTextStyleModifier>(Vector4f{1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f}));
     textBox->set_initial_text_style_modifier(std::make_shared<SizeTextStyleModifier>(18.0f));
     textBox->set_initial_text_style_modifier(std::make_shared<FontFamiliesTextStyleModifier>(std::vector<SkString>{SkString{"Roboto"}}));
 }
 
+void TextBoxCanvasComponent::set_initial_text_color(const Vector4f& initialColor) {
+    textBox->set_initial_text_style_modifier(std::make_shared<ColorTextStyleModifier>(initialColor));
+}
+
 CanvasComponentType TextBoxCanvasComponent::get_type() const {
     return CanvasComponentType::TEXTBOX;
 }
diff --git a/src/CanvasComponents/TextBoxCanvasComponent.hpp b/src/CanvasComponents/TextBoxCanvasComponent.hpp
index 736d678..5703e72 100644
--- a/src/CanvasComponents/TextBoxCanvasComponent.hpp
+++ b/src/CanvasComponents/TextBoxCanvasComponent.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class TextBoxCanvasComponent : public CanvasComponent {
         virtual void load_file(cereal::PortableBinaryInputArchive& a, VersionNumber version) override;
         std::unique_ptr<CanvasComponent> get_data_copy() const override;
         virtual void set_data_from(const CanvasComponent& other) override;
+        void set_initial_text_color(const Vector4f& initialColor);
 
         // User input data
         struct Data {
diff --git a/src/DrawingProgram/Tools/TextBoxTool.cpp b/src/DrawingProgram/Tools/TextBoxTool.cpp
index 9ab83ae..e38fbfe 100644
--- a/src/DrawingProgram/Tools/TextBoxTool.cpp
+++ b/src/DrawingProgram/Tools/TextBoxTool.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ void TextBoxTool::input_mouse_button_on_canvas_callback(const InputManager::Mous
             newTextBox.d.p1 = newTextBox.d.p2 = startAt;
             newTextBox.d.p2 = ensure_points_have_distance(newTextBox.d.p1, newTextBox.d.p2, MINIMUM_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_BOUNDS);
             newTextBox.d.editing = true;
+            newTextBox.set_initial_text_color(drawP.world.main.toolConfig.globalConf.foregroundColor);
             newContainer->coords = drawP.world.drawData.cam.c;
             newContainer->coords.scale_about_double(drawP.world.drawData.cam.c.from_space(startAt), 1.0 / drawP.world.main.get_scale_and_density_factor_gui());
             objInfoBeingEdited = drawP.layerMan.add_component_to_layer_being_edited(newContainer);