diff --git a/examples/inputs/main.go b/examples/inputs/main.go
index cfb3d89..9010ab0 100644
--- a/examples/inputs/main.go
+++ b/examples/inputs/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	color               = te.ColorProfile().Color
+	focusedText         = "205"
 	focusedPrompt       = te.String("> ").Foreground(color("205")).String()
 	blurredPrompt       = "> "
 	focusedSubmitButton = "[ " + te.String("Submit").Foreground(color("205")).String() + " ]"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func initialize() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	name.Placeholder = "Name"
 	name.Focus()
 	name.Prompt = focusedPrompt
+	name.TextColor = focusedText
 
 	nickName := input.DefaultModel()
 	nickName.Placeholder = "Nickname"
@@ -107,12 +109,16 @@ func update(msg tea.Msg, model tea.Model) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 			for i := 0; i <= len(inputs)-1; i++ {
 				if i == m.index {
+					// Focused input
 					inputs[i].Focus()
 					inputs[i].Prompt = focusedPrompt
+					inputs[i].TextColor = focusedText
 					continue
 				}
+				// Blurred input
 				inputs[i].Blur()
 				inputs[i].Prompt = blurredPrompt
+				inputs[i].TextColor = ""
 			}
 
 			m.nameInput = inputs[0]
diff --git a/input/input.go b/input/input.go
index 49c69ac..cd62e4c 100644
--- a/input/input.go
+++ b/input/input.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Model struct {
 	Cursor           string
 	BlinkSpeed       time.Duration
 	Placeholder      string
+	TextColor        string
 	PlaceholderColor string
 	CursorColor      string
 
@@ -46,6 +47,15 @@ func (m *Model) Blur() {
 	m.blink = true
 }
 
+// colorText colorizes a given string according to the TextColor value of the
+// model
+func (m *Model) colorText(s string) string {
+	return termenv.
+		String(s).
+		Foreground(m.colorProfile.Color(m.TextColor)).
+		String()
+}
+
 type CursorBlinkMsg struct{}
 
 func DefaultModel() Model {
@@ -54,6 +64,7 @@ func DefaultModel() Model {
 		Value:            "",
 		BlinkSpeed:       time.Millisecond * 600,
 		Placeholder:      "",
+		TextColor:        "",
 		PlaceholderColor: "240",
 		CursorColor:      "",
 
@@ -140,11 +151,11 @@ func View(model tea.Model) string {
 		return placeholderView(m)
 	}
 
-	v := m.Value[:m.pos]
+	v := m.colorText(m.Value[:m.pos])
 
 	if m.pos < len(m.Value) {
 		v += cursorView(string(m.Value[m.pos]), m)
-		v += m.Value[m.pos+1:]
+		v += m.colorText(m.Value[m.pos+1:])
 	} else {
 		v += cursorView(" ", m)
 	}