diff --git a/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift b/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift
index e015444f..30df7699 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
     /// This is set by a local method.
     internal var bottomContainerView: UIView!
     
+    internal var containerBackgroundColor: UIColor {
+        if showError || hasInternalError {
+            return backgroundColorConfiguration.getColor(self)
+        } else {
+            return transparentBackground ? .clear : backgroundColorConfiguration.getColor(self)
+        }
+    }
+    
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Constraints
     //--------------------------------------------------
@@ -441,7 +449,7 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
     }
 
     internal func updateContainerView()  {
-        containerView.backgroundColor = backgroundColorConfiguration.getColor(self)
+        containerView.backgroundColor =  containerBackgroundColor
         containerView.layer.borderColor = borderColorConfiguration.getColor(self).cgColor
         containerView.layer.borderWidth = VDSFormControls.borderWidth
         containerView.layer.cornerRadius = VDSFormControls.borderRadius
diff --git a/VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/InputField.swift b/VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/InputField.swift
index 70c6ecd0..76cdaa2a 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/InputField.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/InputField.swift
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ open class InputField: EntryFieldBase {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Private Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
+    internal override var containerBackgroundColor: UIColor {
+        if showSuccess {
+            return backgroundColorConfiguration.getColor(self)
+        } else {
+            return super.containerBackgroundColor
+        }
+    }
+    
     internal override var minWidth: CGFloat { fieldType.handler().minWidth }
     internal override var maxWidth: CGFloat {
         let frameWidth = frame.size.width
diff --git a/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift b/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift
index f03300d1..870cf6b6 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
         
         textViewHeightConstraint = textView.heightAnchor.constraint(greaterThanOrEqualToConstant: containerSize.height)
         textViewHeightConstraint?.isActive = true
-        backgroundColorConfiguration.setSurfaceColors(VDSColor.feedbackSuccessBackgroundOnlight, VDSColor.feedbackSuccessBackgroundOndark, forState: .success)
-        borderColorConfiguration.setSurfaceColors(VDSColor.feedbackSuccessOnlight, VDSColor.feedbackSuccessOndark, forState: .success)
-        borderColorConfiguration.setSurfaceColors(VDSColor.elementsPrimaryOnlight, VDSColor.elementsPrimaryOndark, forState: .focused)
         characterCounterLabel.textColorConfiguration = primaryColorConfiguration.eraseToAnyColorable()
         bottomContainerStackView.spacing = VDSLayout.space2X
         
@@ -190,11 +187,7 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
         textViewHeightConstraint?.constant = minHeight.value
 
         characterCounterLabel.text =  getCharacterCounterText()
-        
-        statusIcon.color = iconColorConfiguration.getColor(self)
-        containerView.layer.borderColor = isReadOnly ? readOnlyBorderColorConfiguration.getColor(self).cgColor : borderColorConfiguration.getColor(self).cgColor
         textView.isEditable = !isEnabled || isReadOnly ? false : true
-        textView.backgroundColor = backgroundColorConfiguration.getColor(self)
         textView.tintColor = iconColorConfiguration.getColor(self)
         characterCounterLabel.surface = surface
         highlightCharacterOverflow()