[BUG] Input background highlighting appears inconsistently
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 13, 2025 by yungweng Closed Dec 17, 2025
Bug Description
The background color/highlighting of user input in the Claude Code CLI appears inconsistently - sometimes the input area has a highlighted background, and sometimes it does not. This happens without any apparent pattern or user action.
Environment
- Claude Code Version: 2.0.69
- OS: macOS
- Terminal: (Standard macOS terminal)
- Shell: fish
Steps to Reproduce
- Start Claude Code
- Use the CLI normally
- Observe that the input background highlighting sometimes appears and sometimes doesn't
Expected Behavior
The input background highlighting should be consistent - either always present or always absent.
Actual Behavior
The input background highlighting appears intermittently/inconsistently.
Screenshots
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Possibly Related Issues
- #8504 - Disable or Customize User Input Background Highlighting
- #12910 - OSC terminal color query responses leak into input buffer
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