diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/theme/theme-css.c b/src/fe-gtk/theme/theme-css.c
index bf6d98c9..0826593e 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/theme/theme-css.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/theme/theme-css.c
@@ -167,10 +167,14 @@ theme_css_build_input (const char *theme_name, guint16 fg_red, guint16 fg_green,
 		"background-color: #%02x%02x%02x;"
 		"color: #%02x%02x%02x;"
 		"caret-color: #%02x%02x%02x;"
+		"word-spacing: normal;"
+		"letter-spacing: normal;"
 		"}"
 		"%s {"
 		"color: #%02x%02x%02x;"
 		"caret-color: #%02x%02x%02x;"
+		"word-spacing: normal;"
+		"letter-spacing: normal;"
 		"}"
 		"%s selection, %s text selection, %s:focus selection, %s:focus text selection, %s *:selected, %s *:selected:focus {"
 		"background-color: #%02x%02x%02x;"