diff --git a/src/profanity.c b/src/profanity.c
index 497be90a..64d3eca4 100644
--- a/src/profanity.c
+++ b/src/profanity.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ prof_run(const int disable_tls, char *log_level, char *account_name)
                 g_timer_start(timer);
             }
 
-            ui_handle_special_keys(&ch, result, inp, size);
+            ui_handle_special_keys(&ch, result);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBOTR
             otr_poll();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ui/core.c b/src/ui/core.c
index e6a4437e..1bf4081b 100644
--- a/src/ui/core.c
+++ b/src/ui/core.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ _ui_input_nonblocking(void)
 }
 
 static void
-_ui_resize(const int ch, const char * const input, const int size)
+_ui_resize(void)
 {
     log_info("Resizing UI");
     erase();
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ _ui_resize(const int ch, const char * const input, const int size)
     title_bar_resize();
     wins_resize_all();
     status_bar_resize();
-    inp_win_resize(input, size);
+    inp_win_resize();
     ProfWin *window = wins_get_current();
     win_update_virtual(window);
 }
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ _ui_redraw(void)
     title_bar_resize();
     wins_resize_all();
     status_bar_resize();
+    inp_win_resize();
 }
 
 static void
@@ -595,13 +596,12 @@ _ui_disconnected(void)
 }
 
 static void
-_ui_handle_special_keys(const wint_t * const ch, const int result, const char * const inp,
-    const int size)
+_ui_handle_special_keys(const wint_t * const ch, const int result)
 {
     _win_handle_switch(ch);
     _win_handle_page(ch, result);
     if (*ch == KEY_RESIZE) {
-        ui_resize(*ch, inp, size);
+        ui_resize();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/inputwin.c b/src/ui/inputwin.c
index 3fb89979..03211d94 100644
--- a/src/ui/inputwin.c
+++ b/src/ui/inputwin.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ create_input_window(void)
 }
 
 void
-inp_win_resize(const char * const input, const int size)
+inp_win_resize(void)
 {
     int inp_x;
     getmaxyx(stdscr, rows, cols);
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ inp_win_resize(const char * const input, const int size)
         }
     }
 
+    wbkgd(inp_win, theme_attrs(THEME_INPUT_TEXT));;
     _inp_win_update_virtual();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/inputwin.h b/src/ui/inputwin.h
index 85c75c8e..eae20a51 100644
--- a/src/ui/inputwin.h
+++ b/src/ui/inputwin.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 void create_input_window(void);
 wint_t inp_get_char(char *input, int *size, int *result);
 void inp_win_reset(void);
-void inp_win_resize(const char * input, const int size);
+void inp_win_resize(void);
 void inp_put_back(void);
 void inp_non_block(void);
 void inp_block(void);
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.h b/src/ui/ui.h
index 2b74f38c..7eebac24 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.h
+++ b/src/ui/ui.h
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@ void (*ui_load_colours)(void);
 void (*ui_update)(void);
 void (*ui_close)(void);
 void (*ui_redraw)(void);
-void (*ui_resize)(const int ch, const char * const input,
-    const int size);
+void (*ui_resize)(void);
 GSList* (*ui_get_recipients)(void);
-void (*ui_handle_special_keys)(const wint_t * const ch, const int result, const char * const inp,
-    const int size);
+void (*ui_handle_special_keys)(const wint_t * const ch, const int result);
 gboolean (*ui_switch_win)(const int i);
 void (*ui_next_win)(void);
 void (*ui_previous_win)(void);