diff --git a/ide-laf-bridge/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/bridge/theme/IntUiBridge.kt b/ide-laf-bridge/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/bridge/theme/IntUiBridge.kt
index 6fc3a066d..74611408d 100644
--- a/ide-laf-bridge/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/bridge/theme/IntUiBridge.kt
+++ b/ide-laf-bridge/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/bridge/theme/IntUiBridge.kt
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ private fun readTextAreaStyle(metrics: TextFieldMetrics): TextAreaStyle {
     val colors =
         TextAreaColors(
             background = normalBackground,
-            backgroundDisabled = retrieveColorOrUnspecified("TextArea.disabledBackground"),
+            backgroundDisabled = Color.Transparent,
             backgroundFocused = normalBackground,
             backgroundPressed = normalBackground,
             backgroundHovered = normalBackground,
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ private fun readTextFieldStyle(): TextFieldStyle {
     val colors =
         TextFieldColors(
             background = normalBackground,
-            backgroundDisabled = retrieveColorOrUnspecified("TextField.disabledBackground"),
+            backgroundDisabled = Color.Transparent,
             backgroundFocused = normalBackground,
             backgroundPressed = normalBackground,
             backgroundHovered = normalBackground,
diff --git a/samples/ide-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/ideplugin/ComponentShowcaseTab.kt b/samples/ide-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/ideplugin/ComponentShowcaseTab.kt
index 492e5863a..4ffed6652 100644
--- a/samples/ide-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/ideplugin/ComponentShowcaseTab.kt
+++ b/samples/ide-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/ideplugin/ComponentShowcaseTab.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.foundation.text.input.TextFieldState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.input.rememberTextFieldState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
@@ -123,16 +124,20 @@ private fun RowScope.ColumnOne() {
             DefaultButton({}, enabled = false) { Text("Default") }
         }
 
-        val state = rememberTextFieldState("")
-        TextField(
-            state = state,
-            modifier =
-                Modifier.width(200.dp).provideData {
-                    set(ActionSystemTestAction.COMPONENT_DATA_KEY.name, "TextField")
-                    lazy(ActionSystemTestAction.COMPONENT_DATA_KEY.name) { Math.random().toString() }
-                },
-            placeholder = { Text("Write something...") },
-        )
+        Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp)) {
+            val state = rememberTextFieldState("")
+            TextField(
+                state = state,
+                modifier =
+                    Modifier.width(200.dp).provideData {
+                        set(ActionSystemTestAction.COMPONENT_DATA_KEY.name, "TextField")
+                        lazy(ActionSystemTestAction.COMPONENT_DATA_KEY.name) { Math.random().toString() }
+                    },
+                placeholder = { Text("Write something...") },
+            )
+
+            TextField(TextFieldState("Can't write here, I'm disabled"), enabled = false)
+        }
 
         var checked by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
         var validated by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }