diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f36f5e1e25..1573aaf1b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Fixed
 - Wrong main class in build config of bgw-net protocol client
+- Prompt text displayed twice in ComboBox.
 
 ## [0.7.2] - 14.08.2022
 
diff --git a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/UINodeBuilder.kt b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/UINodeBuilder.kt
index 1a79541792..6ddc80ea50 100644
--- a/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/UINodeBuilder.kt
+++ b/bgw-gui/src/main/kotlin/tools/aqua/bgw/builder/UINodeBuilder.kt
@@ -261,9 +261,12 @@ object UINodeBuilder {
       object : ListCell<T>() {
         override fun updateItem(item: T, empty: Boolean) {
           super.updateItem(item, empty)
-          this.style = comboBox.font.toFXFontCSS()
-          this.textFill = comboBox.font.color.toFXColor()
-          if (!empty) {
+
+          if (empty) {
+            this.textFill = Color(0F, 0F, 0F, 0F).toFXColor()
+          } else {
+            this.style = comboBox.font.toFXFontCSS()
+            this.textFill = comboBox.font.color.toFXColor()
             this.text = comboBox.formatFunction?.invoke(item) ?: item.toString()
           }
         }