diff --git a/src/components/input/input.scss b/src/components/input/input.scss
index e7bba3112668..588e5a496f1f 100644
--- a/src/components/input/input.scss
+++ b/src/components/input/input.scss
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ $md-input-underline-disabled-background-image: linear-gradient(to right,
// Font needs to be inherited, because by default has a system font.
font: inherit;
+ // The Material input should match whatever background it is above.
+ background: transparent;
+
// By default, has a padding, border, outline and a default width.
border: none;
outline: none;