diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_modern.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_modern.json
index cdb5c1f5f8f95..9fdc795bb34ef 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_modern.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_modern.json
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 		"textCodeBlock.background": "#2B2B2B",
 		"textLink.activeForeground": "#4daafc",
 		"textLink.foreground": "#4daafc",
-		"textPreformat.foreground": "#D0D0D0",
+		"textPreformat.foreground": "#D7BA7D",
 		"textPreformat.background": "#3C3C3C",
 		"textSeparator.foreground": "#21262D",
 		"titleBar.activeBackground": "#181818",
diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_modern.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_modern.json
index a89defee38598..e70421d55cba1 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_modern.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_modern.json
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 		"textCodeBlock.background": "#F8F8F8",
 		"textLink.activeForeground": "#005FB8",
 		"textLink.foreground": "#005FB8",
-		"textPreformat.foreground": "#3B3B3B",
+		"textPreformat.foreground": "#A31515",
 		"textPreformat.background":	"#0000001F",
 		"textSeparator.foreground": "#21262D",
 		"titleBar.activeBackground": "#F8F8F8",
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
index 6f83635a14842..064ae15f2d57a 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export const selectionBackground = registerColor('selection.background', { light
 export const textSeparatorForeground = registerColor('textSeparator.foreground', { light: '#0000002e', dark: '#ffffff2e', hcDark: Color.black, hcLight: '#292929' }, nls.localize('textSeparatorForeground', "Color for text separators."));
 export const textLinkForeground = registerColor('textLink.foreground', { light: '#006AB1', dark: '#3794FF', hcDark: '#3794FF', hcLight: '#0F4A85' }, nls.localize('textLinkForeground', "Foreground color for links in text."));
 export const textLinkActiveForeground = registerColor('textLink.activeForeground', { light: '#006AB1', dark: '#3794FF', hcDark: '#3794FF', hcLight: '#0F4A85' }, nls.localize('textLinkActiveForeground', "Foreground color for links in text when clicked on and on mouse hover."));
-export const textPreformatForeground = registerColor('textPreformat.foreground', { light: '#A31515', dark: '#D7BA7D', hcDark: '#000000', hcLight: '#FFFFFF' }, nls.localize('textPreformatForeground', "Foreground color for preformatted text segments."));
+export const textPreformatForeground = registerColor('textPreformat.foreground', { light: '#A31515', dark: '#D7BA7D', hcDark: '#D7BA7D', hcLight: '#292929' }, nls.localize('textPreformatForeground', "Foreground color for preformatted text segments."));
 export const textPreformatBackground = registerColor('textPreformat.background', { light: '#0000001A', dark: '#FFFFFF1A', hcDark: '#FFFFFF', hcLight: '#09345f' }, nls.localize('textPreformatBackground', "Background color for preformatted text segments."));
 export const textBlockQuoteBackground = registerColor('textBlockQuote.background', { light: '#f2f2f2', dark: '#222222', hcDark: null, hcLight: '#F2F2F2' }, nls.localize('textBlockQuoteBackground', "Background color for block quotes in text."));
 export const textBlockQuoteBorder = registerColor('textBlockQuote.border', { light: '#007acc80', dark: '#007acc80', hcDark: Color.white, hcLight: '#292929' }, nls.localize('textBlockQuoteBorder', "Border color for block quotes in text."));
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/media/chat.css b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/media/chat.css
index 057ad81514644..ec614f64a4e37 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/media/chat.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/media/chat.css
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@
 	font-family: var(--monaco-monospace-font);
 	font-size: 12px;
 	color: var(--vscode-textPreformat-foreground);
-	background-color: var(--vscode-textPreformat-background);
 	padding: 1px 3px;
 	border-radius: 4px;
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/media/settingsEditor2.css b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/media/settingsEditor2.css
index a2bfc42d085e5..174475d5779a7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/media/settingsEditor2.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/media/settingsEditor2.css
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@
 	font-family: var(--monaco-monospace-font);
 	font-size: 11px;
 	color: var(--vscode-textPreformat-foreground);
-	background-color: var(--vscode-textPreformat-background);
 	padding: 1px 3px;
 	border-radius: 4px;
 }
@@ -604,7 +603,6 @@
 	font-family: var(--monaco-monospace-font);
 	font-size: 12px;
 	color: var(--vscode-textPreformat-foreground);
-	background-color: var(--vscode-textPreformat-background);
 	padding: 2px 5px;
 	border-radius: 4px;
 }