diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d4982765e..28d7a86df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 - Added support for additional commands from the `mathtools` , `actuarialangle`, `colonequals`, `statmath` and `amsopn` packages
 - Added support for `longdiv` enclosure (`\mathenclose{longdiv}{...}`)
+- **#2109** In the virtual keyboard, some placeholders could be hard to see when 
+  a keycap was in a pressed state.
 
 ## 0.95.5 (2023-08-18)
 
diff --git a/css/virtual-keyboard.less b/css/virtual-keyboard.less
index 4d1b97b76..92cb46735 100644
--- a/css/virtual-keyboard.less
+++ b/css/virtual-keyboard.less
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
   --_keycap-shift-color: var(--keycap-shift-color, var(--_accent-color));
 
   --_box-placeholder-color: var(--box-placeholder-color, var(--_accent-color));
+  --_box-placeholder-pressed-color: var(--box-placeholder-pressed-color, var(--keycap-text-pressed));
 }
 
 .is-math-mode .MLK__rows .if-text-mode,
@@ -573,6 +574,7 @@ body > .ML__keyboard.is-visible.animate > .MLK__backdrop {
         // box-shadow: inset 0 0 1px 1px #8d8f92;
         background: var(--_keycap-background-pressed);
         color: var(--_keycap-text-pressed);
+        --_box-placeholder-color: var(--_box-placeholder-pressed-color);
       }
       &.MLK__keycap.is-active,
       &.action.is-active,