diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 4543cdc..9ec995b 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ pub struct App {
     pub chunk: usize,
     /// Which list item is currently selected?
     pub list: ResultList,
+    /// Is the user in an input field?
+    pub editing: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for App {
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ impl Default for App {
                 items: Vec::new(),
                 last_selected: None,
             },
+            editing: true,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index ee59053..7713490 100644
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ pub async fn handle_key_events(key_event: KeyEvent, app: &mut App) -> AppResult<
                 last_selected: app.list.last_selected,
             };
             app.chunk = 2;
+            app.editing = false;
             app.input.reset();
         }
         _ => {
-            app.input.handle_event(&Event::Key(key_event));
+            if app.editing == true {
+                app.input.handle_event(&Event::Key(key_event));
+            } else {
+            }
         }
     }
     match key_event.code {
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 57b2dc0..526c042 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ pub fn render(app: &mut App, frame: &mut Frame) {
 
     let scroll = app.input.visual_scroll(width as usize);
     let input = Paragraph::new(app.input.value())
-        .style(Style::default().fg(Color::Yellow))
+        .style(match app.editing {
+            false => Style::default(),
+            true => Style::default().fg(Color::Yellow),
+        })
         .scroll((0, scroll as u16))
         .block(
             Block::default()
@@ -55,7 +58,10 @@ pub fn render(app: &mut App, frame: &mut Frame) {
 
     let list = List::new(results)
         .block(Block::bordered().title("Search Results"))
-        .style(Style::default().fg(Color::White))
+        .style(match app.editing {
+            true => Style::default(),
+            false => Style::default().fg(Color::Yellow),
+        })
         .highlight_style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::ITALIC))
         .highlight_symbol("┃ ")
         .repeat_highlight_symbol(true)