diff --git a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Session/Host/IHostOutput.cs b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Session/Host/IHostOutput.cs
index 31389043d..4f36bc54f 100644
--- a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Session/Host/IHostOutput.cs
+++ b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Session/Host/IHostOutput.cs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public static void WriteOutput(
                 includeNewLine,
                 outputType,
                 ConsoleColor.Gray,
-                ConsoleColor.Black);
+                (ConsoleColor)(-1)); // -1 indicates the console's raw background color
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public static void WriteOutput(
                 includeNewLine,
                 outputType,
                 foregroundColor,
-                ConsoleColor.Black);
+                (ConsoleColor)(-1)); // -1 indicates the console's raw background color
         }
     }
 }