diff --git a/.changeset/tough-frogs-speak.md b/.changeset/tough-frogs-speak.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0181587dcad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tough-frogs-speak.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@shopify/polaris': patch
+---
+
+Fixed focus ring and input text styles on `ActionList.SearchField` component
diff --git a/polaris-react/src/components/ActionList/components/SearchField/SearchField.scss b/polaris-react/src/components/ActionList/components/SearchField/SearchField.scss
index e5aa3d7158f..9d17fba77f7 100644
--- a/polaris-react/src/components/ActionList/components/SearchField/SearchField.scss
+++ b/polaris-react/src/components/ActionList/components/SearchField/SearchField.scss
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $search-icon-width-se23: calc(#{$icon-size-se23} + var(--p-space-3));
   color: var(--p-color-text);
 
   #{$se23} & {
-    color: var(--p-color-text-inverse);
+    color: var(--p-color-text);
   }
 
   &::placeholder {
@@ -229,8 +229,13 @@ $search-icon-width-se23: calc(#{$icon-size-se23} + var(--p-space-3));
   pointer-events: none;
 
   #{$se23} & {
+    // stylelint-disable-next-line -- opt for outline instead of focus-ring mixin
+    @include no-focus-ring;
     border-radius: var(--p-border-radius-2);
     border-width: var(--p-border-width-1-experimental);
     background-color: var(--p-color-bg-input);
+    outline: var(--p-border-width-2) solid
+      var(--p-color-border-interactive-focus);
+    outline-offset: var(--p-space-05);
   }
 }