diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/list-box/_list-box.scss b/packages/components/src/components/list-box/_list-box.scss
index 487ce669b2d7..1aa2ab527c80 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/list-box/_list-box.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/list-box/_list-box.scss
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@ $list-box-menu-width: rem(300px);
     border-width: 0;
   }
 
-  .#{$prefix}--list-box.#{$prefix}--list-box--inline.#{$prefix}--list-box--disabled:hover,
+  .#{$prefix}--list-box.#{$prefix}--list-box--inline.#{$prefix}--list-box--disabled:hover {
+    background-color: transparent;
+  }
+
   .#{$prefix}--list-box.#{$prefix}--list-box--inline.#{$prefix}--list-box--expanded:hover {
     background-color: $field-02;
   }
@@ -263,39 +266,39 @@ $list-box-menu-width: rem(300px);
   }
 
   // populated input field
-  .#{$prefix}--list-box__field .#{$prefix}--text-input[value] {
+  .#{$prefix}--list-box__field .#{$prefix}--text-input {
     padding-right: carbon--mini-units(9);
   }
 
   // invalid && populated input field
   .#{$prefix}--list-box[data-invalid]
     .#{$prefix}--list-box__field
-    .#{$prefix}--text-input[value] {
+    .#{$prefix}--text-input {
     padding-right: rem(98px); // to account for clear input button outline
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--list-box[data-invalid]
     .#{$prefix}--list-box__field
-    .#{$prefix}--text-input[value]
+    .#{$prefix}--text-input
     + .#{$prefix}--list-box__invalid-icon {
     right: rem(66px); // to account for clear input button outline
   }
 
   // empty input field
-  .#{$prefix}--list-box__field .#{$prefix}--text-input[value=''] {
+  .#{$prefix}--list-box__field .#{$prefix}--text-input--empty {
     padding-right: $carbon--spacing-09;
   }
 
   // invalid && empty input field
   .#{$prefix}--list-box[data-invalid]
     .#{$prefix}--list-box__field
-    .#{$prefix}--text-input[value=''] {
+    .#{$prefix}--text-input--empty {
     padding-right: carbon--mini-units(9);
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--list-box[data-invalid]
     .#{$prefix}--list-box__field
-    .#{$prefix}--text-input[value='']
+    .#{$prefix}--text-input--empty
     + .#{$prefix}--list-box__invalid-icon {
     right: rem(40px); // to account for clear input button outline
   }
diff --git a/packages/components/src/globals/scss/_css--reset.scss b/packages/components/src/globals/scss/_css--reset.scss
index 65933cd510d8..d2e91732e7d3 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/globals/scss/_css--reset.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/globals/scss/_css--reset.scss
@@ -125,12 +125,7 @@
     // Chrome 62 fix
     button,
     select,
-    input[type='button'],
-    input[type='submit'],
-    input[type='reset'],
-    input[type='file'],
-    input[type='text'],
-    input[type='password'],
+    input,
     textarea {
       border-radius: 0;
       font-family: inherit;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/ComboBox/ComboBox.js b/packages/react/src/components/ComboBox/ComboBox.js
index 6e7aba9d5617..1f4ce7603b60 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/ComboBox/ComboBox.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/ComboBox/ComboBox.js
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ export default class ComboBox extends React.Component {
     ) : null;
     const wrapperClasses = cx(`${prefix}--list-box__wrapper`);
     const comboBoxA11yId = `combobox-a11y-${this.comboBoxInstanceId}`;
+    const inputClasses = cx(`${prefix}--text-input`, {
+      [`${prefix}--text-input--empty`]: !this.state.inputValue,
+    });
+
     // needs to be Capitalized for react to render it correctly
     const ItemToElement = itemToElement;
     const input = (
@@ -316,7 +320,7 @@ export default class ComboBox extends React.Component {
                 onClick: this.onToggleClick(isOpen),
               })}>
               <input
-                className={`${prefix}--text-input`}
+                className={inputClasses}
                 aria-labelledby={comboBoxA11yId}
                 tabIndex="0"
                 aria-disabled={disabled}