diff --git a/mozilla/toolkit/themes/winstripe/global/jar.mn b/mozilla/toolkit/themes/winstripe/global/jar.mn
index 2ecc7b1075b..3a2704f42e3 100644
--- a/mozilla/toolkit/themes/winstripe/global/jar.mn
+++ b/mozilla/toolkit/themes/winstripe/global/jar.mn
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ classic.jar:
         skin/classic/aero/global/spinbuttons.css
         skin/classic/aero/global/splitter.css
         skin/classic/aero/global/tabbox.css
-        skin/classic/aero/global/textbox.css
+*       skin/classic/aero/global/textbox.css                             (textbox-aero.css)
         skin/classic/aero/global/toolbar.css
         skin/classic/aero/global/toolbarbutton.css
         skin/classic/aero/global/tree.css
diff --git a/mozilla/toolkit/themes/winstripe/global/textbox-aero.css b/mozilla/toolkit/themes/winstripe/global/textbox-aero.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b26b25bec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mozilla/toolkit/themes/winstripe/global/textbox-aero.css
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+%include textbox.css
+
+textbox[empty="true"] {
+  font-style: italic;
+}