diff --git a/inception/inception-ui-core/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/clarin/webanno/ui/core/login/LoginPage.css b/inception/inception-ui-core/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/clarin/webanno/ui/core/login/LoginPage.css
index 0a7bd2d36b6..d789c1de1cb 100644
--- a/inception/inception-ui-core/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/clarin/webanno/ui/core/login/LoginPage.css
+++ b/inception/inception-ui-core/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/clarin/webanno/ui/core/login/LoginPage.css
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 }
 
 .login-form {
-  background: white; 
-  padding: 3rem 3rem; 
   min-width: 440px; 
   max-width: 30%;
 }
@@ -38,3 +36,7 @@
   padding: 0.75rem 1rem !important;
   border-radius: 2rem !important;
 }
+
+.form-floating > .form-control:not(:placeholder-shown) ~ label::after {
+  background-color: unset !important;
+}
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diff --git a/inception/inception-ui-core/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/clarin/webanno/ui/core/login/LoginPage.html b/inception/inception-ui-core/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/clarin/webanno/ui/core/login/LoginPage.html
index 4a0ac2a49d9..29543eade0e 100644
--- a/inception/inception-ui-core/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/clarin/webanno/ui/core/login/LoginPage.html
+++ b/inception/inception-ui-core/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/clarin/webanno/ui/core/login/LoginPage.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <wicket:extend>
     <div class="scrolling flex-content flex-h-container flex-centered">
       <div class="flex-content flex-v-container flex-centered">
-        <div class="card hvr-shadow-radial login-form w-min-440px">
+        <div class="card hvr-shadow-radial bg-body p-5 login-form w-min-440px">
           <div class="card-body container-sm">
             <h5 class="card-title mb-3 text-center">
               Welcome!