diff --git a/src/select/select.component.scss b/src/select/select.component.scss
index 41103f77d..6024e1881 100644
--- a/src/select/select.component.scss
+++ b/src/select/select.component.scss
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   }
 
   &__input.aui-input[readonly] {
-    background-color: $input-bg-color-disabled;
+    background-color: $input-bg-color;
     border-color: $input-border-color;
     cursor: text;
 
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
       border-color: $input-border-color-primary;
     }
   }
+
+  &__input.aui-input[disabled] {
+    background-color: $input-bg-color-disabled;
+    border-color: $input-border-color;
+  }
 }
 
 aui-select.ng-invalid.ng-dirty,