diff --git a/css/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.css b/css/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.css
index a2e4f519..3d640e45 100644
--- a/css/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.css
+++ b/css/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.css
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * Dual licensed under the MIT (MIT-LICENSE.txt) or GPL (GPL-LICENSE.txt) licenses.
 */
 label.ui-input-text { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4; display: block; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 0 .3em; }
-input.ui-input-text, textarea.ui-input-text { padding: .4em; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 16px; display: block; width: 95%; }
+input.ui-input-text, textarea.ui-input-text { background-image: none; padding: .4em; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 16px; display: block; width: 95%; }
 textarea.ui-input-text { height: 50px; -webkit-transition: height 200ms linear; -moz-transition: height 200ms linear; -o-transition: height 200ms linear; transition: height 200ms linear; }
 .ui-input-search { margin: 5px; padding: 0 30px; background-position: 8px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; position: relative; }
 .ui-input-search input.ui-input-text { border: none; width: 98%; padding: .4em 0; margin: 0; display: block; background: transparent none; outline: 0 !important; }
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.js
index 4a976f2e..b91ccced 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.js
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ jQuery.fn.customTextInput = function(options){
 		var input = $(this);
 		
 		var o = $.extend({
-			search: input.is('[type="search"],[data-type="search"]') 
-			//defaultTheme: "a"
+			search: input.is('[type="search"],[data-type="search"]'), 
+			theme: input.data("theme") || "c"
 		}, options);
 		
 		$('label[for='+input.attr('id')+']').addClass('ui-input-text');
 		
-		input.addClass('ui-input-text');
+		input.addClass('ui-input-text ui-shadow-inset ui-body-'+ o.theme);
 		
 		var focusedEl = input;
 		
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jQuery.fn.customTextInput = function(options){
 			input.keyup(toggleClear);	
 		}
 		else{
-			input.addClass('ui-corner-all ui-body-c');
+			input.addClass('ui-corner-all');
 		}
 				
 		input