diff --git a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_form.scss b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_form.scss
index 6c7656d2..39a3398a 100644
--- a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_form.scss
+++ b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_form.scss
@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@
   fieldset {
     border: 1px solid $fieldset-border-color; }
   input.text, input.title, input[type=email], input[type=text], input[type=password],
-  textarea, select {
+  textarea {
+    background-color:#fff;
     border: 1px solid $unfocused-border-color;
     &:focus {
       border: 1px solid $focus-border-color;
     }
   }
+  select { background-color:#fff; border-width:1px; border-style:solid; }
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/blueprint/css/screen.css b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/blueprint/css/screen.css
index 12ae5715..8f301369 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/blueprint/css/screen.css
+++ b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/blueprint/css/screen.css
@@ -740,12 +740,18 @@ fieldset {
   border: 1px solid #cccccc; }
 
 input.text, input.title, input[type=email], input[type=text], input[type=password],
-textarea, select {
+textarea {
+  background-color: #fff;
   border: 1px solid #bbbbbb; }
   input.text:focus, input.title:focus, input[type=email]:focus, input[type=text]:focus, input[type=password]:focus,
-  textarea:focus, select:focus {
+  textarea:focus {
     border: 1px solid #666666; }
 
+select {
+  background-color: #fff;
+  border-width: 1px;
+  border-style: solid; }
+
 input.text, input.title, input[type=email], input[type=text], input[type=password] {
   width: 300px; }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/blueprint/css/single-imports/form.css b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/blueprint/css/single-imports/form.css
index ab5987f4..13c1bd2a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/blueprint/css/single-imports/form.css
+++ b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/blueprint/css/single-imports/form.css
@@ -25,11 +25,16 @@ form.bp select {
 form.bp fieldset {
   border: 1px solid #cccccc; }
 form.bp input.text, form.bp input.title, form.bp input[type=email], form.bp input[type=text], form.bp input[type=password],
-form.bp textarea, form.bp select {
+form.bp textarea {
+  background-color: #fff;
   border: 1px solid #bbbbbb; }
   form.bp input.text:focus, form.bp input.title:focus, form.bp input[type=email]:focus, form.bp input[type=text]:focus, form.bp input[type=password]:focus,
-  form.bp textarea:focus, form.bp select:focus {
+  form.bp textarea:focus {
     border: 1px solid #666666; }
+form.bp select {
+  background-color: #fff;
+  border-width: 1px;
+  border-style: solid; }
 form.bp input.text, form.bp input.title, form.bp input[type=email], form.bp input[type=text], form.bp input[type=password] {
   width: 300px; }
 form.bp textarea {