diff --git a/packages/person-select/src/vpu-person-select.js b/packages/person-select/src/vpu-person-select.js
index b7758ff6777bac863f1a49af46d0e228e85ded59..0a76c647fb8489cd80f7d53264bb999c53d833fd 100644
--- a/packages/person-select/src/vpu-person-select.js
+++ b/packages/person-select/src/vpu-person-select.js
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ class PersonSelect extends VPULitElementJQuery {
             .select2-container--default .select2-selection--single {
                 border-radius: var(--vpu-border-radius);
             }
+
+            .select2-container--default .select2-selection--single .select2-selection__rendered {
+                color: inherit;
+            }
         `;
     }