diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/FeePicker.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/FeePicker.qml
index afbabb110..df97d5bef 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/FeePicker.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/FeePicker.qml
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ Item {
             Layout.preferredWidth: 1
             text: targetLabel
             color: Material.accentColor
-            visible: showPicker
+            visible: showPicker && !manualFeeEntry
         }
 
         Label {
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.preferredWidth: 2
             text: finalizer.target
-            visible: showPicker
+            visible: showPicker && !manualFeeEntry
         }
 
         RowLayout {
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ Item {
         }
 
         Label {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.preferredWidth: 1
             text: qsTr('Rate')
             color: Material.accentColor
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ Item {
                 id: rate
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
                 text: finalizer.userFeerate
+                color: finalizer.isUserFeerateLast ? Material.foreground : Material.accentColor
                 inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhDigitsOnly
                 validator: RegularExpressionValidator {
                     regularExpression: /^[0-9]*\.[0-9]?$/
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ Item {
                 id: absolute
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
                 text: finalizer.userFee
+                color: finalizer.isUserFeerateLast ? Material.accentColor : Material.foreground
                 inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhDigitsOnly
                 validator: RegularExpressionValidator {
                     regularExpression: /^[0-9]*$/
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@ Item {
         }
 
         Label {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.preferredWidth: 1
             visible: showPicker && manualFeeEntry
             color: Material.accentColor
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qetxfinalizer.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qetxfinalizer.py
index dcc6b60e2..bf1200498 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qetxfinalizer.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qetxfinalizer.py
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class TxFeeSlider(FeeSlider):
         self._feeRate = ''
         self._userFee = ''
         self._userFeerate = ''
+        self._is_user_feerate_last = True
         self._rbf = False
         self._tx = None  # type: Optional[PartialTransaction]
         self._inputs = []
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ class TxFeeSlider(FeeSlider):
             user_fee = int(userFee) if userFee else 0
             self._fee_policy = FeePolicy(f'fixed:{user_fee}')
             self.userFeeChanged.emit()
+            self.isUserFeerateLast = False
             self.update()
 
     userFeerateChanged = pyqtSignal()
@@ -217,8 +219,20 @@ class TxFeeSlider(FeeSlider):
             user_feerate = int(as_decimal * 1000)
             self._fee_policy = FeePolicy(f'feerate:{user_feerate}')
             self.userFeerateChanged.emit()
+            self.isUserFeerateLast = True
             self.update()
 
+    isUserFeerateLastChanged = pyqtSignal()
+    @pyqtProperty(bool, notify=isUserFeerateLastChanged)
+    def isUserFeerateLast(self):
+        return self._is_user_feerate_last
+
+    @isUserFeerateLast.setter
+    def isUserFeerateLast(self, isUserFeerateLast):
+        if self._is_user_feerate_last != isUserFeerateLast:
+            self._is_user_feerate_last = isUserFeerateLast
+            self.isUserFeerateLastChanged.emit()
+
     rbfChanged = pyqtSignal()
     @pyqtProperty(bool, notify=rbfChanged)
     def rbf(self):