diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-rice-rescue.md b/.changeset/itchy-rice-rescue.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8545544d66e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-rice-rescue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/react": patch
+---
+
+Add CSS variable to `contrast` `TextInput`
diff --git a/packages/react/src/internal/components/TextInputWrapper.module.css b/packages/react/src/internal/components/TextInputWrapper.module.css
index 37b5da6a898..e03702f9838 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/internal/components/TextInputWrapper.module.css
+++ b/packages/react/src/internal/components/TextInputWrapper.module.css
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
   }
 
   &:where([data-contrast]) {
-    background-color: var(--bgColor-inset);
+    /* this variable is available behind a feature flag in gh/gh */
+    /* stylelint-disable-next-line primer/colors */
+    background-color: var(--control-bgColor-contrast, var(--bgColor-inset));
   }
 
   &:where([data-disabled]) {