diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 10a3fbde..f01bbbb2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ and the initializer has changed from `public init(image: UIImage? = nil, initals
 origin Y so that the `cellBottomLabel` is always under the `MessageContainerView`.
 [#326](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/pull/326) by [@SD10](https://github.com/sd10). 
 
+- Fixed `MessageInputBar`'s `translucent` functionality.
+[#348](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/pull/348) by [@zhongwuzw](https://github.com/zhongwuzw). 
+
 ### Removed
 
 - **Breaking Change** Removed `AvatarAlignment` and `avatarAlignment(for:at:in)` delegate method
diff --git a/Sources/Views/MessageInputBar.swift b/Sources/Views/MessageInputBar.swift
index c3c86ef8..c8a3f54e 100644
--- a/Sources/Views/MessageInputBar.swift
+++ b/Sources/Views/MessageInputBar.swift
@@ -41,17 +41,10 @@ open class MessageInputBar: UIView {
     open var backgroundView: UIView = {
         let view = UIView()
         view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-        view.backgroundColor = .white
+        view.backgroundColor = .inputBarGray
         return view
     }()
     
-    /// Also sets the backgroundView's backgroundColor to the newValue
-    open override var backgroundColor: UIColor? {
-        didSet {
-            backgroundView.backgroundColor = backgroundColor
-        }
-    }
-    
     /**
      A UIVisualEffectView that adds a blur effect to make the view appear transparent.
      
@@ -73,8 +66,8 @@ open class MessageInputBar: UIView {
                 blurView.fillSuperview()
             }
             blurView.isHidden = !isTranslucent
-            let color: UIColor = backgroundView.backgroundColor ?? .white
-            backgroundView.backgroundColor = isTranslucent ? color.withAlphaComponent(0.75) : .white
+            let color: UIColor = backgroundView.backgroundColor ?? .inputBarGray
+            backgroundView.backgroundColor = isTranslucent ? color.withAlphaComponent(0.75) : color.withAlphaComponent(1.0)
         }
     }
     
@@ -291,7 +284,6 @@ open class MessageInputBar: UIView {
     /// Sets up the default properties
     open func setup() {
         
-        backgroundColor = .inputBarGray
         autoresizingMask = [.flexibleHeight]
         setupSubviews()
         setupConstraints()