diff --git a/bootstrap/config_dirs/tmux/tmux.conf b/bootstrap/config_dirs/tmux/tmux.conf
index 0e91456..1d08437 100644
--- a/bootstrap/config_dirs/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/bootstrap/config_dirs/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -201,3 +201,8 @@ set-environment -g TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH "~/.config/tmux/plugins"
 
 # Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
 run "${HOME}/.config/tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm"
+
+# Since tmux 3.7 messages and the command prompt only overlay the status line
+# unless message-style contains "fill". Set it after TPM so plugins can't undo it.
+set -gF message-style "fg=#{@ctp_fg},bg=#{@ctp_bg},fill=#{@ctp_bg}"
+set -gF message-command-style "fg=#{@ctp_fg},bg=#{@ctp_bg},fill=#{@ctp_bg}"