diff --git a/lib/rules/color-contrast-matches.js b/lib/rules/color-contrast-matches.js
index 9b3bf4e0b1..0b27f50168 100644
--- a/lib/rules/color-contrast-matches.js
+++ b/lib/rules/color-contrast-matches.js
@@ -10,6 +10,32 @@ if (
 	return false;
 }
 
+// form elements that don't have direct child text nodes need to check that
+// the text indent has not been changed and moved the text away from the
+// control
+const formElements = ['INPUT', 'SELECT', 'TEXTAREA'];
+if (formElements.includes(nodeName)) {
+	const style = window.getComputedStyle(node);
+	const textIndent = parseInt(style.getPropertyValue('text-indent'), 10);
+
+	if (textIndent) {
+		// since we can't get the actual bounding rect of the text node, we'll
+		// use the current nodes bounding rect and adjust by the text-indent to
+		// see if it still overlaps the node
+		let rect = node.getBoundingClientRect();
+		rect = {
+			top: rect.top,
+			bottom: rect.bottom,
+			left: rect.left + textIndent,
+			right: rect.right + textIndent
+		};
+
+		if (!axe.commons.dom.visuallyOverlaps(rect, node)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 if (nodeName === 'INPUT') {
 	return (
 		['hidden', 'range', 'color', 'checkbox', 'radio', 'image'].indexOf(
diff --git a/test/rule-matches/color-contrast-matches.js b/test/rule-matches/color-contrast-matches.js
index b00bb8a361..c6e4ce22ee 100644
--- a/test/rule-matches/color-contrast-matches.js
+++ b/test/rule-matches/color-contrast-matches.js
@@ -75,6 +75,32 @@ describe('color-contrast-matches', function() {
 		assert.isFalse(rule.matches(target, axe.utils.getNodeFromTree(target)));
 	});
 
+	it('should not match input when there is text that is out of the container', function() {
+		fixture.innerHTML =
+			'<input style="text-indent: -9999px" type="submit" value="Search" />';
+		var target = fixture.querySelector('input');
+		axe.testUtils.flatTreeSetup(fixture);
+		assert.isFalse(rule.matches(target, axe.utils.getNodeFromTree(target)));
+	});
+
+	it('should not match select when there is text that is out of the container', function() {
+		fixture.innerHTML =
+			'<select style="text-indent: -9999px">' +
+			'<option selected>My text</option>' +
+			'</select>';
+		var target = fixture.querySelector('select');
+		axe.testUtils.flatTreeSetup(fixture);
+		assert.isFalse(rule.matches(target, axe.utils.getNodeFromTree(target)));
+	});
+
+	it('should not match textarea when there is text that is out of the container', function() {
+		fixture.innerHTML =
+			'<textarea style="text-indent: -9999px">My text</textarea>';
+		var target = fixture.querySelector('textarea');
+		axe.testUtils.flatTreeSetup(fixture);
+		assert.isFalse(rule.matches(target, axe.utils.getNodeFromTree(target)));
+	});
+
 	it('should not match when there is text that is out of the container with overflow hidden', function() {
 		fixture.innerHTML =
 			'<div style="color: yellow; width: 100px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 200px; background-color: white;" id="target">' +