diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3987ba2e..0e3816e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FlatLaf Change Log
 
 - ScrollBar: Made styling more flexible by supporting insets and arc for track
   and thumb. (issue #103)
+- ComboBox: Support custom borders in combobox editors. (issue #102)
 - Ubuntu Linux: Fixed poorly rendered font. (issue #105)
 
 
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatComboBoxUI.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatComboBoxUI.java
index 8e987a79..d8adc016 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatComboBoxUI.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatComboBoxUI.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
 import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
+import javax.swing.ComboBoxEditor;
 import javax.swing.DefaultListCellRenderer;
 import javax.swing.InputMap;
 import javax.swing.JButton;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import javax.swing.JComboBox;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.JList;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.KeyStroke;
 import javax.swing.ListCellRenderer;
 import javax.swing.LookAndFeel;
@@ -254,18 +256,29 @@ public class FlatComboBoxUI
 		return new FlatComboPopup( comboBox );
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected ComboBoxEditor createEditor() {
+		ComboBoxEditor comboBoxEditor = super.createEditor();
+
+		Component editor = comboBoxEditor.getEditorComponent();
+		if( editor instanceof JTextField ) {
+			JTextField textField = (JTextField) editor;
+
+			// assign a non-null and non-javax.swing.plaf.UIResource border to the text field,
+			// otherwise it is replaced with default text field border when switching LaF
+			// because javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxEditor.BorderlessTextField.setBorder()
+			// uses "border instanceof javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxEditor.UIResource"
+			// instead of "border instanceof javax.swing.plaf.UIResource"
+			textField.setBorder( BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder() );
+		}
+
+		return comboBoxEditor;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void configureEditor() {
 		super.configureEditor();
 
-		// assign a non-javax.swing.plaf.UIResource border to the text field,
-		// otherwise it is replaced with default text field border when switching LaF
-		// because javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxEditor.BorderlessTextField.setBorder()
-		// uses "border instanceof javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxEditor.UIResource"
-		// instead of "border instanceof javax.swing.plaf.UIResource"
-		if( editor instanceof JTextComponent )
-			((JTextComponent)editor).setBorder( BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder() );
-
 		// explicitly make non-opaque
 		if( editor instanceof JComponent )
 			((JComponent)editor).setOpaque( false );