1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index de6b4d0b..3d2d17d3 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@ tty_draw_line(struct tty *tty, struct screen *s, u_int py, u_int ox, u_int oy)
 		if (screen_check_selection(s, i, py)) {
 			memcpy(&tmpgc, &s->sel.cell, sizeof tmpgc);
 			tmpgc.data = gc->data;
-			tmpgc.flags = gc->flags;
+			tmpgc.flags = gc->flags & ~(GRID_FLAG_FG256|GRID_FLAG_BG256);
+			tmpgc.flags |= s->sel.cell.flags & (GRID_FLAG_FG256|GRID_FLAG_BG256);
 			tty_cell(tty, &tmpgc, gu);
 		} else
 			tty_cell(tty, gc, gu);