diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 631933d..5794b5a 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
 
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
 	"#add8e6", /* 256 -> cursor */
-	"#555555", /* 257 -> rev cursor*/
+	"#2e3440" /* 267 -> rev cursor */
 	"#000000", /* 258 -> bg */
 	"#e5e5e5", /* 259 -> fg */
 };
@@ -160,13 +160,18 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
 
 /*
  * Default colors (colorname index)
- * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor
+ * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor, selection
  */
 unsigned int defaultbg = 0;
 unsigned int bg = 17, bgUnfocused = 16;
 unsigned int defaultfg = 259;
 unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
-unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
+unsigned int defaultrcs = 256;
+unsigned int selectionbg = 257;
+unsigned int selectionfg = 7;
+/* If 0 use selectionfg as foreground in order to have a uniform foreground-color */
+/* Else if 1 keep original foreground-color of each cell => more colors :) */
+static int ignoreselfg = 1;
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 4c988d2..394c194 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ char *termname = "st-256color";
 unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
 
 /* bg opacity */
-float alpha = 0.85;
-float alphaUnfocused = 0.75;
+float alpha = 0.9;
+float alphaUnfocused = 0.8;
 
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
 	[255] = 0,
 
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
-	"#c0caf5", /* default cursor colour */
-	"#1a1b26", /* default inverted cursor colour */
-	"#c0caf5", /* default   foreground colour */
-	"#1a1b26", /* default   background colour */
-	"#abb7ed", /* unfocused foreground colour */
-	"#14141a", /* unfocused background colour */
-    // "#c0caf5", /* default selection foreground colour */
-    // "#33467C", /* default selection background colour */
+	"#c0caf5", /* 256 -> default cursor colour */
+	"#1a1b26", /* 257 -> default inverted cursor colour */
+	"#c0caf5", /* 258 -> default   foreground colour */
+	"#1a1b26", /* 259 -> default   background colour */
+	"#abb7ed", /* 260 -> unfocused foreground colour */
+	"#14141a", /* 261 -> unfocused background colour */
+    "#c0caf5", /* 262 -> default selection foreground colour */
+    "#33467C", /* 263 -> default selection background colour */
 };
 
 
@@ -165,11 +165,15 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
  * Default colors (colorname index)
  * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor
  */
-unsigned int defaultbg = 0;
-unsigned int bg = 259, bgUnfocused = 261;
-unsigned int defaultfg = 258;
-unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
-unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
+unsigned int defaultcs   = 256;
+unsigned int defaultrcs  = 257;
+unsigned int defaultfg   = 258;
+unsigned int defaultbg   = 0;
+unsigned int bg          = 259;
+unsigned int bgUnfocused = 261;
+unsigned int selectionfg = 262;
+unsigned int selectionbg = 263;
+static int ignoreselfg = 0;
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
index 66343d1..02792e0 100644
--- a/st.h
+++ b/st.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum glyph_attribute {
 	ATTR_BOXDRAW    = 1 << 11,
 	ATTR_LIGA       = 1 << 12,
 	ATTR_SIXEL      = 1 << 13,
+	ATTR_SELECTED   = 1 << 14,
 	ATTR_BOLD_FAINT = ATTR_BOLD | ATTR_FAINT,
 	ATTR_DIRTYUNDERLINE = 1 << 15,
 };
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 13dd9b2..418ac5f 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -1567,6 +1567,12 @@ xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, i
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (base.mode & ATTR_SELECTED) {
+		bg = &dc.col[selectionbg];
+		if (!ignoreselfg)
+			fg = &dc.col[selectionfg];
+	}
+
 	if (base.mode & ATTR_BLINK && win.mode & MODE_BLINK)
 		fg = bg;
 
@@ -2006,7 +2012,7 @@ xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og, Line line, int le
 
 	/* remove the old cursor */
 	if (selected(ox, oy))
-		og.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
+		og.mode |= ATTR_REVERSE;
 	/* Redraw the line where cursor was previously.
 	 * It will restore the ligatures broken by the cursor. */
 	xdrawline(line, 0, oy, len);
@@ -2021,25 +2027,13 @@ xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og, Line line, int le
 
 	if (IS_SET(MODE_REVERSE)) {
 		g.mode |= ATTR_REVERSE;
+		g.fg = defaultcs;
 		g.bg = defaultfg;
-		if (selected(cx, cy)) {
-			drawcol = dc.col[defaultcs];
-			g.fg = defaultrcs;
-		} else {
-			drawcol = dc.col[defaultrcs];
-			g.fg = defaultcs;
-		}
+		drawcol = dc.col[defaultrcs];
 	} else {
-		if (selected(cx, cy)) {
-			g.fg = defaultfg;
-			g.bg = defaultrcs;
-		}
-		else {
-			g.fg = defaultbg;
-			g.bg = defaultcs;
-		}
-
-		drawcol = dc.col[g.bg];
+		g.fg = defaultbg;
+		g.bg = defaultcs;
+		drawcol = dc.col[defaultcs];
 	}
 
 	/* draw the new one */
@@ -2197,7 +2191,7 @@ xdrawline(Line line, int x1, int y1, int x2)
 			if (new.mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
 				continue;
 			if (selected(x, y1))
-				new.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
+				new.mode |= ATTR_SELECTED;
 			if (i > 0 && ATTRCMP(base, new)) {
 				xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1, dmode);
 				specs += i;