diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cf13e1c97..09a8fdc07 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-03-23  Sergii Stoian <stoyan255@gmail.com>
+
+	* Source/NSAlert.m: (-_initWithoutGModel): Set selected text
+	background color to [NSColor controlLightHighlightColor].
+
 2007-03-23  Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
 
 	* Source/NSView.m: Replace calls to the now deprecated methods on
diff --git a/Source/NSAlert.m b/Source/NSAlert.m
index 49c9e0d84..b2abc1dcf 100644
--- a/Source/NSAlert.m
+++ b/Source/NSAlert.m
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ setControl(NSView* content, id control, NSString *title)
     be selectable for a copy-and-paste. Hence, setSelectable: YES.
   */
   selectedAttrs = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
-				 [NSColor whiteColor], 
+				 [NSColor controlLightHighlightColor], 
 				 NSBackgroundColorAttributeName,
 				 nil];
   [(NSTextView *)fieldEditor setSelectedTextAttributes: selectedAttrs];