diff --git a/src/menu/listmenu.cpp b/src/menu/listmenu.cpp
index 5e9fc13d1..53b4fee22 100644
--- a/src/menu/listmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/listmenu.cpp
@@ -495,12 +495,13 @@ bool FListMenuItemSelectable::MouseEvent(int type, int x, int y)
 //
 //=============================================================================
 
-FListMenuItemText::FListMenuItemText(int x, int y, int height, int hotkey, const char *text, FFont *font, EColorRange color, FName child, int param)
+FListMenuItemText::FListMenuItemText(int x, int y, int height, int hotkey, const char *text, FFont *font, EColorRange color, EColorRange color2, FName child, int param)
 : FListMenuItemSelectable(x, y, height, child, param)
 {
 	mText = ncopystring(text);
 	mFont = font;
 	mColor = color;
+	mColorSelected = color2;
 	mHotkey = hotkey;
 }
 
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ void FListMenuItemText::Drawer(bool selected)
 	if (text != NULL)
 	{
 		if (*text == '$') text = GStrings(text+1);
-		screen->DrawText(mFont, mColor, mXpos, mYpos, text, DTA_Clean, true, TAG_DONE);
+		screen->DrawText(mFont, selected ? mColorSelected : mColor, mXpos, mYpos, text, DTA_Clean, true, TAG_DONE);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.h b/src/menu/menu.h
index 4ab3d2e10..1388a33bb 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu/menu.h
@@ -393,8 +393,9 @@ class FListMenuItemText : public FListMenuItemSelectable
 	const char *mText;
 	FFont *mFont;
 	EColorRange mColor;
+	EColorRange mColorSelected;
 public:
-	FListMenuItemText(int x, int y, int height, int hotkey, const char *text, FFont *font, EColorRange color, FName child, int param = 0);
+	FListMenuItemText(int x, int y, int height, int hotkey, const char *text, FFont *font, EColorRange color, EColorRange color2, FName child, int param = 0);
 	~FListMenuItemText();
 	void Drawer(bool selected);
 	int GetWidth();
diff --git a/src/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
index 8167f6592..00af179a5 100644
--- a/src/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static void ParseListMenuBody(FScanner &sc, FListMenuDescriptor *desc)
 				param = sc.Number;
 			}
 
-			FListMenuItem *it = new FListMenuItemText(desc->mXpos, desc->mYpos, desc->mLinespacing, hotkey, text, desc->mFont, desc->mFontColor, action, param);
+			FListMenuItem *it = new FListMenuItemText(desc->mXpos, desc->mYpos, desc->mLinespacing, hotkey, text, desc->mFont, desc->mFontColor, desc->mFontColor2, action, param);
 			desc->mItems.Push(it);
 			desc->mYpos += desc->mLinespacing;
 			if (desc->mSelectedItem == -1) desc->mSelectedItem = desc->mItems.Size()-1;
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static void BuildEpisodeMenu()
 					else
 					{
 						it = new FListMenuItemText(ld->mXpos, posy, ld->mLinespacing, AllEpisodes[i].mShortcut, 
-							AllEpisodes[i].mEpisodeName, ld->mFont, ld->mFontColor, NAME_Skillmenu, i);
+							AllEpisodes[i].mEpisodeName, ld->mFont, ld->mFontColor, ld->mFontColor2, NAME_Skillmenu, i);
 					}
 					ld->mItems.Push(it);
 					posy += ld->mLinespacing;
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static void BuildPlayerclassMenu()
 			{
 				// create a dummy item that auto-chooses the default class.
 				FListMenuItemText *it = new FListMenuItemText(0, 0, 0, 'p', "player", 
-					ld->mFont,ld->mFontColor, NAME_Episodemenu, -1000);
+					ld->mFont,ld->mFontColor, ld->mFontColor2, NAME_Episodemenu, -1000);
 				ld->mAutoselect = ld->mItems.Push(it);
 				success = true;
 			}
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ static void BuildPlayerclassMenu()
 						if (pname != NULL)
 						{
 							FListMenuItemText *it = new FListMenuItemText(ld->mXpos, ld->mYpos, ld->mLinespacing, *pname,
-								pname, ld->mFont,ld->mFontColor, NAME_Episodemenu, i);
+								pname, ld->mFont,ld->mFontColor,ld->mFontColor2, NAME_Episodemenu, i);
 							ld->mItems.Push(it);
 							ld->mYpos += ld->mLinespacing;
 							n++;
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static void BuildPlayerclassMenu()
 				if (n > 1 && !gameinfo.norandomplayerclass)
 				{
 					FListMenuItemText *it = new FListMenuItemText(ld->mXpos, ld->mYpos, ld->mLinespacing, 'r',
-						"$MNU_RANDOM", ld->mFont,ld->mFontColor, NAME_Episodemenu, -1);
+						"$MNU_RANDOM", ld->mFont,ld->mFontColor,ld->mFontColor2, NAME_Episodemenu, -1);
 					ld->mItems.Push(it);
 				}
 				if (n == 0)
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static void BuildPlayerclassMenu()
 					if (pname != NULL)
 					{
 						FListMenuItemText *it = new FListMenuItemText(ld->mXpos, ld->mYpos, ld->mLinespacing, *pname,
-							pname, ld->mFont,ld->mFontColor, NAME_Episodemenu, 0);
+							pname, ld->mFont,ld->mFontColor,ld->mFontColor2, NAME_Episodemenu, 0);
 						ld->mItems.Push(it);
 					}
 				}
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ void M_StartupSkillMenu(FGameStartup *gs)
 					EColorRange color = (EColorRange)skill.GetTextColor();
 					if (color == CR_UNTRANSLATED) color = ld->mFontColor;
 					li = new FListMenuItemText(x, y, ld->mLinespacing, skill.Shortcut, 
-									pItemText? *pItemText : skill.MenuName, ld->mFont, color, action, i);
+									pItemText? *pItemText : skill.MenuName, ld->mFont, color,ld->mFontColor2, action, i);
 				}
 				ld->mItems.Push(li);
 				y += ld->mLinespacing;