config.def.h |  8 ++++++++
 st.c         | 32 +++++++++++++++++++-------------

diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 75abefbb248cc0e8131c2aa470e30b20f3d7e3d6..693bdbd9a1e18e80d4399aeef8d4728ba90c7f86 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ static unsigned int defaultbg = 0;
 static unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
 static unsigned int defaultucs = 257;
 
+/*
+ * Colors used, when the specific fg == defaultfg. So in reverse mode this
+ * will reverse too. Another logic would only make the simple feature too
+ * complex.
+ */
+static unsigned int defaultitalic = 11;
+static unsigned int defaultunderline = 7;
+
 /* Internal shortcuts. */
 #define MODKEY Mod1Mask
 
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 599685cc92a0bd2a54df092ecbd4966a1523a4db..8b1fc562be94f913df5f0df1b205ea74b8e82310 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -2711,12 +2711,28 @@ 	FcResult fcres;
 	FcPattern *fcpattern, *fontpattern;
 	FcFontSet *fcsets[] = { NULL };
 	FcCharSet *fccharset;
-	Colour *fg = &dc.col[base.fg], *bg = &dc.col[base.bg],
-		 *temp, revfg, revbg;
+	Colour *fg, *bg, *temp, revfg, revbg;
 	XRenderColor colfg, colbg;
 
 	frcflags = FRC_NORMAL;
 
+	if(base.mode & ATTR_ITALIC) {
+		if(base.fg == defaultfg)
+			base.fg = defaultitalic;
+		font = &dc.ifont;
+		frcflags = FRC_ITALIC;
+	} else if((base.mode & ATTR_ITALIC) && (base.mode & ATTR_BOLD)) {
+		if(base.fg == defaultfg)
+			base.fg = defaultitalic;
+		font = &dc.ibfont;
+		frcflags = FRC_ITALICBOLD;
+	} else if(base.mode & ATTR_UNDERLINE) {
+		if(base.fg == defaultfg)
+			base.fg = defaultunderline;
+	}
+	fg = &dc.col[base.fg];
+	bg = &dc.col[base.bg];
+
 	if(base.mode & ATTR_BOLD) {
 		if(BETWEEN(base.fg, 0, 7)) {
 			/* basic system colors */
@@ -2736,15 +2752,6 @@ 		 *	252 - 255 – brightest colors in greyscale
 		 */
 		font = &dc.bfont;
 		frcflags = FRC_BOLD;
-	}
-
-	if(base.mode & ATTR_ITALIC) {
-		font = &dc.ifont;
-		frcflags = FRC_ITALIC;
-	}
-	if((base.mode & ATTR_ITALIC) && (base.mode & ATTR_BOLD)) {
-		font = &dc.ibfont;
-		frcflags = FRC_ITALICBOLD;
 	}
 
 	if(IS_SET(MODE_REVERSE)) {
@@ -2873,8 +2880,7 @@ 			fontpattern = FcFontSetMatch(0, fcsets,
 					FcTrue, fcpattern, &fcres);
 
 			/*
-			 * Overwrite or create the new cache entry
-			 * entry.
+			 * Overwrite or create the new cache entry.
 			 */
 			frccur++;
 			frclen++;