diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 69e5adef0dc52e780f938ec946bf9d4dcee13129..a5c0a5e50ddd7eea63abf5805144b2df2d5e4d5f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ CVS code -
 	  high ascii characters.
   titlebar()
 	- gettextized a pair of strings.
+  bottombars()
+	- Get rid of that annoying reversed line when color is on! :)
 - m4/gettext.m4:
 	- Back down to 1.1.3 version.
 - faq.html:
diff --git a/winio.c b/winio.c
index 8d31c80b56f16cd2c1b28b6627f431b447ed2ea2..d4c9e30234b6254fd5452947d6ee8cd87be811b9 100644
--- a/winio.c
+++ b/winio.c
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ void bottombars(shortcut s[], int slen)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_COLOR    
     color_on(bottomwin, COLOR_BOTTOMBARS);
+    wattroff(bottomwin, A_REVERSE);
 #endif
 
     /* Determine how many extra spaces are needed to fill the bottom of the screen */