diff --git a/config/config.def.c b/config/config.def.c
index cbb6ed2b..9ada89ef 100644
--- a/config/config.def.c
+++ b/config/config.def.c
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ Settings config = {
     /** Font */
     .menu_font         = "mono 12",
     /** Foreground color */
-    .menu_fg        = "#222222",
-    .menu_fg_urgent = "#aa0000",
-    .menu_fg_active = "#00aaff",
+    .menu_fg           = "#222222",
+    /** Text color used for urgent windows */
+    .menu_fg_urgent    = "#ff2222",
+    /** Text color used for active window */
+    .menu_fg_active    = "#2222ff",
     /** Background color */
     .menu_bg           = "#f2f1f0",
     /** Background color alternate row */
diff --git a/source/dialogs/dmenu.c b/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
index 0ad32c99..b9e94564 100644
--- a/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
+++ b/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
@@ -64,9 +64,19 @@ static char **get_dmenu ( int *length )
     return retv;
 }
 
+
+static unsigned int row_urgent = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+static unsigned int row_active = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
 static const char *get_display_data ( unsigned int index, void *data, G_GNUC_UNUSED int *state )
 {
     char **retv = (char * *) data;
+    if ( index == row_urgent ) {
+        *state |= URGENT;
+    }
+    if ( index == row_active ) {
+        *state |= ACTIVE;
+    }
     return retv[index];
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +97,8 @@ int dmenu_switcher_dialog ( char **input )
     // Check prompt
     find_arg_str (  "-p", &dmenu_prompt );
     find_arg_int (  "-l", &selected_line );
+    find_arg_uint (  "-u", &row_urgent );
+    find_arg_uint (  "-a", &row_active );
 
     do {
         int mretv = menu ( list, length, input, dmenu_prompt,
diff --git a/source/xrmoptions.c b/source/xrmoptions.c
index 9e1116bb..7201e368 100644
--- a/source/xrmoptions.c
+++ b/source/xrmoptions.c
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ static XrmOption xrmOptions[] = {
     { xrm_String,  "foreground",           { .str  = &config.menu_fg               }, NULL },
     { xrm_String,  "fg",                   { .str  = &config.menu_fg               }, NULL },
 
+    { xrm_String,  "fg-active",            { .str  = &config.menu_fg_active        }, NULL },
+    { xrm_String,  "fg-urgent",            { .str  = &config.menu_fg_urgent        }, NULL },
+
     { xrm_String,  "background",           { .str  = &config.menu_bg               }, NULL },
     { xrm_String,  "bg",                   { .str  = &config.menu_bg               }, NULL },
     { xrm_String,  "background-alternate", { .str  = &config.menu_bg_alt           }, NULL },