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
 
 
        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 */
                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)) {
                if(fg == &dc.col[defaultfg]) {
                        fg = &dc.col[defaultbg];
                                        FcTrue, fcpattern, &fcres);
 
                        /*
-                        * Overwrite or create the new cache entry
-                        * entry.
+                        * Overwrite or create the new cache entry.
                         */
                        frccur++;
                        frclen++;