diff --git a/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterView.cpp b/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterView.cpp
index 0aee125d58..075c536e5b 100644
--- a/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterView.cpp
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ CharacterView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 						y + fCharacterHeight - fGap));
 
 					SetHighColor(color);
+					SetLowColor(highlight);
 				}
 
 				// Draw character