diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index 78369218..941d4123 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -149,10 +149,14 @@ menu_draw_cb(struct client *c, __unused struct screen_redraw_ctx *ctx0)
 	struct menu		*menu = md->menu;
 	struct screen_write_ctx	 ctx;
 	u_int			 i, px = md->px, py = md->py;
+	struct grid_cell	 gc;
+
+	memcpy(&gc, &grid_default_cell, sizeof gc);
+	style_apply(&gc, c->session->curw->window->options, "mode-style");
 
 	screen_write_start(&ctx, NULL, s);
 	screen_write_clearscreen(&ctx, 8);
-	screen_write_menu(&ctx, menu, md->choice);
+	screen_write_menu(&ctx, menu, md->choice, &gc);
 	screen_write_stop(&ctx);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < screen_size_y(&md->s); i++)
diff --git a/screen-write.c b/screen-write.c
index 43cb42b4..b2f9e223 100644
--- a/screen-write.c
+++ b/screen-write.c
@@ -409,21 +409,23 @@ screen_write_vline(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, u_int ny, int top, int bottom)
 
 /* Draw a menu on screen. */
 void
-screen_write_menu(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, struct menu *menu, int choice)
+screen_write_menu(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, struct menu *menu,
+    int choice, const struct grid_cell *choice_gc)
 {
 	struct screen		*s = ctx->s;
-	struct grid_cell	 gc;
+	struct grid_cell	 default_gc;
+	const struct grid_cell	*gc = &default_gc;
 	u_int			 cx, cy, i, j;
 	const char		*name;
 
 	cx = s->cx;
 	cy = s->cy;
 
-	memcpy(&gc, &grid_default_cell, sizeof gc);
+	memcpy(&default_gc, &grid_default_cell, sizeof default_gc);
 
 	screen_write_box(ctx, menu->width + 4, menu->count + 2);
 	screen_write_cursormove(ctx, cx + 2, cy, 0);
-	format_draw(ctx, &gc, menu->width, menu->title, NULL);
+	format_draw(ctx, &default_gc, menu->width, menu->title, NULL);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < menu->count; i++) {
 		name = menu->items[i].name;
@@ -432,20 +434,19 @@ screen_write_menu(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, struct menu *menu, int choice)
 			screen_write_hline(ctx, menu->width + 4, 1, 1);
 		} else {
 			if (choice >= 0 && i == (u_int)choice && *name != '-')
-				gc.attr |= GRID_ATTR_REVERSE;
+				gc = choice_gc;
 			screen_write_cursormove(ctx, cx + 2, cy + 1 + i, 0);
 			for (j = 0; j < menu->width; j++)
-				screen_write_putc(ctx, &gc, ' ');
+				screen_write_putc(ctx, gc, ' ');
 			screen_write_cursormove(ctx, cx + 2, cy + 1 + i, 0);
 			if (*name == '-') {
 				name++;
-				gc.attr |= GRID_ATTR_DIM;
-				format_draw(ctx, &gc, menu->width, name, NULL);
-				gc.attr &= ~GRID_ATTR_DIM;
+				default_gc.attr |= GRID_ATTR_DIM;
+				format_draw(ctx, gc, menu->width, name, NULL);
+				default_gc.attr &= ~GRID_ATTR_DIM;
 			} else
-				format_draw(ctx, &gc, menu->width, name, NULL);
-			if (choice >= 0 && i == (u_int)choice)
-				gc.attr &= ~GRID_ATTR_REVERSE;
+				format_draw(ctx, gc, menu->width, name, NULL);
+			gc = &default_gc;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 13350a40..03425864 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -2384,7 +2384,8 @@ void	 screen_write_fast_copy(struct screen_write_ctx *, struct screen *,
 	     u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int);
 void	 screen_write_hline(struct screen_write_ctx *, u_int, int, int);
 void	 screen_write_vline(struct screen_write_ctx *, u_int, int, int);
-void	 screen_write_menu(struct screen_write_ctx *, struct menu *, int);
+void	 screen_write_menu(struct screen_write_ctx *, struct menu *, int,
+	     const struct grid_cell *);
 void	 screen_write_box(struct screen_write_ctx *, u_int, u_int);
 void	 screen_write_preview(struct screen_write_ctx *, struct screen *, u_int,
 	     u_int);