diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/overlay/overlay_edit_text.c b/source/blender/draw/engines/overlay/overlay_edit_text.c
index 3d3fec4..0273d3f 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/overlay/overlay_edit_text.c
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/overlay/overlay_edit_text.c
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ void OVERLAY_edit_text_draw(OVERLAY_Data *vedata)
   DRW_view_set_active(pd->view_edit_text);
 
   /* Alpha blended. */
-  UI_GetThemeColor4fv(TH_WIDGET_TEXT_CURSOR, pd->edit_text.overlay_color);
-
+  UI_GetThemeColor4fv(TH_WIDGET_TEXT_SELECTION, pd->edit_text.overlay_color);
+  srgb_to_linearrgb_v4(pd->edit_text.overlay_color, pd->edit_text.overlay_color);
   DRW_draw_pass(psl->edit_text_overlay_ps);
 
   /* Multiply previous result where depth test fail. */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_resources.h b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_resources.h
index 22e747e..029c51c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_resources.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_resources.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ typedef enum ThemeColorID {
 
   TH_WIDGET_EMBOSS,
   TH_WIDGET_TEXT_CURSOR,
+  TH_WIDGET_TEXT_SELECTION,
   TH_EDITOR_OUTLINE,
 
   TH_TRANSPARENT_CHECKER_PRIMARY,
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/resources.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/resources.c
index cfdcd08..3c70e21 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/resources.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/resources.c
@@ -895,6 +895,9 @@ const uchar *UI_ThemeGetColorPtr(bTheme *btheme, int spacetype, int colorid)
         case TH_WIDGET_TEXT_CURSOR:
           cp = btheme->tui.widget_text_cursor;
           break;
+        case TH_WIDGET_TEXT_SELECTION:
+          cp = btheme->tui.wcol_text.item;
+          break;
 
         case TH_TRANSPARENT_CHECKER_PRIMARY:
           cp = btheme->tui.transparent_checker_primary;