diff -r 054fe4c29819 st.c
--- a/st.c	Fri Apr 01 09:35:38 2011 +0200
+++ b/st.c	Fri Apr 01 10:42:03 2011 +0200
@@ -1573,8 +1573,16 @@
 
 	if(base.mode & ATTR_REVERSE)
 		xfg = dc.col[base.bg], xbg = dc.col[base.fg];
-	else
-		xfg = dc.col[base.fg], xbg = dc.col[base.bg];
+	else {
+		if(!bright_as_bold) {
+			xfg = dc.col[base.fg], xbg = dc.col[base.bg];
+		} else {
+    			if(base.mode & ATTR_BOLD && BETWEEN(base.fg, 0, 7))
+    				xfg = dc.col[base.fg+8], xbg = dc.col[base.bg];
+    			else
+    				xfg = dc.col[base.fg], xbg = dc.col[base.bg];
+    		}
+    	}
 
 	XSetBackground(xw.dpy, dc.gc, xbg);
 	XSetForeground(xw.dpy, dc.gc, xfg);