diff --git a/docs-master/Config.md b/docs-master/Config.md
index e2107039b..09781c9de 100644
--- a/docs-master/Config.md
+++ b/docs-master/Config.md
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ gui:
     optionsTextColor:
       - blue
 
+    # Color and attributes of the text of the selected line. The attributes are
+    # added to those of the text, and a color replaces the colors of the text.
+    # Set it to 'default' to leave the text as it is, e.g. if you don't want the
+    # selected line in bold.
+    selectedLineFgColor:
+      - bold
+
     # Background color of selected line.
     # Default: 'blue' if the terminal has a dark background, or a suitable RGB blue
     # computed from the background color if it is light.
@@ -1043,6 +1050,15 @@ gui:
       - reverse
 ```
 
+The text of the selected line is bold by default. If you don't want that, set `selectedLineFgColor` to `default`:
+
+```yaml
+gui:
+  theme:
+    selectedLineFgColor:
+      - default
+```
+
 ## Themes for dark and light backgrounds
 
 The colors in `gui.theme` apply whether your terminal has a dark or a light background. If you want different colors for the two, set them in `gui.darkTheme` or `gui.lightTheme`. These have the same fields as `gui.theme`, and a field that you set in them overrides the one in `gui.theme`:
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 8f67873a5..ce7ebd914 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ type ThemeConfig struct {
 	SearchingActiveBorderColor []string `yaml:"searchingActiveBorderColor" jsonschema:"minItems=1,uniqueItems=true"`
 	// Color of keybindings help text in the bottom line
 	OptionsTextColor []string `yaml:"optionsTextColor" jsonschema:"minItems=1,uniqueItems=true"`
+	// Color and attributes of the text of the selected line. The attributes are added to those of the text, and a color replaces the colors of the text.
+	// Set it to 'default' to leave the text as it is, e.g. if you don't want the selected line in bold.
+	SelectedLineFgColor []string `yaml:"selectedLineFgColor" jsonschema:"minItems=1,uniqueItems=true"`
 	// Background color of selected line.
 	// Default: 'blue' if the terminal has a dark background, or a suitable RGB blue computed from the background color if it is light.
 	// See https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/blob/master/docs/Config.md#highlighting-the-selected-line
@@ -896,6 +899,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfigForPlatform(platform string) *UserConfig {
 				SearchingActiveBorderColor: []string{"cyan", "bold"},
 				InactiveBorderColor:        []string{"dim"},
 				OptionsTextColor:           []string{"blue"},
+				SelectedLineFgColor:        []string{"bold"},
 				CherryPickedCommitBgColor:  []string{"cyan"},
 				CherryPickedCommitFgColor:  []string{"blue"},
 				MarkedBaseCommitBgColor:    []string{"yellow"},
diff --git a/pkg/gocui/view.go b/pkg/gocui/view.go
index d8202ddfc..6fbbecdb6 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/view.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/view.go
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ type View struct {
 	// focus.
 	InactiveViewSelBgColor Attribute
 
+	// SelTextColor is applied to the text of the selected line when it is
+	// highlighted, whether the view has the focus or not. Its attributes are
+	// added to those of the text, and if it has a color, that replaces the
+	// color of the text.
+	SelTextColor Attribute
+
 	// If Editable is true, keystrokes will be added to the view's internal
 	// buffer at the cursor position.
 	Editable bool
@@ -631,7 +637,7 @@ func NewView(name string, x0, y0, x1, y1 int, mode OutputMode) *View {
 
 	v.FgColor, v.BgColor = ColorDefault, ColorDefault
 	v.SelFgColor, v.SelBgColor = ColorDefault, ColorDefault
-	v.InactiveViewSelBgColor = ColorDefault
+	v.InactiveViewSelBgColor, v.SelTextColor = ColorDefault, ColorDefault
 	v.TitleColor, v.FrameColor = ColorDefault, ColorDefault
 	v.buf.ei.screenColMax = v.InnerWidth()
 	return v
@@ -722,7 +728,7 @@ func (v *View) setCharacter(x, y int, ch string, fgColor, bgColor Attribute, isW
 		}
 
 		if y >= rangeSelectStart && y <= rangeSelectEnd {
-			fgColor = fgColor | AttrBold
+			fgColor = applySelTextColor(fgColor, v.SelTextColor)
 			if v.HighlightInactive || !isWindowFocused {
 				bgColor = (bgColor & AttrStyleBits) | v.InactiveViewSelBgColor
 			} else {
@@ -1838,6 +1844,15 @@ func indexFunc(r rune) bool {
 	return r == ' ' || r == 0
 }
 
+// applySelTextColor adds the attributes of selTextColor to fgColor, and
+// replaces the color of fgColor with that of selTextColor if it has one.
+func applySelTextColor(fgColor, selTextColor Attribute) Attribute {
+	if selTextColor&AttrColorBits != ColorDefault {
+		fgColor = fgColor&AttrStyleBits | selTextColor&AttrColorBits
+	}
+	return fgColor | selTextColor&AttrStyleBits
+}
+
 // SetHighlight toggles highlighting of separate lines, for custom lists
 // or multiple selection in views.
 func (v *View) SetHighlight(y int, on bool) {
diff --git a/pkg/gocui/view_test.go b/pkg/gocui/view_test.go
index 2ee5eb4b8..3ffd56e7c 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/view_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/view_test.go
@@ -780,3 +780,43 @@ func TestMulticolorWrappedFillUsesLastCellOfEachSegment(t *testing.T) {
 			"trailing cell at (%d, 2) should have green bg", x)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestApplySelTextColor(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name         string
+		fgColor      Attribute
+		selTextColor Attribute
+		expected     Attribute
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "adds attributes",
+			fgColor:      ColorRed | AttrUnderline,
+			selTextColor: AttrBold,
+			expected:     ColorRed | AttrUnderline | AttrBold,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "replaces the color",
+			fgColor:      ColorRed | AttrUnderline,
+			selTextColor: ColorWhite | AttrBold,
+			expected:     ColorWhite | AttrUnderline | AttrBold,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "replaces an RGB color",
+			fgColor:      NewRGBColor(0x12, 0x34, 0x56),
+			selTextColor: ColorBlue,
+			expected:     ColorBlue,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "leaves the text alone if default",
+			fgColor:      ColorRed | AttrUnderline,
+			selTextColor: ColorDefault,
+			expected:     ColorRed | AttrUnderline,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		t.Run(s.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, s.expected, applySelTextColor(s.fgColor, s.selTextColor))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/views.go b/pkg/gui/views.go
index 7b6fa93eb..2fb115f91 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/views.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/views.go
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) configureViewProperties() {
 		(*mapping.viewPtr).SelBgColor = theme.GocuiSelectedLineBgColor
 		(*mapping.viewPtr).SelFgColor = gui.g.SelFgColor
 		(*mapping.viewPtr).InactiveViewSelBgColor = theme.GocuiInactiveViewSelectedLineBgColor
+		(*mapping.viewPtr).SelTextColor = theme.GocuiSelectedLineFgColor
 	}
 
 	gui.Views.MenuFilterFrame.FrameRunes = frameRunesWithTopCorners(frameRunes, teeLeft, teeRight)
diff --git a/pkg/theme/theme.go b/pkg/theme/theme.go
index d2e5b1291..a1715fa34 100644
--- a/pkg/theme/theme.go
+++ b/pkg/theme/theme.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ var (
 	GocuiSelectedLineBgColor gocui.Attribute
 	// GocuiInactiveViewSelectedLineBgColor is the background color for the selected line in gocui if the view doesn't have focus
 	GocuiInactiveViewSelectedLineBgColor gocui.Attribute
+	// GocuiSelectedLineFgColor is applied to the text of the selected line in gocui
+	GocuiSelectedLineFgColor gocui.Attribute
 
 	OptionsColor gocui.Attribute
 
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ func UpdateTheme(themeConfig config.ThemeConfig) {
 
 	GocuiSelectedLineBgColor = GetGocuiStyle(themeConfig.SelectedLineBgColor)
 	GocuiInactiveViewSelectedLineBgColor = GetGocuiStyle(themeConfig.InactiveViewSelectedLineBgColor)
+	GocuiSelectedLineFgColor = GetGocuiStyle(themeConfig.SelectedLineFgColor)
 	OptionsColor = GetGocuiStyle(themeConfig.OptionsTextColor)
 	OptionsFgColor = GetTextStyle(themeConfig.OptionsTextColor, false)
 
diff --git a/schema-master/config.json b/schema-master/config.json
index b6194d3f0..526b2fbf0 100644
--- a/schema-master/config.json
+++ b/schema-master/config.json
@@ -767,6 +767,18 @@
                 "blue"
               ]
             },
+            "selectedLineFgColor": {
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array",
+              "minItems": 1,
+              "uniqueItems": true,
+              "description": "Color and attributes of the text of the selected line. The attributes are added to those of the text, and a color replaces the colors of the text.\nSet it to 'default' to leave the text as it is, e.g. if you don't want the selected line in bold.",
+              "default": [
+                "bold"
+              ]
+            },
             "selectedLineBgColor": {
               "items": {
                 "type": "string"
@@ -907,6 +919,15 @@
               "uniqueItems": true,
               "description": "Color of keybindings help text in the bottom line"
             },
+            "selectedLineFgColor": {
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array",
+              "minItems": 1,
+              "uniqueItems": true,
+              "description": "Color and attributes of the text of the selected line. The attributes are added to those of the text, and a color replaces the colors of the text.\nSet it to 'default' to leave the text as it is, e.g. if you don't want the selected line in bold."
+            },
             "selectedLineBgColor": {
               "items": {
                 "type": "string"
@@ -1029,6 +1050,15 @@
               "uniqueItems": true,
               "description": "Color of keybindings help text in the bottom line"
             },
+            "selectedLineFgColor": {
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array",
+              "minItems": 1,
+              "uniqueItems": true,
+              "description": "Color and attributes of the text of the selected line. The attributes are added to those of the text, and a color replaces the colors of the text.\nSet it to 'default' to leave the text as it is, e.g. if you don't want the selected line in bold."
+            },
             "selectedLineBgColor": {
               "items": {
                 "type": "string"