diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/mod/gui/gui.rng b/binaries/data/mods/mod/gui/gui.rng
index 92fcb4e048..ccc423bf0c 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/mod/gui/gui.rng
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/mod/gui/gui.rng
@@ -591,6 +591,11 @@
             <ref name="ccolor"/>
           </attribute>
         </optional>
+        <optional>
+          <attribute name="textcolor_selected">
+            <ref name="ccolor"/>
+          </attribute>
+        </optional>
         <optional>
           <attribute name="heading"/>
         </optional>
diff --git a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.cpp b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.cpp
index 8552cf7710..40b7575397 100644
--- a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/CList.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2024 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -368,7 +368,9 @@ void CList::DrawList(CCanvas2D& canvas, const int& selected, const CGUISpriteIns
 				cliparea.left = GetScrollBar(0).GetOuterRect().right;
 		}
 
-		DrawText(canvas, i, textColor, rect.TopLeft() - CVector2D(0.f, scroll - m_ItemsYPositions[i]), cliparea);
+		const CGUIColor& finalTextColor = (drawSelected && static_cast<size_t>(selected) == i && *m_TextColorSelected) ? m_TextColorSelected : textColor;
+
+		DrawText(canvas, i, finalTextColor, rect.TopLeft() - CVector2D(0.f, scroll - m_ItemsYPositions[i]), cliparea);
 	}
 
 	// Draw scrollbars on top of the content
diff --git a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.cpp b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.cpp
index 688ca856cd..80fdd28626 100644
--- a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ bool COList::HandleAdditionalChildren(const XMBData& xmb, const XMBElement& chil
 				if (!CGUI::ParseString<CGUIColor>(&m_pGUI, attr_value.FromUTF8(), column.m_TextColor))
 					LOGERROR("GUI: Error parsing '%s' (\"%s\")", attr_name.data(), attr_value.c_str());
 			}
+			else if (attr_name == "textcolor_selected")
+			{
+				if (!CGUI::ParseString<CGUIColor>(&m_pGUI, attr_value.FromUTF8(), column.m_TextColorSelected))
+					LOGERROR("GUI: Error parsing '%s' (\"%s\")", attr_name.data(), attr_value.c_str());
+			}
 			else if (attr_name == "hidden")
 			{
 				bool hidden = false;
@@ -435,8 +440,10 @@ void COList::DrawList(CCanvas2D& canvas, const int& selected, const CGUISpriteIn
 			cliparea2.right = std::min(cliparea2.right, textPos.X + width);
 			cliparea2.bottom = std::min(cliparea2.bottom, textPos.Y + rowHeight);
 
+			const CGUIColor& finalTextColor = (drawSelected && static_cast<size_t>(selected) == i && column.m_TextColorSelected) ? column.m_TextColorSelected : column.m_TextColor;
+
 			// Draw list item
-			DrawText(canvas, objectsCount * (i +/*Heading*/1) + colIdx, column.m_TextColor, textPos, cliparea2);
+			DrawText(canvas, objectsCount * (i +/*Heading*/1) + colIdx, finalTextColor, textPos, cliparea2);
 			xpos += width;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.h b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.h
index 179252fca8..cd729e39bf 100644
--- a/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.h
+++ b/source/gui/ObjectTypes/COList.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2023 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2024 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
 	COListColumn& operator=(COListColumn&&) = delete;
 
 	CGUIColor m_TextColor;
+	CGUIColor m_TextColorSelected;
 	CStr m_Id;
 	float m_Width;
 	CGUISimpleSetting<CStrW> m_Heading; // CGUIString??