diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua
index d5d7fe0b4..23f2c0355 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
+local BlitBuffer = require("ffi/blitbuffer")
 local ButtonDialog = require("ui/widget/buttondialog")
 local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 local Device = require("device")
@@ -18,10 +19,22 @@ local ffiUtil = require("ffi/util")
 local time = require("ui/time")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 local C_ = _.pgettext
+local N_ = _.ngettext
 local T = ffiUtil.template
 local Screen = Device.screen
 
-local ReaderHighlight = InputContainer:extend{}
+local ReaderHighlight = InputContainer:extend{
+    highlight_colors = {
+        {_("Red"), "red"},
+        {_("Orange"), "orange"},
+        {_("Yellow"), "yellow"},
+        {_("Green"), "green"},
+        {_("Cyan"), "cyan"},
+        {_("Blue"), "blue"},
+        {_("Purple"), "purple"},
+        {_("Gray"), "gray"},
+    }
+}
 
 local function inside_box(pos, box)
     if pos then
@@ -54,6 +67,7 @@ function ReaderHighlight:init()
     self._current_indicator_pos = nil
     self._previous_indicator_pos = nil
     self._last_indicator_move_args = {dx = 0, dy = 0, distance = 0, time = time:now()}
+    self._fallback_color = Screen:isColorEnabled() and "yellow" or "gray"
 
     self:registerKeyEvents()
 
@@ -405,7 +419,55 @@ function ReaderHighlight:addToMainMenu(menu_items)
     end
     table.insert(menu_items.highlight_options.sub_item_table, {
         text_func = function()
-            return T(_("Highlight opacity: %1"), G_reader_settings:readSetting("highlight_lighten_factor", 0.2))
+            local saved_color = self.view.highlight.saved_color or self._fallback_color
+            for __, v in ipairs(self.highlight_colors) do
+                if v[2] == saved_color then
+                    return T(_("Highlight color: %1"), string.lower(v[1]))
+                end
+            end
+            return T(_("Highlight color: %1"), saved_color)
+        end,
+        enabled_func = function()
+            return self.view.highlight.saved_drawer ~= "invert"
+        end,
+        callback = function(touchmenu_instance)
+            local default_color = G_reader_settings:readSetting("highlight_color", self._fallback_color)
+            local saved_color = self.view.highlight.saved_color or self._fallback_color
+            local radio_buttons = {}
+            for _, v in ipairs(self.highlight_colors) do
+                table.insert(radio_buttons, {
+                    {
+                        text = v[1],
+                        checked = v[2] == saved_color,
+                        bgcolor = BlitBuffer.colorFromName(v[2]) or BlitBuffer.Color8(bit.bxor(0xFF * self.view.highlight.lighten_factor, 0xFF)),
+                        provider = v[2],
+                    },
+                })
+            end
+            UIManager:show(require("ui/widget/radiobuttonwidget"):new{
+                title_text = _("Highlight color"),
+                width_factor = 0.5,
+                keep_shown_on_apply = false,
+                radio_buttons = radio_buttons,
+                default_provider = default_color,
+                callback = function(radio)
+                    self.view.highlight.saved_color = radio.provider
+                    UIManager:setDirty(self.dialog, "ui")
+                    if touchmenu_instance then touchmenu_instance:updateItems() end
+                end,
+            })
+        end,
+        hold_callback = function(touchmenu_instance)
+            G_reader_settings:saveSetting("highlight_color", self.view.highlight.saved_color)
+            UIManager:show(Notification:new{
+                text = T(_("Default highlight color changed to '%1'."), self.view.highlight.saved_color),
+            })
+            if touchmenu_instance then touchmenu_instance:updateItems() end
+        end,
+    })
+    table.insert(menu_items.highlight_options.sub_item_table, {
+        text_func = function()
+            return T(_("Gray highlight opacity: %1"), G_reader_settings:readSetting("highlight_lighten_factor", 0.2))
         end,
         enabled_func = function()
             return self.view.highlight.saved_drawer == "lighten"
@@ -422,8 +484,8 @@ function ReaderHighlight:addToMainMenu(menu_items)
                 value_hold_step = 0.25,
                 default_value = 0.2,
                 keep_shown_on_apply = true,
-                title_text =  _("Highlight opacity"),
-                info_text = _("The higher the value, the darker the highlight."),
+                title_text =  _("Gray highlight opacity"),
+                info_text = _("The higher the value, the darker the gray."),
                 callback = function(spin)
                     G_reader_settings:saveSetting("highlight_lighten_factor", spin.value)
                     self.view.highlight.lighten_factor = spin.value
@@ -475,6 +537,35 @@ function ReaderHighlight:addToMainMenu(menu_items)
             })
         end,
     })
+    table.insert(menu_items.highlight_options.sub_item_table, {
+        text = _("Apply default style to all highlights"),
+        callback = function(touchmenu_instance)
+            UIManager:show(ConfirmBox:new{
+                text = _("Are you sure you want to edit all highlights."),
+                icon = "texture-box",
+                ok_callback = function()
+                    local count = 0
+                    for _, items in pairs(self.view.highlight.saved) do
+                        if items then
+                            count = count + #items
+                            for i = 1, #items do
+                                local item = items[i]
+                                item.drawer = self.view.highlight.saved_drawer
+                                item.color = self.view.highlight.saved_color
+                            end
+                        end
+                    end
+                    if count > 0 then
+                        UIManager:setDirty(self.dialog, "ui")
+                        UIManager:show(Notification:new{
+                            text = T(N_("Applied default style to 1 highlight",
+                                "Applied default style to %1 highlights", count), count),
+                        })
+                    end
+                end
+            })
+        end,
+    })
     if self.document.info.has_pages then
         menu_items.panel_zoom_options = {
             text = _("Panel zoom (manga/comic)"),
@@ -1012,7 +1103,7 @@ function ReaderHighlight:onShowHighlightDialog(page, index, is_auto_text)
                     self.edit_highlight_dialog = nil
                 end,
             },
-        }
+        },
     }
 
     if self.ui.rolling then
@@ -1728,7 +1819,6 @@ function ReaderHighlight:onCycleHighlightStyle()
         next_style_num = 1
     end
     self.view.highlight.saved_drawer = highlight_style[next_style_num][2]
-    self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("highlight_drawer", self.view.highlight.saved_drawer)
     UIManager:show(Notification:new{
         text = T(_("Default highlight style changed to '%1'."), highlight_style[next_style_num][1]),
     })
@@ -1867,6 +1957,7 @@ function ReaderHighlight:saveHighlight(extend_to_sentence)
             pboxes = self.selected_text.pboxes,
             ext = self.selected_text.ext,
             drawer = self.view.highlight.saved_drawer,
+            color = self.view.highlight.saved_color,
             chapter = chapter_name,
         }
         table.insert(self.view.highlight.saved[page], hl_item)
@@ -2017,10 +2108,32 @@ function ReaderHighlight:editHighlightStyle(page, i)
                     datetime = item.datetime,
                 })))
     end
-    self:showHighlightStyleDialog(apply_drawer, item.drawer)
+    self:showHighlightStyleDialog(apply_drawer, item.drawer, page, i)
+end
+
+function ReaderHighlight:editHighlightColor(page, i)
+    local item = self.view.highlight.saved[page][i]
+    local apply_color = function(color)
+        self:writePdfAnnotation("delete", page, item)
+        item.color = color
+        if self.ui.paging then
+            self:writePdfAnnotation("save", page, item)
+            local bm_note = self.ui.bookmark:getBookmarkNote(item)
+            if bm_note then
+                self:writePdfAnnotation("content", page, item, bm_note)
+            end
+        end
+        UIManager:setDirty(self.dialog, "ui")
+        self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("BookmarkUpdated",
+                self.ui.bookmark:getBookmarkForHighlight({
+                    page = self.ui.paging and page or item.pos0,
+                    datetime = item.datetime,
+                })))
+    end
+    self:showHighlightColorDialog(apply_color, item.color)
 end
 
-function ReaderHighlight:showHighlightStyleDialog(caller_callback, item_drawer)
+function ReaderHighlight:showHighlightStyleDialog(caller_callback, item_drawer, page, i)
     local default_drawer, keep_shown_on_apply
     if item_drawer then -- called from editHighlightStyle
         default_drawer = self.view.highlight.saved_drawer or
@@ -2038,7 +2151,7 @@ function ReaderHighlight:showHighlightStyleDialog(caller_callback, item_drawer)
         })
     end
     local RadioButtonWidget = require("ui/widget/radiobuttonwidget")
-    UIManager:show(RadioButtonWidget:new{
+    local ctor = {
         title_text = _("Highlight style"),
         width_factor = 0.5,
         keep_shown_on_apply = keep_shown_on_apply,
@@ -2047,6 +2160,52 @@ function ReaderHighlight:showHighlightStyleDialog(caller_callback, item_drawer)
         callback = function(radio)
             caller_callback(radio.provider)
         end,
+    }
+    if page and i then
+        -- called from editHighlightStyle
+        ctor.extra_text = _("Highlight color")
+        ctor.extra_callback = function(this)
+            local item = self.view.highlight.saved[page][i]
+            if item.drawer == "invert" then
+                UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{ text = _("Colors unavailable when highlight style is set to 'Invert'") })
+            else
+                -- Close the style dialog before showing the color dialog
+                this:onClose()
+                self:editHighlightColor(page, i)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    UIManager:show(RadioButtonWidget:new(ctor))
+end
+
+function ReaderHighlight:showHighlightColorDialog(caller_callback, item_color)
+    local default_color, keep_shown_on_apply
+    if item_color then -- called from editHighlightColor
+        default_color = self.view.highlight.saved_color or
+            G_reader_settings:readSetting("highlight_color", self._fallback_color)
+        keep_shown_on_apply = true
+    end
+    local radio_buttons = {}
+    for _, v in ipairs(self.highlight_colors) do
+        table.insert(radio_buttons, {
+            {
+                text = v[1],
+                checked = item_color == v[2],
+                bgcolor = BlitBuffer.colorFromName(v[2]) or BlitBuffer.Color8(bit.bxor(0xFF * self.view.highlight.lighten_factor, 0xFF)),
+                provider = v[2],
+            },
+        })
+    end
+    local RadioButtonWidget = require("ui/widget/radiobuttonwidget")
+    UIManager:show(RadioButtonWidget:new{
+        title_text = _("Highlight color"),
+        width_factor = 0.5,
+        keep_shown_on_apply = keep_shown_on_apply,
+        radio_buttons = radio_buttons,
+        default_provider = default_color,
+        callback = function(radio)
+            caller_callback(radio.provider)
+        end,
     })
 end
 
@@ -2175,7 +2334,8 @@ function ReaderHighlight:getSavedExtendedHighlightPage(hl_or_bm, page, index)
     end
     local item = {}
     item.datetime = highlight.datetime
-    item.drawer = highlight.drawer
+    item.drawer = highlight.drawer or self.highlight.saved_drawer
+    item.color = highlight.color or self.highlight.saved_color
     item.pos0 = highlight.ext[page].pos0
     item.pos0.zoom = highlight.pos0.zoom
     item.pos0.rotation = highlight.pos0.rotation
@@ -2190,6 +2350,8 @@ end
 function ReaderHighlight:onReadSettings(config)
     self.view.highlight.saved_drawer = config:readSetting("highlight_drawer")
         or G_reader_settings:readSetting("highlight_drawing_style") or self.view.highlight.saved_drawer
+    self.view.highlight.saved_color = config:readSetting("highlight_color")
+        or G_reader_settings:readSetting("highlight_color") or self.view.highlight.saved_color
     self.view.highlight.disabled = G_reader_settings:has("default_highlight_action")
         and G_reader_settings:readSetting("default_highlight_action") == "nothing"
 
@@ -2219,6 +2381,7 @@ end
 
 function ReaderHighlight:onSaveSettings()
     self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("highlight_drawer", self.view.highlight.saved_drawer)
+    self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("highlight_color", self.view.highlight.saved_color)
     self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("panel_zoom_enabled", self.panel_zoom_enabled)
 end
 
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerview.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerview.lua
index 7c8279434..838610d07 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerview.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerview.lua
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function ReaderView:init()
         temp_drawer = "invert",
         temp = {},
         saved_drawer = "lighten",
+        saved_color = Screen:isColorEnabled() and "yellow" or "gray",
         saved = {},
         indicator = nil, -- geom: non-touch highlight position indicator: {x = 50, y=50}
     }
@@ -213,7 +214,8 @@ function ReaderView:paintTo(bb, x, y)
     -- dim last read area
     if not self.dim_area:isEmpty() and self:isOverlapAllowed() then
         if self.page_overlap_style == "dim" then
-            bb:dimRect(
+            -- NOTE: "dim", as in make black text fainter, e.g., lighten the rect
+            bb:lightenRect(
                 self.dim_area.x, self.dim_area.y,
                 self.dim_area.w, self.dim_area.h
             )
@@ -561,13 +563,13 @@ function ReaderView:drawPageSavedHighlight(bb, x, y)
         for _, item in ipairs(items) do
             local boxes = self.document:getPageBoxesFromPositions(page, item.pos0, item.pos1)
             if boxes then
-                local drawer = item.drawer or self.highlight.saved_drawer
+                local color = Blitbuffer.colorFromName(item.color)
                 local draw_note_mark = self.highlight.note_mark and
                     self.ui.bookmark:getBookmarkNote({datetime = item.datetime})
                 for _, box in ipairs(boxes) do
                     local rect = self:pageToScreenTransform(page, box)
                     if rect then
-                        self:drawHighlightRect(bb, x, y, rect, drawer, draw_note_mark)
+                        self:drawHighlightRect(bb, x, y, rect, item.drawer, color, draw_note_mark)
                         if draw_note_mark and self.highlight.note_mark == "sidemark" then
                             draw_note_mark = false -- side mark in the first line only
                         end
@@ -609,12 +611,12 @@ function ReaderView:drawXPointerSavedHighlight(bb, x, y)
                 if start_pos <= cur_view_bottom and end_pos >= cur_view_top then
                     local boxes = self.document:getScreenBoxesFromPositions(pos0, pos1, true) -- get_segments=true
                     if boxes then
-                        local drawer = item.drawer or self.highlight.saved_drawer
+                        local color = Blitbuffer.colorFromName(item.color)
                         local draw_note_mark = self.highlight.note_mark and
                             self.ui.bookmark:getBookmarkNote({datetime = item.datetime})
                         for _, box in ipairs(boxes) do
                             if box.h ~= 0 then
-                                self:drawHighlightRect(bb, x, y, box, drawer, draw_note_mark)
+                                self:drawHighlightRect(bb, x, y, box, item.drawer, color, draw_note_mark)
                                 if draw_note_mark and self.highlight.note_mark == "sidemark" then
                                     draw_note_mark = false -- side mark in the first line only
                                 end
@@ -627,24 +629,58 @@ function ReaderView:drawXPointerSavedHighlight(bb, x, y)
     end -- end for all saved highlight
 end
 
-function ReaderView:drawHighlightRect(bb, _x, _y, rect, drawer, draw_note_mark)
+function ReaderView:drawHighlightRect(bb, _x, _y, rect, drawer, color, draw_note_mark)
     local x, y, w, h = rect.x, rect.y, rect.w, rect.h
     if drawer == "lighten" then
-        bb:lightenRect(x, y, w, h, self.highlight.lighten_factor)
+        if not color then
+            bb:darkenRect(x, y, w, h, self.highlight.lighten_factor)
+        else
+            if bb:getInverse() == 1 then
+                -- MUL doesn't really work on a black background, so, switch to OVER if we're in software nightmode...
+                -- NOTE: If we do *not* invert the color here, it *will* get inverted by the blitter given that the target bb is inverted.
+                --       While not particularly pretty, this (roughly) matches with hardware nightmode, *and* how MuPDF renders highlights...
+                --       But it's *really* not pretty (https://github.com/koreader/koreader/pull/11044#issuecomment-1902886069), so we'll fix it ;p.
+                local c = Blitbuffer.ColorRGB32(color.r, color.g, color.b, 0xFF * self.highlight.lighten_factor):invert()
+                bb:blendRectRGB32(x, y, w, h, c)
+            else
+                bb:multiplyRectRGB(x, y, w, h, color)
+            end
+        end
     elseif drawer == "underscore" then
-        bb:paintRect(x, y + h - 1, w, Size.line.medium, Blitbuffer.COLOR_GRAY)
+        if not color then
+            color = Blitbuffer.COLOR_GRAY
+        end
+        if Blitbuffer.isColor8(color) then
+            bb:paintRect(x, y + h - 1, w, Size.line.medium, color)
+        else
+            bb:paintRectRGB32(x, y + h - 1, w, Size.line.medium, color)
+        end
     elseif drawer == "strikeout" then
+        if not color then
+            color = Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK
+        end
         local line_y = y + math.floor(h / 2) + 1
         if self.ui.paging then
             line_y = line_y + 2
         end
-        bb:paintRect(x, line_y, w, Size.line.medium, Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK)
+        if Blitbuffer.isColor8(color) then
+            bb:paintRect(x, line_y, w, Size.line.medium, color)
+        else
+            bb:paintRectRGB32(x, line_y, w, Size.line.medium, color)
+        end
     elseif drawer == "invert" then
         bb:invertRect(x, y, w, h)
     end
     if draw_note_mark then
+        if not color then
+            color = Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK
+        end
         if self.highlight.note_mark == "underline" then
-            bb:paintRect(x, y + h - 1, w, Size.line.medium, Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK)
+            if Blitbuffer.isColor8(color) then
+                bb:paintRect(x, y + h - 1, w, Size.line.medium, color)
+            else
+                bb:paintRectRGB32(x, y + h - 1, w, Size.line.medium, color)
+            end
         else
             local note_mark_pos_x
             if self.ui.paging or
@@ -655,7 +691,11 @@ function ReaderView:drawHighlightRect(bb, _x, _y, rect, drawer, draw_note_mark)
                 note_mark_pos_x = self.note_mark_pos_x2
             end
             if self.highlight.note_mark == "sideline" then
-                bb:paintRect(note_mark_pos_x, y, self.note_mark_line_w, h, Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK)
+                if Blitbuffer.isColor8(color) then
+                    bb:paintRect(note_mark_pos_x, y, self.note_mark_line_w, h, color)
+                else
+                    bb:paintRectRGB32(note_mark_pos_x, y, self.note_mark_line_w, h, color)
+                end
             elseif self.highlight.note_mark == "sidemark" then
                 self.note_mark_sign:paintTo(bb, note_mark_pos_x, y)
             end
diff --git a/frontend/document/pdfdocument.lua b/frontend/document/pdfdocument.lua
index aba0ad3a6..9b246c4a3 100644
--- a/frontend/document/pdfdocument.lua
+++ b/frontend/document/pdfdocument.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local BlitBuffer = require("ffi/blitbuffer")
 local CacheItem = require("cacheitem")
 local CanvasContext = require("document/canvascontext")
 local DocCache = require("document/doccache")
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ function PdfDocument:saveHighlight(pageno, item)
     local quadpoints, n = _quadpointsFromPboxes(item.pboxes)
     local page = self._document:openPage(pageno)
     local annot_type = C.PDF_ANNOT_HIGHLIGHT
+    local annot_color =  BlitBuffer.colorFromName(item.color)
     if item.drawer == "lighten" then
         annot_type = C.PDF_ANNOT_HIGHLIGHT
     elseif item.drawer == "underscore" then
@@ -256,7 +258,9 @@ function PdfDocument:saveHighlight(pageno, item)
     elseif item.drawer == "strikeout" then
         annot_type = C.PDF_ANNOT_STRIKE_OUT
     end
-    page:addMarkupAnnotation(quadpoints, n, annot_type) -- may update/adjust quadpoints
+    -- NOTE: For highlights, display style may differ compared to ReaderView:drawHighlightRect...
+    --       (e.g., we do a MUL blend, MuPDF currently appears to do an OVER blend).
+    page:addMarkupAnnotation(quadpoints, n, annot_type, annot_color) -- may update/adjust quadpoints
     -- Update pboxes with the possibly adjusted coordinates (this will have it updated
     -- in self.view.highlight.saved[page])
     item.pboxes = _quadpointsToPboxes(quadpoints, n)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/checkbutton.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/checkbutton.lua
index ef7e785aa..71168d36e 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/checkbutton.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/checkbutton.lua
@@ -67,11 +67,14 @@ function CheckButton:initCheckButton(checked)
             show_parent = self.show_parent or self,
         }
     end
+    local fgcolor = self.fgcolor or Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK
     self._textwidget = TextBoxWidget:new{
         text = self.text,
         face = self.face,
         width = (self.width or self.parent:getAddedWidgetAvailableWidth()) - self._checkmark.dimen.w,
-        fgcolor = self.enabled and Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK or Blitbuffer.COLOR_DARK_GRAY,
+        bold = self.bold,
+        fgcolor = self.enabled and fgcolor or Blitbuffer.COLOR_DARK_GRAY,
+        bgcolor = self.bgcolor,
     }
     local textbox_shift = math.max(0, self._checkmark.baseline - self._textwidget:getBaseline())
     self._verticalgroup = VerticalGroup:new{
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/container/framecontainer.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/container/framecontainer.lua
index 855684f6f..51d16cf55 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/container/framecontainer.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/container/framecontainer.lua
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function FrameContainer:paintTo(bb, x, y)
             container_height - 2*self.bordersize)
     end
     if self.dim then
-        bb:dimRect(x + self.bordersize, y + self.bordersize,
+        bb:lightenRect(x + self.bordersize, y + self.bordersize,
             container_width - 2*self.bordersize,
             container_height - 2*self.bordersize)
     end
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/imagewidget.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/imagewidget.lua
index de5d4aa24..c0192d2d2 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/imagewidget.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/imagewidget.lua
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ function ImageWidget:paintTo(bb, x, y)
     ---        This would require the *original* transparent icon, not the flattened one in the cache.
     ---        c.f., https://github.com/koreader/koreader/pull/6937#issuecomment-748372429 for a PoC
     if self.dim then
-        bb:dimRect(x, y, size.w, size.h)
+        bb:lightenRect(x, y, size.w, size.h)
     end
     -- In night mode, invert all rendered images, so the original is
     -- displayed when the whole screen is inverted by night mode.
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/radiobuttontable.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/radiobuttontable.lua
index c8ac9c138..635f262da 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/radiobuttontable.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/radiobuttontable.lua
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ function RadioButtonTable:init()
                 radio = true,
                 provider = btn_entry.provider,
 
+                bold = btn_entry.bold,
+                fgcolor = btn_entry.fgcolor,
+                bgcolor = btn_entry.bgcolor,
+
                 width = (self.width - sizer_space) / column_cnt,
                 bordersize = 0,
                 margin = 0,
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/textboxwidget.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/textboxwidget.lua
index 9f5ac062e..d0dd35613 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/textboxwidget.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/textboxwidget.lua
@@ -835,11 +835,18 @@ function TextBoxWidget:_renderText(start_row_idx, end_row_idx)
     h = h + self.line_glyph_extra_height
     if self._bb then self._bb:free() end
     local bbtype = nil
-    if self.line_num_to_image and self.line_num_to_image[start_row_idx] then
+    local color_fg = not Blitbuffer.isColor8(self.fgcolor)
+    local color_bg = not Blitbuffer.isColor8(self.bgcolor)
+    -- Color, whether from images or fg or bg, means we'll need an RGB32 buffer (if it makes sense, e.g., on a color screen).
+    if (self.line_num_to_image and self.line_num_to_image[start_row_idx]) or color_fg or color_bg then
         bbtype = Screen:isColorEnabled() and Blitbuffer.TYPE_BBRGB32 or Blitbuffer.TYPE_BB8
     end
     self._bb = Blitbuffer.new(self.width, h, bbtype)
-    self._bb:fill(self.bgcolor)
+    if not color_bg then
+        self._bb:fill(self.bgcolor)
+    else
+        self._bb:paintRectRGB32(0, 0, self._bb:getWidth(), self._bb:getHeight(), self.bgcolor)
+    end
 
     local y = self.line_glyph_baseline
     if self.use_xtext then
@@ -874,10 +881,17 @@ function TextBoxWidget:_renderText(start_row_idx, end_row_idx)
                         if self._alt_color_for_rtl then
                             color = xglyph.is_rtl and Blitbuffer.COLOR_DARK_GRAY or Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK
                         end
-                        self._bb:colorblitFrom(glyph.bb,
-                                    xglyph.x0 + glyph.l + xglyph.x_offset,
-                                    y - glyph.t - xglyph.y_offset,
-                                    0, 0, glyph.bb:getWidth(), glyph.bb:getHeight(), color)
+                        if not color_fg then
+                            self._bb:colorblitFrom(glyph.bb,
+                                        xglyph.x0 + glyph.l + xglyph.x_offset,
+                                        y - glyph.t - xglyph.y_offset,
+                                        0, 0, glyph.bb:getWidth(), glyph.bb:getHeight(), color)
+                        else
+                            self._bb:colorblitFromRGB32(glyph.bb,
+                                        xglyph.x0 + glyph.l + xglyph.x_offset,
+                                        y - glyph.t - xglyph.y_offset,
+                                        0, 0, glyph.bb:getWidth(), glyph.bb:getHeight(), color)
+                        end
                     end
                 end
             end
diff --git a/plugins/terminal.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/terminal.koplugin/main.lua
index a94d9bc42..c71be8f31 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/terminal.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ end
 -- So sorry for the Tolinos with (Android 4.4.x).
 -- Maybe https://f-droid.org/de/packages/jackpal.androidterm/ could be an alternative then.
 if (Device:isAndroid() and Device.firmware_rev < 21) or not check_prerequisites() then
-    logger.warn("Terminal: Device doesn't meet some of the plugin's prerequisites")
+    logger.warn("Terminal: Device doesn't meet some of the plugin's requirements")
     return { disabled = true, }
 end