diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 061309a2..a97aa72f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 
 
 ### Changed
+
+* `bold-text-in-bright=palette-based` now only brightens colors from palette
+
+
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
 ### Fixed
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@
 ### Contributors
 
 * Nihal Jere
+* [nowrep](https://codeberg.org/nowrep)
 
 
 ## 1.8.2
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index 4a4be533..16f637e6 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ in this order:
 	
 	If set to *palette-based*, rather than a simple *yes|true*, colors
 	matching one of the 8 regular palette colors will be brightened
-	using the corresponding bright palette color. Other colors will be
-	brightened by increasing the luminance.
+	using the corresponding bright palette color. Other colors will
+	not be brightened.
 	
 	Default: _no_.
 
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index f42279c9..84796aa0 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ color_brighten(const struct terminal *term, uint32_t color)
             if (term->colors.table[i] == color)
                 return term->colors.table[i + 8];
         }
+        return color;
     }
 
     int hue, sat, lum;