diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fb4c8e6..0c12f766 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/554).
 * `underline-offset` option to `foot.ini`
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/490).
+* `csd.button-color` option to `foot.ini`.
 
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 9a2af7c3..92d2b69f 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1316,6 +1316,17 @@ parse_section_csd(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
         conf->csd.button_width = pixels;
     }
 
+    else if (strcmp(key, "button-color") == 0) {
+        uint32_t color;
+        if (!str_to_color(value, &color, true, conf, path, lineno, "csd", "button-color")) {
+            LOG_AND_NOTIFY_ERR("%s:%d: invalid button-color: %s", path, lineno, value);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        conf->csd.color.buttons_set = true;
+        conf->csd.color.buttons = color;
+    }
+
     else if (strcmp(key, "button-minimize-color") == 0) {
         uint32_t color;
         if (!str_to_color(value, &color, true, conf, path, lineno, "csd", "button-minimize-color")) {
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 4de024ba..bdb1a109 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@ struct config {
 
         struct {
             bool title_set:1;
+            bool buttons_set:1;
             bool minimize_set:1;
             bool maximize_set:1;
             bool close_set:1;
             uint32_t title;
+            uint32_t buttons;
             uint32_t minimize;
             uint32_t maximize;
             uint32_t close;
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index a34a1987..58134060 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -518,17 +518,21 @@ component.
 	Width, in pixels (subject to output scaling), of the
 	minimize/maximize/close buttons. Default: _26_.
 
+*button-color*
+	Foreground color on the minimize/maximize/close buttons. Default:
+	use the default _background_ color.
+
 *button-minimize-color*
-	Minimize button's AARRGGBB color. Default: use the default
-	_regular4_ color (blue).
+	Minimize button's background color, on the format
+	AARRGGBB. Default: use the default _regular4_ color (blue).
 
 *button-maximize-color*
-	Maximize button's AARRGGBB color. Default: use the default
-	_regular2_ color (green).
+	Maximize button's background color, on the format
+	AARRGGBB. Default: use the default _regular2_ color (green).
 
 *button-close-color*
-	Close button's AARRGGBB color. Default: use the default _regular1_
-	color (red).
+	Close button's background color, on the format AARRGGBB. Default:
+	use the default _regular1_ color (red).
 
 
 # SECTION: key-bindings
diff --git a/foot.ini b/foot.ini
index f2e74308..c10ed143 100644
--- a/foot.ini
+++ b/foot.ini
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 # size=26
 # color=<foreground color>
 # button-width=26
+# button-color=<background color>
 # button-minimize-color=<regular4>
 # button-maximize-color=<regular2>
 # button-close-color=<regular1>
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 0bf09bd8..a1f9ee79 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -1580,10 +1580,24 @@ render_csd_border(struct terminal *term, enum csd_surface surf_idx)
     csd_commit(term, surf, buf);
 }
 
+static pixman_color_t
+get_csd_button_fg_color(const struct config *conf)
+{
+    uint32_t _color = conf->colors.bg;
+    uint16_t alpha = 0xffff;
+
+    if (conf->csd.color.buttons_set) {
+        _color = conf->csd.color.buttons;
+        alpha = _color >> 24 | (_color >> 24 << 8);
+    }
+
+    return color_hex_to_pixman_with_alpha(_color, alpha);
+}
+
 static void
 render_csd_button_minimize(struct terminal *term, struct buffer *buf)
 {
-    pixman_color_t color = color_hex_to_pixman(term->conf->colors.bg);
+    pixman_color_t color = get_csd_button_fg_color(term->conf);
     pixman_image_t *src = pixman_image_create_solid_fill(&color);
 
     const int max_height = buf->height / 2;
@@ -1628,7 +1642,7 @@ static void
 render_csd_button_maximize_maximized(
     struct terminal *term, struct buffer *buf)
 {
-    pixman_color_t color = color_hex_to_pixman(term->conf->colors.bg);
+    pixman_color_t color = get_csd_button_fg_color(term->conf);
     pixman_image_t *src = pixman_image_create_solid_fill(&color);
 
     const int max_height = buf->height / 3;
@@ -1656,7 +1670,7 @@ static void
 render_csd_button_maximize_window(
     struct terminal *term, struct buffer *buf)
 {
-    pixman_color_t color = color_hex_to_pixman(term->conf->colors.bg);
+    pixman_color_t color = get_csd_button_fg_color(term->conf);
     pixman_image_t *src = pixman_image_create_solid_fill(&color);
 
     const int max_height = buf->height / 2;
@@ -1710,7 +1724,7 @@ render_csd_button_maximize(struct terminal *term, struct buffer *buf)
 static void
 render_csd_button_close(struct terminal *term, struct buffer *buf)
 {
-    pixman_color_t color = color_hex_to_pixman(term->conf->colors.bg);
+    pixman_color_t color = get_csd_button_fg_color(term->conf);
     pixman_image_t *src = pixman_image_create_solid_fill(&color);
 
     const int max_height = buf->height / 3;