diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 968dd1a3..cbae76c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -94,11 +94,16 @@
   ([#1383][1383]).
 * `dpi-aware` now defaults to `no`, and the `auto` value has been
   removed.
+* When using custom cursor colors (`cursor.color` is set in
+  `foot.ini`), the cursor is no longer inverted when the cell is
+  selected, or when the cell has the `reverse` (SGR 7) attribute set
+  ([#1347][1347]).
 
 [1371]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/pulls/1371
 [1183]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1183
 [1360]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1360
 [1383]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1383
+[1347]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1347
 
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 5a757a88..677856d8 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -405,19 +405,11 @@ cursor_colors_for_cell(const struct terminal *term, const struct cell *cell,
               const pixman_color_t *fg, const pixman_color_t *bg,
               pixman_color_t *cursor_color, pixman_color_t *text_color)
 {
-    bool is_selected = cell->attrs.selected;
-
     if (term->cursor_color.cursor >> 31) {
-        *cursor_color = color_hex_to_pixman(term->cursor_color.cursor);
-        *text_color = color_hex_to_pixman(
-            term->cursor_color.text >> 31
-            ? term->cursor_color.text : term->colors.bg);
+        xassert(term->cursor_color.text >> 31);
 
-        if (cell->attrs.reverse ^ is_selected) {
-            pixman_color_t swap = *cursor_color;
-            *cursor_color = *text_color;
-            *text_color = swap;
-        }
+        *cursor_color = color_hex_to_pixman(term->cursor_color.cursor);
+        *text_color = color_hex_to_pixman(term->cursor_color.text);
     } else {
         *cursor_color = *fg;
         *text_color = *bg;