diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 82ca9ca..6166bbc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 v1.5.3 (WIP)
 - Document how to prevent screen artifacts when using SetBackgroundTransparent
+- Fix incorrect TabbedPanels colors
 
 v1.5.2 (2020-12-04)
 - Handle input events before executing queued update functions
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5e70210..6386f7e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0
 	gitlab.com/tslocum/cbind v0.1.4
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201214210602-f9fddec55a1e // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201223074533-0d417f636930 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.4 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4ce7638..941ef7f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ gitlab.com/tslocum/cbind v0.1.4 h1:cbZXPPcieXspk8cShoT6efz7HAT8yMNQcofYWNizis4=
 gitlab.com/tslocum/cbind v0.1.4/go.mod h1:RvwYE3auSjBNlCmWeGspzn+jdLUVQ8C2QGC+0nP9ChI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190626150813-e07cf5db2756/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201013132646-2da7054afaeb/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201214210602-f9fddec55a1e h1:AyodaIpKjppX+cBfTASF2E1US3H2JFBj920Ot3rtDjs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201214210602-f9fddec55a1e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201223074533-0d417f636930 h1:vRgIt+nup/B/BwIS0g2oC0haq0iqbV3ZA+u6+0TlNCo=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201223074533-0d417f636930/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
diff --git a/tabbedpanels.go b/tabbedpanels.go
index e0e5bac..c008ab5 100644
--- a/tabbedpanels.go
+++ b/tabbedpanels.go
@@ -58,10 +58,15 @@ func NewTabbedPanels() *TabbedPanels {
 	s.SetWrap(true)
 	s.SetWordWrap(true)
 	s.SetHighlightedFunc(func(added, removed, remaining []string) {
+		if len(added) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+
 		t.SetCurrentTab(added[0])
 		if t.setFocus != nil {
 			t.setFocus(t.panels)
 		}
+		s.Highlight()
 	})
 
 	t.rebuild()