--- emacs/src/xterm.c.orig	2005-12-03 21:06:24.000000000 -0800
+++ emacs/src/xterm.c	2005-12-03 21:09:32.000000000 -0800
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@
           for (i = 0; i < s->nchars; ++i)
             ch[i] = s->char2b[i].byte2 | (s->char2b[i].byte1 << 8);
           XftDrawString16 (s->face->xft_draw,
-                           &s->face->xft_fg,
+                           s->hl == DRAW_CURSOR ? &s->face->xft_bg : &s->face->xft_fg,
                            s->face->font,
                            x,
                            s->ybase - boff,
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@
         }
       else
         XftDrawString8 (s->face->xft_draw,
-                        &s->face->xft_fg,
+                        s->hl == DRAW_CURSOR ? &s->face->xft_bg : &s->face->xft_fg,
                         s->face->font,
                         x,
                         s->ybase - boff,