diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index c44a577..487e8e1 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ theme:
   activeBorderColor: ["#ff966c", bold]   # focused pane
   inactiveBorderColor: ["#589ed7"]
   selectedLineBgColor: ["#2d3f76"]       # cursor row background (default: palette 8)
-  inactiveViewSelectedLineBgColor: ["#2f334d"]
+  inactiveViewSelectedLineBgColor: ["#2f334d"] # in the other panes (default: palette 8, not bold)
   defaultFgColor: ["#c8d3f5"]
   optionsTextColor: ["#82aaff"]          # keys and labels
   searchMatchColor: ["#ffc777", bold]
diff --git a/internal/ui/styles/styles.go b/internal/ui/styles/styles.go
index ba0200c..7abf832 100644
--- a/internal/ui/styles/styles.go
+++ b/internal/ui/styles/styles.go
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ func Default() Styles {
 		TitleBlurred:  lipgloss.NewStyle(),
 		Footer:        lipgloss.NewStyle().Faint(true),
 
-		// A background rather than reverse, so the row keeps its colours.
+		// A background rather than reverse, so the row keeps its colours;
+		// in every pane, so each shows what's selected in it. The focused
+		// pane's is bold too.
 		Selected:        lipgloss.NewStyle().Background(lipgloss.BrightBlack).Bold(true),
-		SelectedBlurred: lipgloss.NewStyle().Bold(true),
+		SelectedBlurred: lipgloss.NewStyle().Background(lipgloss.BrightBlack),
 		Muted:           lipgloss.NewStyle().Faint(true),
 		Error:           lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Red),
 		Notice:          lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Green),