--- x.c
+++ x.c
@@ -1608,7 +1604,7 @@ xdrawline(Line line, int x1, int y1, int x2)
 		if (new.mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
 			continue;
 		if (selected(x, y1))
-			new.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
+			new.mode |= ATTR_SELECTED;
 		if (i > 0 && ATTRCMP(base, new)) {
 			xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1);
 			specs += i;