diff --git a/src/fscrollview.cpp b/src/fscrollview.cpp
index 7d66f244..6c0094ed 100644
--- a/src/fscrollview.cpp
+++ b/src/fscrollview.cpp
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ void FScrollView::draw()
 {
   use_own_print_area = true;
 
+  if ( isMonochron() )
+    setReverse(true);
+
   if ( FWidget* p = getParentWidget() )
     setColor (p->getForegroundColor(), p->getBackgroundColor());
   else
@@ -337,6 +340,9 @@ void FScrollView::draw()
   else
     drawBorder();
 
+  if ( isMonochron() )
+    setReverse(false);
+
   use_own_print_area = false;
   copy2area();
   redrawVBar();
diff --git a/test/scrollview.cpp b/test/scrollview.cpp
index c85ceca9..f221916d 100644
--- a/test/scrollview.cpp
+++ b/test/scrollview.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ void scrollview::setScrollSize (int width, int height)
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 void scrollview::draw()
 {
-  setColor (wc.dialog_fg, wc.dialog_bg);
+  if ( isMonochron() )
+    setReverse(true);
+
+  setColor (wc.label_inactive_fg, wc.dialog_bg);
   clearArea();
 
   for (int y=0; y < getScrollHeight(); y++)
@@ -118,6 +121,9 @@ void scrollview::draw()
       print (32 + ((x + y) % 0x5f));
   }
 
+  if ( isMonochron() )
+    setReverse(false);
+
   FScrollView::draw();
 }