diff --git a/src/defaults.c b/src/defaults.c
index f04e9be5..490242dc 100644
--- a/src/defaults.c
+++ b/src/defaults.c
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ static int setMenuTextFont();
 static int setIconTitleFont();
 static int setIconTitleColor();
 static int setIconTitleBack();
+static int setFrameBorderColor();
+static int setFrameSelectedBorderColor();
 static int setLargeDisplayFont();
 static int setWTitleColor();
 static int setFTitleBack();
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@ static int setCursor();
 #define REFRESH_ICON_TITLE_COLOR (1<<13)
 #define REFRESH_ICON_TITLE_BACK (1<<14)
 
+#define REFRESH_FRAME_BORDER REFRESH_MENU_FONT|REFRESH_WINDOW_FONT
+
 static WOptionEnumeration seFocusModes[] = {
 	{"Manual", WKF_CLICK, 0}, {"ClickToFocus", WKF_CLICK, 1},
 	{"Sloppy", WKF_SLOPPY, 0}, {"SemiAuto", WKF_SLOPPY, 1}, {"Auto", WKF_SLOPPY, 1},
@@ -538,6 +542,10 @@ WDefaultEntry optionList[] = {
 	    NULL, getPropList, setSwPOptions, NULL, NULL},
 	{"ModifierKeyLabels", "(\"Shift+\", \"Ctrl+\", \"Mod1+\", \"Mod2+\", \"Mod3+\", \"Mod4+\", \"Mod5+\")", &wPreferences,
 	    NULL, getPropList, setModifierKeyLabels, NULL, NULL},
+	{"FrameBorderColor", "black", NULL,
+	    NULL, getColor, setFrameBorderColor, NULL, NULL},
+	{"FrameSelectedBorderColor", "white", NULL,
+	    NULL, getColor, setFrameSelectedBorderColor, NULL, NULL},
 
 	/* keybindings */
 
@@ -2576,6 +2584,28 @@ static int setIconTitleBack(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, XColor * color
 	return REFRESH_ICON_TITLE_BACK;
 }
 
+static int setFrameBorderColor(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, XColor * color, void *foo)
+{
+	if (scr->frame_border_color)
+		WMReleaseColor(scr->frame_border_color);
+	scr->frame_border_color = WMCreateRGBColor(scr->wmscreen, color->red, color->green, color->blue, True);
+
+	wFreeColor(scr, color->pixel);
+
+	return REFRESH_FRAME_BORDER;
+}
+
+static int setFrameSelectedBorderColor(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, XColor * color, void *foo)
+{
+	if (scr->frame_selected_border_color)
+		WMReleaseColor(scr->frame_selected_border_color);
+	scr->frame_selected_border_color = WMCreateRGBColor(scr->wmscreen, color->red, color->green, color->blue, True);
+
+	wFreeColor(scr, color->pixel);
+
+	return REFRESH_FRAME_BORDER;
+}
+
 static void trackDeadProcess(pid_t pid, unsigned char status, WScreen * scr)
 {
 	close(scr->helper_fd);
diff --git a/src/framewin.c b/src/framewin.c
index 8413c2ab..1ce3b584 100644
--- a/src/framewin.c
+++ b/src/framewin.c
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ WFrameWindow *wFrameWindowCreate(WScreen * scr, int wlevel, int x, int y,
 	fwin->depth = depth;
 	fwin->visual = visual;
 	fwin->colormap = colormap;
-	allocFrameBorderPixel(fwin->colormap, FRAME_BORDER_COLOR, &fwin->border_pixel);
-	allocFrameBorderPixel(fwin->colormap, FRAME_SELECTED_BORDER_COLOR, &fwin->selected_border_pixel);
 
 	fwin->core = wCoreCreateTopLevel(scr, x, y, width, height, (flags & WFF_BORDER)
 					 ? FRAME_BORDER_WIDTH : 0, fwin->depth, fwin->visual, fwin->colormap, scr->frame_border_pixel);
@@ -415,8 +413,17 @@ void wFrameWindowUpdateBorders(WFrameWindow * fwin, int flags)
 
 	checkTitleSize(fwin);
 
-	if (fwin->border_pixel)
-		XSetWindowBorder(dpy, fwin->core->window, *fwin->border_pixel);
+	allocFrameBorderPixel(fwin->colormap, WMGetColorRGBDescription(scr->frame_border_color), &fwin->border_pixel);
+	allocFrameBorderPixel(fwin->colormap, WMGetColorRGBDescription(scr->frame_selected_border_color), &fwin->selected_border_pixel);
+
+	if (flags & WFF_SELECTED) {
+		if (fwin->selected_border_pixel)
+			XSetWindowBorder(dpy, fwin->core->window, *fwin->selected_border_pixel);
+	}
+	else {
+		if (fwin->border_pixel)
+			XSetWindowBorder(dpy, fwin->core->window, *fwin->border_pixel);
+	}
 }
 
 void wFrameWindowDestroy(WFrameWindow * fwin)
diff --git a/src/framewin.h b/src/framewin.h
index d893cd14..b87845bf 100644
--- a/src/framewin.h
+++ b/src/framewin.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #ifdef XKB_BUTTON_HINT
 #define WFF_LANGUAGE_BUTTON	(1<<6)
 #endif
+#define WFF_SELECTED	(1<<7)
 
 
 #define WFF_IS_SHADED	(1<<16)
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index bc8f3faa..4911b1ce 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -653,13 +653,6 @@ WScreen *wScreenInit(int screen_number)
 	scr->light_pixel = WMColorPixel(scr->gray);
 	scr->dark_pixel = WMColorPixel(scr->darkGray);
 
-	{
-		XColor xcol;
-		/* frame boder color */
-		wGetColor(scr, FRAME_BORDER_COLOR, &xcol);
-		scr->frame_border_pixel = xcol.pixel;
-	}
-
 	/* create GCs with default values */
 	allocGCs(scr);
 
@@ -671,6 +664,15 @@ WScreen *wScreenInit(int screen_number)
 	/* read defaults for this screen */
 	wReadDefaults(scr, WDWindowMaker->dictionary);
 
+	{
+		XColor xcol;
+		/* frame boder color */
+		wGetColor(scr, WMGetColorRGBDescription(scr->frame_border_color), &xcol);
+		scr->frame_border_pixel = xcol.pixel;
+		wGetColor(scr, WMGetColorRGBDescription(scr->frame_selected_border_color), &xcol);
+		scr->frame_selected_border_pixel = xcol.pixel;
+	}
+
 	createInternalWindows(scr);
 
 	wNETWMInitStuff(scr);
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index 52a0c42e..b4cbddf0 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -167,8 +167,12 @@ typedef struct _WScreen {
     WMColor *mtext_color;	       /* menu item text */
     WMColor *dtext_color;	       /* disabled menu item text */
 
+    WMColor *frame_border_color;
+    WMColor *frame_selected_border_color;
+
     WMPixel line_pixel;
     WMPixel frame_border_pixel;	       /* frame border */
+    WMPixel frame_selected_border_pixel;/* frame border */
 
 
     union WTexture *menu_title_texture[3];/* menu titlebar texture (tex, -, -) */
diff --git a/src/wconfig.h.in b/src/wconfig.h.in
index c21638d3..70f583d7 100644
--- a/src/wconfig.h.in
+++ b/src/wconfig.h.in
@@ -341,9 +341,6 @@
 /* don't put titles in miniwindows */
 #undef NO_MINIWINDOW_TITLES
 
-#define FRAME_BORDER_COLOR "black"
-#define FRAME_SELECTED_BORDER_COLOR "white"
-
 /* for boxes with high mouse sampling rates (SGI) */
 #define DELAY_BETWEEN_MOUSE_SAMPLING  10
 
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 6c2ae26e..aad3fe01 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -2198,6 +2198,8 @@ void wWindowConfigureBorders(WWindow *wwin)
 			flags |= WFF_BORDER;
 		if (wwin->flags.shaded)
 			flags |= WFF_IS_SHADED;
+		if (wwin->flags.selected)
+			flags |= WFF_SELECTED;
 
 		oldh = wwin->frame->top_width;
 		wFrameWindowUpdateBorders(wwin->frame, flags);
diff --git a/util/getstyle.c b/util/getstyle.c
index bde802dc..3caa3155 100644
--- a/util/getstyle.c
+++ b/util/getstyle.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ static char *options[] = {
 	"IconBack",
 	"IconTitleColor",
 	"IconTitleBack",
+	"FrameBorderColor",
+	"FrameSelectedBorderColor",
 	"MenuStyle",
 	"WindowTitleExtendSpace",
 	"MenuTitleExtendSpace",