diff --git a/dist/iwmlib.js b/dist/iwmlib.js
index 8fa529d..a9ce7ef 100644
--- a/dist/iwmlib.js
+++ b/dist/iwmlib.js
@@ -6070,6 +6070,7 @@
             notchSize = 10,
             maxWidth = 800,
             backgroundColor = '#EEE',
+            highlightBackgroundColor = '#EEE',
             normalColor = '#444',
             highlightColor = 'black',
             notchPosition = 'bottomLeft',
@@ -6081,6 +6082,7 @@
             this.switchPos = switchPos;
             this.spacing = spacing;
             this.highlightColor = highlightColor;
+            this.highlightBackgroundColor = highlightBackgroundColor
         }
 
         /** Setup menu with a dictionary of command labels and command functions.
@@ -6140,6 +6142,7 @@
         update(key, highlight = false) {
             let text = this.items[key];
             text.style.color = (highlight) ? this.highlightColor : this.normalColor;
+            text.style.background = (highlight) ? this.highlightBackgroundColor : this.backgroundColor;
         }
 
         /** Mouse over handöer.
@@ -6197,6 +6200,7 @@
             maxWidth = 800,
             keepWithin = null,
             backgroundColor = '#EEE',
+            highlightBackgroundColor = '#EEE', highlightColor, highlightBackgroundColor,
             normalColor = '#444',
             autoClose = true } = {}) {
 
diff --git a/lib/popupmenu.js b/lib/popupmenu.js
index e373f0a..05b8c24 100644
--- a/lib/popupmenu.js
+++ b/lib/popupmenu.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default class PopupMenu extends Popup {
         notchSize = 10,
         maxWidth = 800,
         backgroundColor = '#EEE',
+        highlightBackgroundColor = '#EEE',
         normalColor = '#444',
         highlightColor = 'black',
         notchPosition = 'bottomLeft',
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export default class PopupMenu extends Popup {
         this.switchPos = switchPos
         this.spacing = spacing
         this.highlightColor = highlightColor
+        this.highlightBackgroundColor = highlightBackgroundColor
     }
 
     /** Setup menu with a dictionary of command labels and command functions.
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ export default class PopupMenu extends Popup {
     update(key, highlight = false) {
         let text = this.items[key]
         text.style.color = (highlight) ? this.highlightColor : this.normalColor
+        text.style.background = (highlight) ? this.highlightBackgroundColor : this.backgroundColor
     }
 
     /** Mouse over handöer.
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ export default class PopupMenu extends Popup {
         maxWidth = 800,
         keepWithin = null,
         backgroundColor = '#EEE',
+        highlightBackgroundColor = '#EEE',
         normalColor = '#444',
         autoClose = true } = {}) {
 
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ export default class PopupMenu extends Popup {
         let popup = new PopupMenu({
             parent, fontSize, padding, zIndex, spacing, switchPos, notchSize,
             notchPosition,
-            maxWidth, backgroundColor, normalColor,
+            maxWidth, backgroundColor, normalColor, highlightColor, highlightBackgroundColor,
             notchPosition, keepWithin, autoClose
         })
         popup.showAt(commands, point)