diff --git a/gtk/rtp_analysis.c b/gtk/rtp_analysis.c
index 16c2258200..173151057a 100644
--- a/gtk/rtp_analysis.c
+++ b/gtk/rtp_analysis.c
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ static const GdkColor COLOR_DEFAULT = {0, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff};
 static const GdkColor COLOR_ERROR = {0, 0xffff, 0xbfff, 0xbfff};
 static const GdkColor COLOR_WARNING = {0, 0xffff, 0xdfff, 0xbfff};
 static const GdkColor COLOR_CN = {0, 0xbfff, 0xbfff, 0xffff};
+static const GdkColor COLOR_FOREGROUND = {0, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000};
 
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* adds statistics information from the packet to the clist */
@@ -2761,12 +2762,13 @@ static void draw_stat(user_data_t *user_data)
 /* append a line to clist */
 static void add_to_clist(GtkCList *clist, guint32 number, guint16 seq_num,
                          double delta, double jitter, double bandwidth, gchar *status, gboolean marker,
-                         gchar *timeStr, guint32 pkt_len, GdkColor *color)
+                         gchar *timeStr, guint32 pkt_len, GdkColor *bg_color)
 {
 	guint added_row;
 	gchar *data[9];
 	gchar field[9][32];
 	char *savelocale;
+	GdkColor fg_color = COLOR_FOREGROUND;
 
 	data[0]=&field[0][0];
 	data[1]=&field[1][0];
@@ -2797,7 +2799,8 @@ static void add_to_clist(GtkCList *clist, guint32 number, guint16 seq_num,
 
 	added_row = gtk_clist_append(GTK_CLIST(clist), data);
 	gtk_clist_set_row_data(GTK_CLIST(clist), added_row, GUINT_TO_POINTER(number));
-	gtk_clist_set_background(GTK_CLIST(clist), added_row, color);
+	gtk_clist_set_background(GTK_CLIST(clist), added_row, bg_color);
+	gtk_clist_set_foreground(GTK_CLIST(clist), added_row, &fg_color);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gtk/voip_calls_dlg.c b/gtk/voip_calls_dlg.c
index c838d9ca4b..2d37b7fa5f 100644
--- a/gtk/voip_calls_dlg.c
+++ b/gtk/voip_calls_dlg.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static graph_analysis_data_t *graph_analysis_data = NULL;
 #define CALL_COL_COMMENTS		8
 static const GdkColor COLOR_SELECT = {0, 0x00ff, 0x80ff, 0x80ff};
 static const GdkColor COLOR_DEFAULT = {0, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff};
+static const GdkColor COLOR_FOREGROUND = {0, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000};
 
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* append a line to clist */
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ static void add_to_clist(voip_calls_info_t* strinfo)
 	isup_calls_info_t *tmp_isupinfo;
 	h323_calls_info_t *tmp_h323info;
 	gboolean tmp_bool = FALSE;
-	GdkColor color = COLOR_SELECT;
+	GdkColor bg_color = COLOR_SELECT;
+	GdkColor fg_color = COLOR_FOREGROUND;
 	for (c=0;c<NUM_COLS;c++){
 		data[c]=&field[c][0];
 	}
@@ -170,7 +172,8 @@ static void add_to_clist(voip_calls_info_t* strinfo)
 	/* set the background color if selected */
 	if (strinfo->selected) { 
 		calls_ns++;
-		gtk_clist_set_background(GTK_CLIST(clist), added_row, &color);
+		gtk_clist_set_background(GTK_CLIST(clist), added_row, &bg_color);
+		gtk_clist_set_foreground(GTK_CLIST(clist), added_row, &fg_color);
 	}
 
 	/* set data pointer of last row to point to user data for that row */