diff --git a/tg/views.py b/tg/views.py
index 3facfc2..d19c5ef 100644
--- a/tg/views.py
+++ b/tg/views.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from _curses import window  # type: ignore
 
 from tg import config
-from tg.colors import bold, cyan, get_color, magenta, reverse, white, yellow
+from tg.colors import bold, cyan, get_color, magenta, reverse, underline, white, yellow
 from tg.models import Model, UserModel
 from tg.msg import MsgProxy
 from tg.tdlib import ChatType, get_chat_type, is_group
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ def resize(self, rows: int, cols: int, width: int) -> None:
     def _msg_color(self, is_selected: bool = False) -> int:
         color = get_color(white, -1)
         if is_selected:
-            return color | reverse
+            return color | underline | bold
         return color
 
     def _unread_color(self, is_selected: bool = False) -> int:
         color = get_color(magenta, -1)
         if is_selected:
-            return color | reverse
+            return color | underline | bold
         return color
 
     def _chat_attributes(
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def _chat_attributes(
             self._msg_color(is_selected),
         )
         if is_selected:
-            return tuple(attr | reverse for attr in attrs)
+            return tuple(attr | underline | bold for attr in attrs)
         return attrs
 
     def draw(
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ def _msg_attributes(self, is_selected: bool, user: str) -> Tuple[int, ...]:
         )
 
         if is_selected:
-            return tuple(attr | reverse for attr in attrs)
+            return tuple(attr | underline | bold for attr in attrs)
         return attrs
 
     def _parse_msg(self, msg: MsgProxy) -> str: