diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerFramesList.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerFramesList.java
index 76d97bb99a89..d572a8b95a9f 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerFramesList.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerFramesList.java
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ public class XDebuggerFramesList extends DebuggerFramesList {
       }
       else if (Registry.is("debugger.new.debug.tool.window.view")){
         setBackground(UIUtil.getListSelectionBackground(hasFocus));
+        setForeground(UIUtil.getListSelectionForeground(hasFocus));
+        mySelectionForeground = getForeground();
       }
 
       stackFrame.customizePresentation(this);
diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerThreadsList.kt b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerThreadsList.kt
index 4efc3627e6a9..f590a1508286 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerThreadsList.kt
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerThreadsList.kt
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ class XDebuggerThreadsList(private val renderer: ListCellRenderer<StackInfo>) :
             hasFocus: Boolean
         ) {
             val stack = value ?: return
+            if (selected) {
+                background = UIUtil.getListSelectionBackground(hasFocus)
+                foreground = UIUtil.getListSelectionForeground(hasFocus)
+                mySelectionForeground = foreground
+            }
             when (stack.kind) {
                 StackInfo.StackKind.ExecutionStack -> {
                     append(stack.toString())
@@ -137,8 +142,6 @@ class XDebuggerThreadsList(private val renderer: ListCellRenderer<StackInfo>) :
                 StackInfo.StackKind.Error,
                 StackInfo.StackKind.Loading -> append(stack.toString())
             }
-            if (selected)
-                background = UIUtil.getListSelectionBackground(hasFocus)
         }
     }
 }