diff --git a/res/config.ini b/res/config.ini
index be89557..0abb077 100644
--- a/res/config.ini
+++ b/res/config.ini
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 # Foreground color id
 #fg = 9
 
+# Border color id
+#border_fg = 9
+
 # Blank main box background
 # Setting to false will make it transparent
 #blank_box = true
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index f7a1c00..e10c004 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ void config_load(const char *cfg_path)
 		{"console_dev", &config.console_dev, config_handle_str},
 		{"default_input", &config.default_input, config_handle_u8},
 		{"fg", &config.fg, config_handle_u8},
+		{"border_fg", &config.border_fg, config_handle_u8},
 		{"hide_borders", &config.hide_borders, config_handle_bool},
 		{"hide_key_hints", &config.hide_key_hints, config_handle_bool},
 		{"input_len", &config.input_len, config_handle_u8},
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ void config_defaults()
 	config.console_dev = strdup("/dev/console");
 	config.default_input = LOGIN_INPUT;
 	config.fg = 9;
+	config.border_fg = 9;
 	config.hide_borders = false;
 	config.hide_key_hints = false;
 	config.input_len = 34;
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 6a54f60..f11a12a 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct config
 	char* console_dev;
 	uint8_t default_input;
 	uint8_t fg;
+	uint8_t border_fg;
 	bool hide_borders;
 	bool hide_key_hints;
 	uint8_t input_len;
diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index 0679244..140dc3c 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -107,30 +107,30 @@ void draw_box(struct term_buf* buf)
 			box_x - 1,
 			box_y - 1,
 			buf->box_chars.left_up,
-			config.fg,
+			config.border_fg,
 			config.bg);
 		tb_change_cell(
 			box_x2,
 			box_y - 1,
 			buf->box_chars.right_up,
-			config.fg,
+			config.border_fg,
 			config.bg);
 		tb_change_cell(
 			box_x - 1,
 			box_y2,
 			buf->box_chars.left_down,
-			config.fg,
+			config.border_fg,
 			config.bg);
 		tb_change_cell(
 			box_x2,
 			box_y2,
 			buf->box_chars.right_down,
-			config.fg,
+			config.border_fg,
 			config.bg);
 
 		// top and bottom
-		struct tb_cell c1 = {buf->box_chars.top, config.fg, config.bg};
-		struct tb_cell c2 = {buf->box_chars.bot, config.fg, config.bg};
+		struct tb_cell c1 = {buf->box_chars.top, config.border_fg, config.bg};
+		struct tb_cell c2 = {buf->box_chars.bot, config.border_fg, config.bg};
 
 		for (uint16_t i = 0; i < buf->box_width; ++i)
 		{
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void draw_box(struct term_buf* buf)
 
 	if (config.blank_box)
 	{
-		struct tb_cell blank = {' ', config.fg, config.bg};
+		struct tb_cell blank = {' ', config.border_fg, config.bg};
 
 		for (uint16_t i = 0; i < buf->box_height; ++i)
 		{