Index: trunk/src/obj_arc.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_arc.c	(revision 14914)
+++ trunk/src/obj_arc.c	(revision 14915)
@@ -890,8 +890,12 @@
 	if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_WARN, arc))
 		color = conf_core.appearance.color.warn;
 	else if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED | PCB_FLAG_FOUND, arc)) {
-		if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED, arc))
-			color = layer->meta.real.selected_color;
+		if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED, arc)) {
+			if (layer->is_bound)
+				PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer, 1);
+			else
+				color = layer->meta.real.selected_color;
+		}
 		else
 			color = conf_core.appearance.color.connected;
 	}
@@ -899,7 +903,7 @@
 		color = (arc->override_color);
 	}
 	else if (layer->is_bound)
-		PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer);
+		PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer, 0);
 	else
 		color = layer->meta.real.color;
 
Index: trunk/src/obj_common.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 14914)
+++ trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 14915)
@@ -174,8 +174,9 @@
 
 /* set const char *dst to a color, depending on the bound layer type:
    top silk and copper get the color of the first crresponding layer
-   from current PCB, the rest get the far-side color */
-#define PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(dst, layer) \
+   from current PCB, the rest get the far-side color;
+   set the selected color if sel is true */
+#define PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(dst, layer, sel) \
 do { \
 	if (layer->meta.bound.type & PCB_LYT_TOP) { \
 		pcb_layer_id_t lid = -1; \
@@ -182,7 +183,10 @@
 		pcb_layergrp_t *g; \
 		pcb_layergrp_id_t grp = -1; \
 		if (layer->meta.bound.type & PCB_LYT_SILK) { \
-			dst = conf_core.appearance.color.element; \
+			if (sel) \
+				dst = conf_core.appearance.color.element_selected; \
+			else \
+				dst = conf_core.appearance.color.element; \
 			break; \
 		} \
 		else if (layer->meta.bound.type & PCB_LYT_COPPER) \
@@ -191,11 +195,17 @@
 		if ((g != NULL) && (g->len > 0)) \
 			lid = g->lid[0]; \
 		if ((lid >= 0) && (lid <= PCB_MAX_LAYER)) { \
-			dst = conf_core.appearance.color.layer[lid]; \
+			if (sel) \
+				dst = conf_core.appearance.color.layer_selected[lid]; \
+			else \
+				dst = conf_core.appearance.color.layer[lid]; \
 			break; \
 		} \
 	} \
-	dst = conf_core.appearance.color.invisible_objects; \
+	if (sel) \
+		dst = conf_core.appearance.color.element_selected; \
+	else \
+		dst = conf_core.appearance.color.invisible_objects; \
 } while(0)
 
 /* check if an object has clearance to polygon */
Index: trunk/src/obj_line.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_line.c	(revision 14914)
+++ trunk/src/obj_line.c	(revision 14915)
@@ -1033,8 +1033,12 @@
 	if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_WARN, line))
 		color = conf_core.appearance.color.warn;
 	else if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED | PCB_FLAG_FOUND, line)) {
-		if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED, line))
-			color = layer->meta.real.selected_color;
+		if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED, line)) {
+			if (layer->is_bound)
+				PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer, 1);
+			else
+				color = layer->meta.real.selected_color;
+		}
 		else
 			color = conf_core.appearance.color.connected;
 	}
@@ -1042,7 +1046,7 @@
 		color = (line->override_color);
 	}
 	else if (layer->is_bound)
-		PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer);
+		PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer, 0);
 	else
 		color = layer->meta.real.color;
 
Index: trunk/src/obj_poly.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_poly.c	(revision 14914)
+++ trunk/src/obj_poly.c	(revision 14915)
@@ -1069,8 +1069,12 @@
 
 	if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_WARN, polygon))
 		color = conf_core.appearance.color.warn;
-	else if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED, polygon))
-		color = layer->meta.real.selected_color;
+	else if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED, polygon)) {
+		if (layer->is_bound)
+			PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer, 1);
+		else
+			color = layer->meta.real.selected_color;
+	}
 	else if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_FOUND, polygon))
 		color = conf_core.appearance.color.connected;
 	else if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_ONPOINT, polygon)) {
@@ -1082,7 +1086,7 @@
 		color = (polygon->override_color);
 	}
 	else if (layer->is_bound)
-		PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer);
+		PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer, 0);
 	else
 		color = layer->meta.real.color;
 	pcb_gui->set_color(pcb_draw_out.fgGC, color);
Index: trunk/src/obj_text.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 14914)
+++ trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 14915)
@@ -934,14 +934,21 @@
 	int min_silk_line;
 	unsigned int flg = 0;
 
-	if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED, text))
-		pcb_gui->set_color(pcb_draw_out.fgGC, layer->meta.real.selected_color);
+	if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED, text)) {
+		if (layer->is_bound) {
+			const char *color;
+			PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer, 1);
+			pcb_gui->set_color(pcb_draw_out.fgGC, color);
+		}
+		else
+			pcb_gui->set_color(pcb_draw_out.fgGC, layer->meta.real.selected_color);
+	}
 	else if (PCB_HAS_COLOROVERRIDE(text)) {
 		pcb_gui->set_color(pcb_draw_out.fgGC, text->override_color);
 	}
 	else if (layer->is_bound) {
 		const char *color;
-		PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer);
+		PCB_OBJ_COLOR_ON_BOUND_LAYER(color, layer, 0);
 		pcb_gui->set_color(pcb_draw_out.fgGC, color);
 	}
 	else