diff --git a/src/barwin.c b/src/barwin.c
index f726b80..b543491 100644
--- a/src/barwin.c
+++ b/src/barwin.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ barwin_refresh_color(BarWindow *bw)
 
      if(bw->stipple)
      {
-          XSetForeground(dpy, gc_stipple, getcolor(bw->fg));
+          XSetForeground(dpy, gc_stipple, ((bw->stipple_color) ? bw->stipple_color : getcolor(bw->fg)));
           XFillRectangle(dpy, bw->dr, gc_stipple, 3, 2, bw->geo.width - 6, bw->geo.height - 4);
      }
 
diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 2e4af95..4113a0a 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ client_focus(Client *c)
           sel->colors.frame = conf.client.bordernormal;
           sel->colors.fg = conf.titlebar.fg_normal;
           sel->colors.resizecorner = conf.client.resizecorner_normal;
+          if(TBARH - BORDH && sel->titlebar->stipple)
+               sel->titlebar->stipple_color = conf.titlebar.stipple.colors.normal;
           frame_update(sel);
           mouse_grabbuttons(sel, False);
      }
@@ -157,6 +159,8 @@ client_focus(Client *c)
           c->colors.frame = conf.client.borderfocus;
           c->colors.fg = conf.titlebar.fg_focus;
           c->colors.resizecorner = conf.client.resizecorner_focus;
+          if(TBARH - BORDH && c->titlebar->stipple)
+               c->titlebar->stipple_color = conf.titlebar.stipple.colors.focus;
           frame_update(c);
           mouse_grabbuttons(c, True);
           if(conf.raisefocus)
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 8a36850..b9b9d95 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -188,10 +188,22 @@ conf_client_section(cfg_t *cfg_c)
      /* Titlebar part {{ */
      cfgtmp                  = cfg_getsec(cfg_c, "titlebar");
      conf.titlebar.height    = cfg_getint(cfgtmp, "height");
-     conf.titlebar.stipple   = cfg_getbool(cfgtmp, "stipple");
      conf.titlebar.fg_normal = alias_to_str(cfg_getstr(cfgtmp, "fg_normal"));
      conf.titlebar.fg_focus  = alias_to_str(cfg_getstr(cfgtmp, "fg_focus"));
 
+     /* Stipple */
+     conf.titlebar.stipple.active        = cfg_getbool(cfgtmp, "stipple");
+
+     if(!strcmp(alias_to_str(cfg_getstr(cfgtmp, "stipple_normal")), "-1"))
+          conf.titlebar.stipple.colors.normal = getcolor(conf.titlebar.fg_normal);
+     else
+          conf.titlebar.stipple.colors.normal = getcolor(alias_to_str(cfg_getstr(cfgtmp, "stipple_normal")));
+
+     if(!strcmp(alias_to_str(cfg_getstr(cfgtmp, "stipple_focus")), "-1"))
+          conf.titlebar.stipple.colors.focus = getcolor(conf.titlebar.fg_focus);
+     else
+          conf.titlebar.stipple.colors.focus = getcolor(alias_to_str(cfg_getstr(cfgtmp, "stipple_focus")));
+
      if((conf.titlebar.nmouse = cfg_size(cfgtmp, "mouse")))
      {
           conf.titlebar.mouse = emalloc(conf.titlebar.nmouse, sizeof(MouseBinding));
diff --git a/src/config_struct.h b/src/config_struct.h
index 5fe8e8b..87f0082 100644
--- a/src/config_struct.h
+++ b/src/config_struct.h
@@ -88,12 +88,14 @@ cfg_opt_t button_opts[] =
 
 cfg_opt_t titlebar_opts[] =
 {
-     CFG_INT("height",     0,                 CFGF_NONE),
-     CFG_BOOL("stipple",   cfg_false,         CFGF_NONE),
-     CFG_STR("fg_normal",  "#FFFFFF",         CFGF_NONE),
-     CFG_STR("fg_focus",   "#FFFFFF",         CFGF_NONE),
-     CFG_SEC("mouse",      mouse_button_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
-     CFG_SEC("button",     button_opts,       CFGF_MULTI),
+     CFG_INT("height",         0,                 CFGF_NONE),
+     CFG_BOOL("stipple",       cfg_false,         CFGF_NONE),
+     CFG_STR("stipple_normal", "-1",              CFGF_NONE),
+     CFG_STR("stipple_focus",  "-1",              CFGF_NONE),
+     CFG_STR("fg_normal",      "#FFFFFF",         CFGF_NONE),
+     CFG_STR("fg_focus",       "#FFFFFF",         CFGF_NONE),
+     CFG_SEC("mouse",          mouse_button_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
+     CFG_SEC("button",         button_opts,       CFGF_MULTI),
      CFG_END()
 };
 
diff --git a/src/frame.c b/src/frame.c
index dbcebad..62840b3 100644
--- a/src/frame.c
+++ b/src/frame.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ frame_create(Client *c)
                                       TBARH,
                                       c->colors.frame,
                                       c->colors.fg,
-                                      True, conf.titlebar.stipple, False);
+                                      True, conf.titlebar.stipple.active, False);
 
           /* Buttons */
           if(BUTTONWH >= 1)
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ frame_update(Client *c)
           /* Buttons */
           if(conf.titlebar.nbutton && BUTTONWH >= 1)
           {
-               if(conf.titlebar.stipple)
+               if(conf.titlebar.stipple.active)
                     draw_rectangle(c->titlebar->dr, 0, 0, c->button_last_x + TBARH - (TBARH / 4),
                                    TBARH + BORDH * 2, c->colors.frame);
 
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index f779d8d..362a649 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -184,16 +184,8 @@ menu_focus_item(Menu *menu, int item, BarWindow *winitem[])
 
      for(i = 0; i < menu->nitem; ++i)
      {
-          if(i == menu->focus_item)
-          {
-               winitem[i]->fg = menu->colors.focus.fg;
-               winitem[i]->bg = menu->colors.focus.bg;
-          }
-          else
-          {
-               winitem[i]->fg = menu->colors.normal.fg;
-               winitem[i]->bg = menu->colors.normal.bg;
-          }
+          winitem[i]->fg = ((i == menu->focus_item) ? menu->colors.focus.fg : menu->colors.normal.fg);
+          winitem[i]->bg = ((i == menu->focus_item) ? menu->colors.focus.bg : menu->colors.normal.bg);
 
           barwin_refresh_color(winitem[i]);
           menu_draw_item_name(menu, i, winitem);
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index bfccf0a..830f31f 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -108,9 +108,11 @@ typedef struct
           Window left, right, top, bottom;
           /* Border color */
           uint dark, light;
+
      } border;
      uint bg;
      char *fg;
+     uint stipple_color;
      XRectangle geo;
      Bool mapped, stipple, bord;
 } BarWindow;
@@ -316,7 +318,11 @@ typedef struct
           int height;
           char *fg_normal;
           char *fg_focus;
-          Bool stipple;
+          struct
+          {
+               Bool active;
+               struct { uint normal, focus; } colors;
+          } stipple;
           MouseBinding *mouse;
           int nmouse;
           Button *button;
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 0ff456d..0a82e82 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ emalloc(uint element, uint size)
  * \param color Color string
  * \return Color pixel
 */
-ulong
+long
 getcolor(char *color)
 {
      XColor xcolor;
 
      if(!XAllocNamedColor(dpy, DefaultColormap(dpy, SCREEN), color, &xcolor, &xcolor))
           fprintf(stderr,"WMFS Error: cannot allocate color \"%s\"\n", color);
+
      return xcolor.pixel;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wmfs.h b/src/wmfs.h
index 1c670cf..9d7cf48 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.h
+++ b/src/wmfs.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void uicb_mouse_resize(uicb_t);
 /* util.c */
 ulong color_enlight(ulong col);
 void *emalloc(uint element, uint size);
-ulong getcolor(char *color);
+long getcolor(char *color);
 void setwinstate(Window win, long state);
 char* _strdup(char const *str);
 /* Conf usage {{{ */