diff --git a/nw/theme.py b/nw/theme.py
index 5b96c59b..24f42d41 100644
--- a/nw/theme.py
+++ b/nw/theme.py
@@ -138,16 +138,20 @@ class Theme:
         ## Palette
         cnfSec = "Palette"
         if confParser.has_section(cnfSec):
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"window",       QPalette.Window)
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"windowtext",   QPalette.WindowText)
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"base",         QPalette.Base)
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"alternatebase",QPalette.AlternateBase)
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"text",         QPalette.Text)
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"tooltipbase",  QPalette.ToolTipBase)
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"tooltiptext",  QPalette.ToolTipText)
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"button",       QPalette.Button)
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"buttontext",   QPalette.ButtonText)
-            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"brighttext",   QPalette.BrightText)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"window",         QPalette.Window)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"windowtext",     QPalette.WindowText)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"base",           QPalette.Base)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"alternatebase",  QPalette.AlternateBase)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"text",           QPalette.Text)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"tooltipbase",    QPalette.ToolTipBase)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"tooltiptext",    QPalette.ToolTipText)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"button",         QPalette.Button)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"buttontext",     QPalette.ButtonText)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"brighttext",     QPalette.BrightText)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"highlight",      QPalette.Highlight)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"highlightedtext",QPalette.HighlightedText)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"link",           QPalette.Link)
+            self._setPalette(confParser,cnfSec,"linkvisited",    QPalette.LinkVisited)
 
         ## GUI
         cnfSec = "GUI"
@@ -279,9 +283,9 @@ class Theme:
         return outData
 
     def _setPalette(self, confParser, cnfSec, cnfName, paletteVal):
+        readCol = []
         if confParser.has_option(cnfSec,cnfName):
             inData  = confParser.get(cnfSec,cnfName).split(",")
-            readCol = []
             try:
                 readCol.append(int(inData[0]))
                 readCol.append(int(inData[1]))
diff --git a/nw/themes/gui/default_dark/theme.conf b/nw/themes/gui/default_dark/theme.conf
index 65bf5f1e..98e2b461 100644
--- a/nw/themes/gui/default_dark/theme.conf
+++ b/nw/themes/gui/default_dark/theme.conf
@@ -5,19 +5,23 @@ credit = Veronica Berglyd Olsen
 url    = https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter
 
 [Palette]
-window        =  54,  54,  54
-windowtext    = 174, 174, 174
-base          =  62,  62,  62
-alternatebase =  67,  67,  67
-text          = 174, 174, 174
-tooltipbase   = 255, 255, 192
-tooltiptext   =  21,  21,  13
-button        =  62,  62,  62
-buttontext    = 174, 174, 174
-brighttext    = 174, 174, 174
+window         =  54,  54,  54
+windowtext     = 174, 174, 174
+base           =  62,  62,  62
+alternatebase  =  67,  67,  67
+text           = 174, 174, 174
+tooltipbase    = 255, 255, 192
+tooltiptext    =  21,  21,  13
+button         =  62,  62,  62
+buttontext     = 174, 174, 174
+brighttext     = 174, 174, 174
+highlight      =  44, 152, 247
+highlightedtex = 255, 255, 255
+link           =  44, 152, 247
+linkvisited    =  44, 152, 247
 
 [GUI]
-treewordcount = 197, 200, 198
-statusnone    = 150, 152, 150
-statussaved   =  39, 135,  78
-statusunsaved = 138,  32,  32
+treewordcount  = 197, 200, 198
+statusnone     = 150, 152, 150
+statussaved    =  39, 135,  78
+statusunsaved  = 138,  32,  32