diff --git a/src/color.c b/src/color.c
index 701dab04..1db8cdaa 100644
--- a/src/color.c
+++ b/src/color.c
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ void set_colorpairs(void)
 				interface_color_pair[index] = A_NORMAL;
 			else if (index == GUIDE_STRIPE)
 				interface_color_pair[index] = A_REVERSE;
+			else if (index == SCROLLBAR_FG)
+				interface_color_pair[index] = A_REVERSE;
+			else if (index == SCROLLBAR_BG)
+				interface_color_pair[index] = A_REVERSE|A_DIM;
 			else if (index == ERROR_MESSAGE) {
 				init_pair(index + 1, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_RED);
 				interface_color_pair[index] = COLOR_PAIR(index + 1) |
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 479ef0d5..1abb8b01 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -2270,6 +2270,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	interface_color_pair[TITLE_BAR] = hilite_attribute;
 	interface_color_pair[LINE_NUMBER] = hilite_attribute;
 	interface_color_pair[GUIDE_STRIPE] = A_REVERSE;
+	interface_color_pair[SCROLLBAR_FG] = A_REVERSE;
+	interface_color_pair[SCROLLBAR_BG] = A_REVERSE|A_DIM;
 	interface_color_pair[SELECTED_TEXT] = hilite_attribute;
 	interface_color_pair[STATUS_BAR] = hilite_attribute;
 	interface_color_pair[ERROR_MESSAGE] = hilite_attribute;
diff --git a/src/nano.h b/src/nano.h
index 4bebc506..ff76b2a5 100644
--- a/src/nano.h
+++ b/src/nano.h
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ enum
 	TITLE_BAR = 0,
 	LINE_NUMBER,
 	GUIDE_STRIPE,
+	SCROLLBAR_FG,
+	SCROLLBAR_BG,
 	SELECTED_TEXT,
 	STATUS_BAR,
 	ERROR_MESSAGE,
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index 5c52e78c..b1d6c5e2 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ static const rcoption rcopts[] = {
 	{"titlecolor", 0},
 	{"numbercolor", 0},
 	{"stripecolor", 0},
+	{"scrollbarcolor1", 0},
+	{"scrollbarcolor2", 0},
 	{"selectedcolor", 0},
 	{"statuscolor", 0},
 	{"errorcolor", 0},
@@ -1501,6 +1503,10 @@ void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream, bool just_syntax, bool intros_only)
 			color_combo[LINE_NUMBER] = parse_interface_color(argument);
 		else if (strcmp(option, "stripecolor") == 0)
 			color_combo[GUIDE_STRIPE] = parse_interface_color(argument);
+		else if (strcmp(option, "scrollbarcolor1") == 0)
+			color_combo[SCROLLBAR_FG] = parse_interface_color(argument);
+		else if (strcmp(option, "scrollbarcolor2") == 0)
+			color_combo[SCROLLBAR_BG] = parse_interface_color(argument);
 		else if (strcmp(option, "selectedcolor") == 0)
 			color_combo[SELECTED_TEXT] = parse_interface_color(argument);
 		else if (strcmp(option, "statuscolor") == 0)
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index e817a928..a46a2cb6 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ void draw_scrollbar(void)
 
 	for (int current_lineno = 0; current_lineno < editwinrows; current_lineno++) {
 		style = (current_lineno >= inf && current_lineno <= sup) ?
-			A_REVERSE : A_REVERSE|A_DIM;
+			interface_color_pair[SCROLLBAR_FG] : interface_color_pair[SCROLLBAR_BG];
 		wattron(scrollbarwin, style);
 		mvwaddch(scrollbarwin, current_lineno, 0, ' ');
 		wattroff(scrollbarwin, style);