diff --git a/es-core/src/components/ComponentList.cpp b/es-core/src/components/ComponentList.cpp
index 135b3df7b..7f617e8ea 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/ComponentList.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/components/ComponentList.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void ComponentList::render(const glm::mat4& parentTrans)
                 // For the row where the cursor is at, we want to remove any hue from the
                 // font or image before inverting, as it would otherwise lead to an ugly
                 // inverted color (e.g. red inverting to a green hue).
-                if (i == mCursor && it->component->getValue() != "") {
+                if (mFocused && i == mCursor && it->component->getValue() != "") {
                     // Check if we're dealing with text or an image component.
                     bool isTextComponent = true;
                     unsigned int origColor = it->component->getColor();