diff --git a/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp b/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp
index 3befd5d76..97c248dfa 100644
--- a/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ namespace hex::ui {
                         color = m_selectionColor;
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            color = 0x00;
         }
 
         if (color.has_value())