diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index a97e6a6..1d2a3e2 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -738,6 +738,8 @@ readxresources(void) {
 			fonts[0] = strdup(xval.addr);
 		else
 			fonts[0] = strdup(fonts[0]);
+        /*
+         Default Colorscheme
 		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.background", "*", &type, &xval))
 			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
 		else
@@ -754,7 +756,23 @@ readxresources(void) {
 			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
 		else
 			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(colors[SchemeSel][ColFg]);
-
+    */
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.color0", "*", &type, &xval))
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.color6", "*", &type, &xval))
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.color14", "*", &type, &xval))
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(colors[SchemeSel][ColBg]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.color0", "*", &type, &xval))
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(colors[SchemeSel][ColFg]);
 		XrmDestroyDatabase(xdb);
 	}
 }