diff --git a/PSReadLine/PlatformWindows.cs b/PSReadLine/PlatformWindows.cs
index 7abc4bba..4fce03f6 100644
--- a/PSReadLine/PlatformWindows.cs
+++ b/PSReadLine/PlatformWindows.cs
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ internal class LegacyWin32Console : VirtualTerminal
             {45, () => Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta},
             {43, () => Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow},
             {47, () => Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray},
+            {49, () => Console.BackgroundColor = InitialBG},
             {100, () => Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray},
             {104, () => Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue},
             {102, () => Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green},
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@ internal class LegacyWin32Console : VirtualTerminal
             {35, () => Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta},
             {33, () => Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow},
             {37, () => Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray},
+            {39, () => Console.ForegroundColor = InitialFG},
             {90, () => Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray},
             {94, () => Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue},
             {92, () => Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green},
diff --git a/PSReadLine/Render.cs b/PSReadLine/Render.cs
index 83ef4586..970e3f77 100644
--- a/PSReadLine/Render.cs
+++ b/PSReadLine/Render.cs
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ private void Render()
 
         private void ForceRender()
         {
-            var defaultColor = VTColorUtils.MapColorToEscapeSequence(_console.ForegroundColor, isBackground: false) +
-                               VTColorUtils.MapColorToEscapeSequence(_console.BackgroundColor, isBackground: true);
+            var defaultColor = "\x1b[39;49m";
 
             // Geneate a sequence of logical lines with escape sequences for coloring.
             int logicalLineCount = GenerateRender(defaultColor);
diff --git a/test/MockConsole.cs b/test/MockConsole.cs
index 9d321c0d..a451d1a0 100644
--- a/test/MockConsole.cs
+++ b/test/MockConsole.cs
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ private static void ToggleNegative(TestConsole c, bool b)
             {"45", c => c.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta},
             {"43", c => c.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow},
             {"47", c => c.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray},
+            {"49", c => c.BackgroundColor = DefaultBackground},
             {"100", c => c.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray},
             {"104", c => c.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue},
             {"102", c => c.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green},
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ private static void ToggleNegative(TestConsole c, bool b)
             {"35", c => c.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta},
             {"33", c => c.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow},
             {"37", c => c.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray},
+            {"39", c => c.ForegroundColor = DefaultForeground},
             {"90", c => c.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray},
             {"94", c => c.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue},
             {"92", c => c.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green},