diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
index ea09dba5..e8f6df1b 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export class TerminalConfigProvider extends ConfigProvider {
                 name: 'Material',
                 foreground: '#eceff1',
                 background: 'rgba(38, 50, 56, 1)',
+                selection: null,
                 cursor: '#FFCC00',
                 colors: [
                     '#000000',
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/frontends/xtermFrontend.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/frontends/xtermFrontend.ts
index d59185b8..879e21c2 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/frontends/xtermFrontend.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/frontends/xtermFrontend.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ export class XTermFrontend extends Frontend {
 
         const theme: ITheme = {
             foreground: config.terminal.colorScheme.foreground,
+            selection: config.terminal.colorScheme.selection || '#88888888',
             background: config.terminal.background === 'colorScheme' ? config.terminal.colorScheme.background : '#00000000',
             cursor: config.terminal.colorScheme.cursor,
         }