diff --git a/src/bfu/style.c b/src/bfu/style.c
index bc0434a4..bd853fde 100644
--- a/src/bfu/style.c
+++ b/src/bfu/style.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ get_bfu_color(struct terminal *term, const char *stylename)
 
 	if (!term) return NULL;
 
-	color_mode = get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "colors", NULL);
+	color_mode = get_color_mode(term->spec);
 
 	if (!bfu_colors) {
 		/* Initialize the style hash. */
diff --git a/src/config/options.c b/src/config/options.c
index 721876f5..311d8366 100644
--- a/src/config/options.c
+++ b/src/config/options.c
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 #include "terminal/color.h"
 #include "terminal/screen.h"
 #include "terminal/terminal.h"
+#ifdef CONFIG_TERMINFO
+#include "terminal/terminfo.h"
+#endif
 #include "util/color.h"
 #include "util/error.h"
 #include "util/memory.h"
@@ -1421,3 +1424,44 @@ get_default_protocol(void)
 {
 	return get_opt_str("protocol.default_protocol", NULL);
 }
+
+color_mode_T
+get_color_mode(struct option *term_spec)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_TERMINFO
+	if (get_cmd_opt_bool("terminfo")) {
+		int max_colors = terminfo_max_colors();
+		color_mode_T color_mode = COLOR_MODE_16;
+
+		switch (max_colors) {
+		case 88:
+#ifdef CONFIG_88_COLORS
+			color_mode = COLOR_MODE_88;
+#endif
+			break;
+
+		case 256:
+#ifdef CONFIG_256_COLORS
+			color_mode = COLOR_MODE_256;
+#endif
+			break;
+
+		case 16:
+		case 8:
+			break;
+		default:
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRUE_COLOR
+			if (max_colors > 256) {
+				color_mode = COLOR_MODE_TRUE_COLOR;
+			} else
+#endif
+			{
+				color_mode = COLOR_MODE_MONO;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		return color_mode;
+	}
+#endif
+	return get_opt_int_tree(term_spec, "colors", NULL);
+}
diff --git a/src/config/options.h b/src/config/options.h
index 5c7c8261..9ce063fe 100644
--- a/src/config/options.h
+++ b/src/config/options.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define EL__CONFIG_OPTIONS_H
 
 #include "main/object.h"
+#include "terminal/color.h"
 #include "util/color.h"
 #include "util/lists.h"
 #include "util/memory.h"
@@ -569,6 +570,8 @@ int get_https_by_default(void);
 
 const char *get_default_protocol(void);
 
+color_mode_T get_color_mode(struct option *term_spec);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/document/renderer.cpp b/src/document/renderer.cpp
index 29fa7d01..6010f531 100644
--- a/src/document/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/document/renderer.cpp
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ render_document_frames(struct session *ses, int no_cache)
 		if (ses->status.show_tabs_bar_at_top) doc_opts.box.y++;
 	}
 
-	doc_opts.color_mode = get_opt_int_tree(ses->tab->term->spec, "colors",
-	                                       NULL);
+	doc_opts.color_mode = get_color_mode(ses->tab->term->spec);
+
 	if (!get_opt_bool_tree(ses->tab->term->spec, "underline", NULL))
 		doc_opts.color_flags |= COLOR_ENHANCE_UNDERLINE;
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/draw.c b/src/terminal/draw.c
index 440be328..de4e6256 100644
--- a/src/terminal/draw.c
+++ b/src/terminal/draw.c
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ draw_border_cross(struct terminal *term, int x, int y,
 		screen_char->data = BORDER_SCROSS;
 	}
 
-	set_term_color(screen_char, color, 0,
-		       get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "colors", NULL));
+	set_term_color(screen_char, color, 0, get_color_mode(term->spec));
 }
 
 void
@@ -89,8 +88,7 @@ draw_border_char(struct terminal *term, int x, int y,
 
 	screen_char->data = (unsigned char) border;
 	screen_char->attr = SCREEN_ATTR_FRAME;
-	set_term_color(screen_char, color, 0,
-		       get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "colors", NULL));
+	set_term_color(screen_char, color, 0, get_color_mode(term->spec));
 	set_screen_dirty(term->screen, y, y);
 }
 
@@ -101,8 +99,7 @@ draw_char_color(struct terminal *term, int x, int y, struct color_pair *color)
 
 	if (!screen_char) return;
 
-	set_term_color(screen_char, color, 0,
-		       get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "colors", NULL));
+	set_term_color(screen_char, color, 0, get_color_mode(term->spec));
 	set_screen_dirty(term->screen, y, y);
 }
 
@@ -362,8 +359,7 @@ draw_char(struct terminal *term, int x, int y,
 
 	screen_char->data = data;
 	screen_char->attr = attr;
-	set_term_color(screen_char, color, 0,
-		       get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "colors", NULL));
+	set_term_color(screen_char, color, 0, get_color_mode(term->spec));
 
 	set_screen_dirty(term->screen, y, y);
 }
@@ -396,8 +392,7 @@ draw_box(struct terminal *term, struct el_box *box,
 	end->attr = attr;
 	end->data = data;
 	if (color) {
-		set_term_color(end, color, 0,
-			       get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "colors", NULL));
+		set_term_color(end, color, 0, get_color_mode(term->spec));
 	} else {
 		clear_screen_char_color(end);
 	}
@@ -459,8 +454,7 @@ draw_text_utf8(struct terminal *term, int x, int y,
 	start = get_char(term, x, y);
 	if (color) {
 		start->attr = attr;
-		set_term_color(start, color, 0,
-			       get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "colors", NULL));
+		set_term_color(start, color, 0, get_color_mode(term->spec));
 	}
 
 	if (start->data == UCS_NO_CHAR && x - 1 > 0)
@@ -559,8 +553,7 @@ draw_text(struct terminal *term, int x, int y,
 	if (color) {
 		/* Use the last char as template. */
 		end->attr = attr;
-		set_term_color(end, color, 0,
-			       get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "colors", NULL));
+		set_term_color(end, color, 0, get_color_mode(term->spec));
 
 		for (; pos < end && *text; text++, pos++) {
 			end->data = *text;
diff --git a/src/terminal/screen.c b/src/terminal/screen.c
index 6c958017..31bac277 100644
--- a/src/terminal/screen.c
+++ b/src/terminal/screen.c
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ set_screen_dirty(struct terminal_screen *screen, int from, int to)
 	screen->was_dirty = 1;
 }
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 /** Set screen_driver.opt according to screen_driver.type and @a term_spec.
  * Other members of @a *driver need not have been initialized.
  *
@@ -514,7 +516,8 @@ set_screen_driver_opt(struct screen_driver *driver, struct option *term_spec)
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_UTF8 */
 
-	driver->opt.color_mode = get_opt_int_tree(term_spec, "colors", NULL);
+	driver->opt.color_mode = get_color_mode(term_spec);
+
 	driver->opt.transparent = get_opt_bool_tree(term_spec, "transparency",
 	                                            NULL);
 
@@ -585,45 +588,10 @@ set_screen_driver_opt(struct screen_driver *driver, struct option *term_spec)
 		}
 	} /* !utf8_io */
 #ifdef CONFIG_TERMINFO
-	driver->opt.terminfo = get_cmd_opt_bool("terminfo");
-	if (!driver->opt.terminfo) {
-		return;
-	} 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRUE_COLOR
-	if (driver->opt.color_mode == COLOR_MODE_TRUE_COLOR) {
-		driver->opt.terminfo = 0;
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
 	if (driver->opt.color_mode == COLOR_MODE_MONO) {
 		driver->opt.terminfo = 0;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	switch (terminfo_max_colors()) {
-	case 88:
-#ifdef CONFIG_88_COLORS
-		driver->opt.color_mode = COLOR_MODE_88;
-#else
-		driver->opt.color_mode = COLOR_MODE_16;
-#endif
-		break;
-
-	case 256:
-#ifdef CONFIG_256_COLORS
-		driver->opt.color_mode = COLOR_MODE_256;
-#else
-		driver->opt.color_mode = COLOR_MODE_16;
-#endif
-		break;
-
-	case 16:
-	case 8:
-		driver->opt.color_mode = COLOR_MODE_16;
-		break;
-	default:
-		driver->opt.color_mode = COLOR_MODE_MONO;
-		break;
+	} else {
+		driver->opt.terminfo = get_cmd_opt_bool("terminfo");
 	}
 #endif
 }
@@ -1290,23 +1258,46 @@ add_char_true(struct string *screen, struct screen_driver *driver,
 			state->border = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_FRAME);
 			add_term_string(screen, driver->opt.frame_seqs[state->border]);
 		}
+#ifdef CONFIG_TERMINFO
+		if (driver->opt.terminfo) {
+			if ((attr_delta & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC) && driver->opt.italic) {
+				state->italic = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC);
+				add_to_string(screen, terminfo_set_italics(state->italic));
+			}
 
-		if ((attr_delta & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC) && driver->opt.italic) {
-			state->italic = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC);
-			add_term_string(screen, driver->opt.italic[state->italic]);
-		}
+			if ((attr_delta & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE) && driver->opt.underline) {
+				state->underline = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE);
+				add_to_string(screen, terminfo_set_underline(state->underline));
+			}
 
-		if ((attr_delta & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE) && driver->opt.underline) {
-			state->underline = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE);
-			add_term_string(screen, driver->opt.underline[state->underline]);
-		}
+			if (attr_delta & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD) {
+				if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD) {
+					add_to_string(screen, terminfo_set_bold(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD));
+				} else {
+					/* Force repainting of the other attributes. */
+					state->color[0] = ch->c.color[0] + 1;
+				}
+			}
+		} else
+#endif
+		{
+			if ((attr_delta & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC) && driver->opt.italic) {
+				state->italic = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC);
+				add_term_string(screen, driver->opt.italic[state->italic]);
+			}
 
-		if (attr_delta & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD) {
-			if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD) {
-				add_bytes_to_string(screen, "\033[1m", 4);
-			} else {
-				/* Force repainting of the other attributes. */
-				state->color[0] = ch->c.color[0] + 1;
+			if ((attr_delta & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE) && driver->opt.underline) {
+				state->underline = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE);
+				add_term_string(screen, driver->opt.underline[state->underline]);
+			}
+
+			if (attr_delta & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD) {
+				if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD) {
+					add_bytes_to_string(screen, "\033[1m", 4);
+				} else {
+					/* Force repainting of the other attributes. */
+					state->color[0] = ch->c.color[0] + 1;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1321,22 +1312,41 @@ add_char_true(struct string *screen, struct screen_driver *driver,
 	   ) {
 		copy_color_true(state->color, ch->c.color);
 
-		add_true_foreground_color(screen, color_true_seqs, ch);
-		if (!driver->opt.transparent || !background_is_black(ch->c.color)) {
-			add_true_background_color(screen, color_true_seqs, ch);
-		}
+#ifdef CONFIG_TERMINFO
+		if (driver->opt.terminfo) {
+			add_to_string(screen, terminfo_set_bold(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD));
+			add_to_string(screen, terminfo_set_foreground(ch->c.color[0] << 16 | ch->c.color[1] << 8 | ch->c.color[2]));
+			add_to_string(screen, terminfo_set_background(ch->c.color[3] << 16 | ch->c.color[4] << 8 | ch->c.color[5]));
 
-		if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD)
-			add_bytes_to_string(screen, "\033[1m", 4);
+			if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC && driver->opt.italic) {
+				state->italic = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC);
+				add_to_string(screen, terminfo_set_italics(state->italic));
+			}
 
-		if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC && driver->opt.italic) {
-			state->italic = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC);
-			add_term_string(screen, driver->opt.italic[state->italic]);
-		}
+			if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE && driver->opt.underline) {
+				state->underline = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE);
+				add_to_string(screen, terminfo_set_underline(state->underline));
+			}
+		} else
+#endif
+		{
+			add_true_foreground_color(screen, color_true_seqs, ch);
+			if (!driver->opt.transparent || !background_is_black(ch->c.color)) {
+				add_true_background_color(screen, color_true_seqs, ch);
+			}
 
-		if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE && driver->opt.underline) {
-			state->underline = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE);
-			add_term_string(screen, driver->opt.underline[state->underline]);
+			if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD)
+				add_bytes_to_string(screen, "\033[1m", 4);
+
+			if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC && driver->opt.italic) {
+				state->italic = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_ITALIC);
+				add_term_string(screen, driver->opt.italic[state->italic]);
+			}
+
+			if (ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE && driver->opt.underline) {
+				state->underline = !!(ch->attr & SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE);
+				add_term_string(screen, driver->opt.underline[state->underline]);
+			}
 		}
 	}