diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/formats.c b/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
index 93ee6211..cdc19610 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
@@ -986,8 +986,12 @@ void format_send_to_gui(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, const char *text)
 			flags &= ~(GUI_PRINT_FLAG_INDENT|GUI_PRINT_FLAG_CLRTOEOL);
 		}
 
-		if (type == '\n')
+		if (type == '\n') {
 			format_newline(dest->window);
+			fgcolor = theme->default_color;
+			bgcolor = -1;
+			flags &= GUI_PRINT_FLAG_INDENT|GUI_PRINT_FLAG_MONOSPACE;
+		}
 
 		if (*ptr == '\0')
 			break;
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
index 062c80ab..a22dfdc6 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
@@ -267,8 +267,12 @@ static void sig_gui_print_text(WINDOW_REC *window, void *fgcolor,
 	insert_after = gui->use_insert_after ?
 		gui->insert_after : view->buffer->cur_line;
 
-	if (flags & GUI_PRINT_FLAG_NEWLINE)
+	if (flags & GUI_PRINT_FLAG_NEWLINE) {
                 view_add_eol(view, &insert_after);
+		last_fg = LINE_COLOR_DEFAULT;
+		last_bg = LINE_COLOR_DEFAULT | LINE_COLOR_BG;
+		last_flags = 0;
+	}
 	line_add_colors(view->buffer, &insert_after, fg, bg, flags);
 
 	if (flags & GUI_PRINT_FLAG_INDENT_FUNC) {