diff -ru rxvt-2.7.3/src/screen.c rxvt-2.7.3-selct/src/screen.c
--- rxvt-2.7.3/src/screen.c	Wed Feb 23 06:13:36 2000
+++ rxvt-2.7.3-selct/src/screen.c	Mon Mar 27 13:45:27 2000
@@ -2107,6 +2107,7 @@
                     len, wlen,	/* text length screen/buffer                 */
                     fprop,	/* proportional font used                    */
                     rvid,	/* reverse video this position               */
+                    selct,	/* selection at this position                */
                     rend,	/* rendition                                 */
                     fore, back,	/* desired foreground/background             */
                     wbyte,	/* we're in multibyte                        */
@@ -2481,6 +2482,8 @@
 	    rend = GET_ATTR(rend);
 	    gcmask = 0;
 	    rvid = (rend & RS_RVid) ? 1 : 0;
+	    selct = (rend & RS_Blink) ? 1 : 0;
+	    rend &= ~RS_Blink;	/* we've taken care of it */
 
 	    switch (rend & RS_fontMask) {
 	    case RS_acsFont:
@@ -2498,6 +2501,8 @@
 	    }
 	    if (rvid)
 		SWAP_IT(fore, back, i);
+	    if (selct)
+		back = Color_cursor;
 	    if (back != Color_bg) {
 		gcvalue.background = PixColors[back];
 		gcmask |= GCBackground;
@@ -2682,10 +2687,10 @@
 	end_row += TermWin.nrow;
 	for (; i < row && i < end_row; i++, col = 0)
 	    for (srp = screen.rend[i]; col < TermWin.ncol; col++)
-		srp[col] ^= RS_RVid;
+		srp[col] ^= RS_Blink;
 	if (i == row && i < end_row)
 	    for (srp = screen.rend[i]; col < selection.end.col; col++)
-		srp[col] ^= RS_RVid;
+		srp[col] ^= RS_Blink;
     }
 }
 
Only in rxvt-2.7.3-selct/src: screen.c.orig