diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1edb647..e5b3d2c 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ static const char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
 	[SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222" },
 	[SchemeSel] = { "#eeeeee", "#005577" },
 	[SchemeOut] = { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
+	[SchemeCaret] = { "#fe5e5e", "#222222" },
 };
 /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
 static unsigned int lines      = 0;
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 7cf253b..f8a5c6f 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define TEXTW(X)              (drw_fontset_getwidth(drw, (X)) + lrpad)
 
 /* enums */
-enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel, SchemeOut, SchemeLast }; /* color schemes */
+enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel, SchemeOut, SchemeCaret, SchemeLast }; /* color schemes */
 
 struct item {
 	char *text;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ drawmenu(void)
 
 	curpos = TEXTW(text) - TEXTW(&text[cursor]);
 	if ((curpos += lrpad / 2 - 1) < w) {
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeCaret]);
 		drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2, 2, bh - 4, 1, 0);
 	}