diff -U3 -r fvwm/add_window.c fvwm/add_window.c
--- fvwm/add_window.c	2011-09-27 23:07:20.000000000 +0200
+++ fvwm/add_window.c	2011-12-09 19:40:50.151782172 +0100
@@ -753,6 +753,18 @@
 	fw->title_font = Scr.DefaultFont;
 	SET_USING_DEFAULT_WINDOW_FONT(fw, 1);
 
+	if (IS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT_LOADED(fw) && !USING_DEFAULT_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(fw) &&
+	    fw->title_font != Scr.DefaultFont)
+	{
+		FlocaleUnloadFont(dpy, fw->title_font);
+	}
+	SET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT_LOADED(fw, 0);
+	/* Fall back to default font. There are some race conditions when a
+	 * window is destroyed and recaptured where an invalid font might be
+	 * accessed  otherwise. */
+	fw->title_font = Scr.DefaultFont;
+	SET_USING_DEFAULT_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(fw, 1);
+	
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -1801,6 +1813,25 @@
 		}
 		SET_WINDOW_FONT_LOADED(fw, 1);
 	}
+	/* load inactive font */
+	if (!IS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT_LOADED(fw))
+	{
+		if (S_HAS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(SCF(*pstyle)) &&
+		    SGET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(*pstyle) &&
+		    (fw->inactive_title_font =
+		     FlocaleLoadFont(dpy, SGET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(*pstyle), "FVWM")))
+		{
+			SET_USING_DEFAULT_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(fw, 0);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			/* no explicit font or failed to load, use active title font
+			 * instead */
+			fw->inactive_title_font = fw->title_font;
+			SET_USING_DEFAULT_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(fw, 1);
+		}
+		SET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT_LOADED(fw, 1);
+	}
 	setup_title_geometry(fw, pstyle);
 
 	return;
diff -U3 -r fvwm/borders.c fvwm/borders.c
--- fvwm/borders.c	2011-12-09 19:32:33.277812649 +0100
+++ fvwm/borders.c	2011-12-09 19:44:44.919122542 +0100
@@ -3921,7 +3921,7 @@
 
 static void border_draw_title_mono(
 	FvwmWindow *fw, titlebar_descr *td, title_draw_descr *tdd,
-	FlocaleWinString *fstr, Pixmap dest_pix)
+	FlocaleWinString *fstr, Pixmap dest_pix, Bool do_hilight)
 {
 	int has_vt;
 
@@ -3931,7 +3931,8 @@
 		td->offset - 2, 0, td->length+4, fw->title_thickness);
 	if (fw->visible_name != (char *)NULL)
 	{
-		FlocaleDrawString(dpy, fw->title_font, fstr, 0);
+		FlocaleDrawString(dpy, do_hilight ? fw->title_font :
+			fw->inactive_title_font, fstr, 0);
 	}
 	/* for mono, we clear an area in the title bar where the window
 	 * title goes, so that its more legible. For color, no need */
@@ -3995,7 +3996,7 @@
 
 static void border_draw_title_deep(
 	FvwmWindow *fw, titlebar_descr *td, title_draw_descr *tdd,
-	FlocaleWinString *fstr, Pixmap dest_pix, Window w)
+	FlocaleWinString *fstr, Pixmap dest_pix, Window w, Bool do_hilight)
 {
 	DecorFace *df;
 	pixmap_background_type bg;
@@ -4017,14 +4018,15 @@
 				1);
 		}
 	}
-	FlocaleDrawString(dpy, fw->title_font, &tdd->fstr, 0);
+	FlocaleDrawString(dpy, do_hilight ? fw->title_font :
+		fw->inactive_title_font, &tdd->fstr, 0);
 
 	return;
 }
 
 static void border_get_titlebar_draw_descr(
 	FvwmWindow *fw, titlebar_descr *td, title_draw_descr *tdd,
-	Pixmap dest_pix)
+	Pixmap dest_pix, Bool do_hilight)
 {
 	memset(tdd, 0, sizeof(*tdd));
 	/* prepare the gcs and variables */
@@ -4038,7 +4040,8 @@
 		tdd->rgc = td->cd->relief_gc;
 		tdd->sgc = td->cd->shadow_gc;
 	}
-	NewFontAndColor(fw->title_font, td->cd->fore_color, td->cd->back_color);
+	NewFontAndColor(do_hilight ? fw->title_font : fw->inactive_title_font,
+		td->cd->fore_color, td->cd->back_color);
 	tdd->tstyle = &TB_STATE(
 		GetDecor(fw, titlebar))[td->tbstate.tstate].style;
 	tdd->df = &TB_STATE(GetDecor(fw, titlebar))[td->tbstate.tstate];
@@ -4075,7 +4078,7 @@
 }
 
 static void border_set_title_pixmap(
-	FvwmWindow *fw, titlebar_descr *td, Pixmap *dest_pix, Window w)
+	FvwmWindow *fw, titlebar_descr *td, Pixmap *dest_pix, Window w, Bool do_hilight)
 {
 	pixmap_background_type bg;
 	title_draw_descr tdd;
@@ -4083,7 +4086,7 @@
 	Bool free_bg_pixmap = False;
 	rectangle pix_g;
 
-	border_get_titlebar_draw_descr(fw, td, &tdd, *dest_pix);
+	border_get_titlebar_draw_descr(fw, td, &tdd, *dest_pix, do_hilight);
 	/* prepare background, either from the window colour or from the
 	 * border style */
 	if (!DFS_USE_BORDER_STYLE(*tdd.tstyle))
@@ -4151,11 +4154,11 @@
 
 	if (Pdepth < 2)
 	{
-		border_draw_title_mono(fw, td, &tdd, &fstr, *dest_pix);
+		border_draw_title_mono(fw, td, &tdd, &fstr, *dest_pix, do_hilight);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		border_draw_title_deep(fw, td, &tdd, &fstr, *dest_pix, w);
+		border_draw_title_deep(fw, td, &tdd, &fstr, *dest_pix, w, do_hilight);
 	}
 	border_draw_title_relief(fw, td, &tdd, *dest_pix);
 	border_draw_title_stick_lines(fw, td, &tdd, *dest_pix);
@@ -4164,7 +4167,7 @@
 }
 
 static void border_draw_title(
-	FvwmWindow *fw, titlebar_descr *td)
+	FvwmWindow *fw, titlebar_descr *td, Bool do_hilight)
 {
 	Pixmap p;
 
@@ -4182,7 +4185,7 @@
 #if 0
 	fprintf(stderr,"drawing title\n");
 #endif
-	border_set_title_pixmap(fw, td, &p, FW_W_TITLE(fw));
+	border_set_title_pixmap(fw, td, &p, FW_W_TITLE(fw), do_hilight);
 	if (td->draw_rotation != ROTATION_0)
 	{
 		Pixmap tmp;
@@ -4671,9 +4674,9 @@
 	if (fw->visible_name != (char *)NULL)
 	{
 		ret_td->length = FlocaleTextWidth(
-			fw->title_font, fw->visible_name,
-			(ret_td->has_vt) ? -strlen(fw->visible_name) :
-			strlen(fw->visible_name));
+			do_hilight ? fw->title_font : fw->inactive_title_font,
+			fw->visible_name, (ret_td->has_vt) ?
+			-strlen(fw->visible_name) : strlen(fw->visible_name));
 		if (ret_td->length > fw->title_length -
 		    2*MIN_WINDOW_TITLE_TEXT_OFFSET)
 		{
@@ -4779,7 +4782,7 @@
 	}
 	if ((draw_parts & PART_TITLE) != PART_NONE)
 	{
-		border_draw_title(fw, &td);
+		border_draw_title(fw, &td, do_hilight);
 	}
 	if ((draw_parts & PART_BUTTONS) != PART_NONE)
 	{
diff -U3 -r fvwm/fvwm.h fvwm/fvwm.h
--- fvwm/fvwm.h	2011-12-09 19:32:33.277812649 +0100
+++ fvwm/fvwm.h	2011-12-09 19:40:50.148448924 +0100
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
 	unsigned has_icon_font : 1;
 	unsigned has_no_border : 1;
 	unsigned has_window_font : 1;
+	unsigned has_inactive_window_font : 1;
 	unsigned title_dir : 2;
 	unsigned user_states : 32;
 	/* static flags that do not change dynamically after the window has
@@ -363,11 +364,13 @@
 	unsigned is_viewport_moved : 1;
 	unsigned is_window_being_moved_opaque : 1;
 	unsigned is_window_font_loaded : 1;
+	unsigned is_inactive_window_font_loaded : 1;
 	unsigned is_window_shaded : 1;
 	unsigned used_title_dir_for_shading : 1;
 	unsigned shaded_dir : 3;
 	unsigned using_default_icon_font : 1;
 	unsigned using_default_window_font : 1;
+	unsigned using_default_inactive_window_font : 1;
 #define ICON_HINT_NEVER    0
 #define ICON_HINT_ONCE     1
 #define ICON_HINT_MULTIPLE 2
@@ -679,6 +682,7 @@
 	signed char icon_title_relief;
 	char *icon_font;
 	char *window_font;
+	char *inactive_window_font;
 	char *fore_color_name;
 	char *back_color_name;
 	char *fore_color_name_hi;
@@ -840,6 +844,7 @@
 
 	/* title font */
 	FlocaleFont *title_font;
+	FlocaleFont *inactive_title_font;
 	/* /Y coordinate to draw the title name */
 	short title_text_offset;
 	short title_length;
diff -U3 -r fvwm/style.c fvwm/style.c
--- fvwm/style.c	2011-12-09 19:32:33.274479401 +0100
+++ fvwm/style.c	2011-12-09 19:40:50.148448924 +0100
@@ -452,6 +452,22 @@
 				*merged_style, SGET_WINDOW_FONT(*add_style));
 		}
 	}
+	if (S_HAS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(SCF(*add_style)))
+	{
+		if (do_free_src_and_alloc_copy)
+		{
+			SAFEFREE(SGET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(*merged_style));
+			SSET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(
+				*merged_style, (SGET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(*add_style)) ?
+				safestrdup(SGET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(*add_style)) :
+				NULL);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			SSET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(
+				*merged_style, SGET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(*add_style));
+		}
+	}
 	if (add_style->flags.use_start_on_desk)
 	{
 		SSET_START_DESK(*merged_style, SGET_START_DESK(*add_style));
@@ -943,6 +959,10 @@
 	{
 		SAFEFREE(SGET_WINDOW_FONT(*style));
 	}
+	if (pmask->common.has_inactive_window_font)
+	{
+		SAFEFREE(SGET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(*style));
+	}
 	if (pmask->has_icon)
 	{
 		SAFEFREE(SGET_ICON_NAME(*style));
@@ -3381,6 +3401,15 @@
 			S_SET_IS_UNICONIFIABLE(SCM(*ps), 1);
 			S_SET_IS_UNICONIFIABLE(SCC(*ps), 1);
 		}
+		else if (StrEquals(token, "InactiveFont"))
+		{
+			SAFEFREE(SGET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(*ps));
+			rest = GetNextToken(rest, &token);
+			SSET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(*ps, token);
+			S_SET_HAS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(SCF(*ps), (token != NULL));
+			S_SET_HAS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(SCM(*ps), 1);
+			S_SET_HAS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(SCC(*ps), 1);
+		}
 		else if (StrEquals(token, "IndexedWindowName"))
 		{
 			/* TA:  This is being deprecated in favour of the more
@@ -5261,6 +5290,12 @@
 		flags->do_update_window_font = 1;
 	}
 
+	/* has_inactive_window_font */
+	if (S_HAS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(SCC(*ret_style)))
+	{
+		flags->do_update_window_font = True;
+	}
+
 	/* has_stippled_title */
 	if (S_HAS_STIPPLED_TITLE(SCC(*ret_style)) ||
 	    S_HAS_NO_STICKY_STIPPLED_TITLE(SCC(*ret_style)) ||
diff -U3 -r fvwm/style.h fvwm/style.h
--- fvwm/style.h	2011-12-09 19:32:33.274479401 +0100
+++ fvwm/style.h	2011-12-09 19:40:50.148448924 +0100
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@
 	((c).has_window_font)
 #define S_SET_HAS_WINDOW_FONT(c,x) \
 	((c).has_window_font = !!(x))
+#define S_HAS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(c) \
+	((c).has_inactive_window_font)
+#define S_SET_HAS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(c,x) \
+	((c).has_inactive_window_font = !!(x))
 #define S_ICON_OVERRIDE(c) \
 	((c).s.icon_override)
 #define S_SET_ICON_OVERRIDE(c,x) \
@@ -496,6 +500,10 @@
 	((s).window_font)
 #define SSET_WINDOW_FONT(s,x) \
 	((s).window_font = (x))
+#define SGET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(s) \
+	((s).inactive_window_font)
+#define SSET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(s,x) \
+	((s).inactive_window_font = (x))
 #define SGET_COLORSET(s) \
 	((s).colorset)
 #define SSET_COLORSET(s,x) \
diff -U3 -r fvwm/window_flags.h fvwm/window_flags.h
--- fvwm/window_flags.h	2011-12-09 19:32:33.277812649 +0100
+++ fvwm/window_flags.h	2011-12-09 19:40:50.151782172 +0100
@@ -580,6 +580,12 @@
 	(fw)->flags.is_window_font_loaded = !!(x)
 #define SETM_WINDOW_FONT_LOADED(fw,x) \
 	(fw)->flag_mask.is_window_font_loaded = !!(x)
+#define IS_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT_LOADED(fw) \
+	((fw)->flags.is_inactive_window_font_loaded)
+#define SET_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT_LOADED(fw,x) \
+	(fw)->flags.is_inactive_window_font_loaded = !!(x)
+#define SETM_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT_LOADED(fw,x) \
+	(fw)->flag_mask.is_inactive_window_font_loaded = !!(x)
 #define CR_MOTION_METHOD(fw) \
 	((fw)->flags.cr_motion_method)
 #define SET_CR_MOTION_METHOD(fw,x) \
@@ -622,6 +628,12 @@
 	(fw)->flags.using_default_window_font = !!(x)
 #define SETM_USING_DEFAULT_WINDOW_FONT(fw,x) \
 	(fw)->flag_mask.using_default_window_font = !!(x)
+#define USING_DEFAULT_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(fw) \
+	((fw)->flags.using_default_inactive_window_font)
+#define SET_USING_DEFAULT_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(fw,x) \
+	(fw)->flags.using_default_inactive_window_font = !!(x)
+#define SETM_USING_DEFAULT_INACTIVE_WINDOW_FONT(fw,x) \
+	(fw)->flag_mask.using_default_inactive_window_font = !!(x)
 #define USING_DEFAULT_ICON_FONT(fw) \
 	((fw)->flags.using_default_icon_font)
 #define SET_USING_DEFAULT_ICON_FONT(fw,x) \