diff --git a/src/components/mail/listing/compact.rs b/src/components/mail/listing/compact.rs
index f684d204..f32d63c8 100644
--- a/src/components/mail/listing/compact.rs
+++ b/src/components/mail/listing/compact.rs
@@ -1038,12 +1038,13 @@ impl CompactListing {
                         columns[4][c].set_bg(color);
                     }
                     for c in columns[4].row_iter(_x..(_x + 1), idx) {
-                        columns[4][c].set_bg(color);
-                        columns[4][c].set_keep_bg(true);
+                        columns[4][c].set_bg(color).set_keep_bg(true);
                     }
                     for c in columns[4].row_iter((x + 1)..(_x + 1), idx) {
-                        columns[4][c].set_keep_fg(true);
-                        columns[4][c].set_keep_bg(true);
+                        columns[4][c]
+                            .set_keep_fg(true)
+                            .set_keep_bg(true)
+                            .set_keep_attrs(true);
                     }
                     for c in columns[4].row_iter(x..(x + 1), idx) {
                         columns[4][c].set_keep_bg(true);
@@ -1241,12 +1242,15 @@ impl CompactListing {
                     );
                     self.data_columns.columns[4][(x, idx)].set_bg(color);
                     if _x < min_width.4 {
-                        self.data_columns.columns[4][(_x, idx)].set_bg(color);
-                        self.data_columns.columns[4][(_x, idx)].set_keep_bg(true);
+                        self.data_columns.columns[4][(_x, idx)]
+                            .set_bg(color)
+                            .set_keep_bg(true);
                     }
                     for x in (x + 1).._x {
-                        self.data_columns.columns[4][(x, idx)].set_keep_fg(true);
-                        self.data_columns.columns[4][(x, idx)].set_keep_bg(true);
+                        self.data_columns.columns[4][(x, idx)]
+                            .set_keep_fg(true)
+                            .set_keep_bg(true)
+                            .set_keep_attrs(true);
                     }
                     self.data_columns.columns[4][(x, idx)].set_keep_bg(true);
                     x = _x + 1;
diff --git a/src/terminal/cells.rs b/src/terminal/cells.rs
index ffe9ef9a..d75f3859 100644
--- a/src/terminal/cells.rs
+++ b/src/terminal/cells.rs
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ pub struct Cell {
     attrs: Attr,
     keep_fg: bool,
     keep_bg: bool,
+    keep_attrs: bool,
 }
 
 impl Cell {
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ impl Cell {
             empty: false,
             keep_fg: false,
             keep_bg: false,
+            keep_attrs: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -575,6 +577,7 @@ impl Cell {
         self.ch = newch;
         self.keep_fg = false;
         self.keep_bg = false;
+        self.keep_attrs = false;
         self
     }
 
@@ -643,7 +646,9 @@ impl Cell {
     }
 
     pub fn set_attrs(&mut self, newattrs: Attr) -> &mut Cell {
-        self.attrs = newattrs;
+        if !self.keep_attrs {
+            self.attrs = newattrs;
+        }
         self
     }
 
@@ -671,6 +676,13 @@ impl Cell {
         self.keep_bg = new_val;
         self
     }
+
+    /// Sets `keep_attrs` field. If true, the text attributes will not be altered if attempted so
+    /// until the character content of the cell is changed.
+    pub fn set_keep_attrs(&mut self, new_val: bool) -> &mut Cell {
+        self.keep_attrs = new_val;
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Cell {
@@ -1719,13 +1731,14 @@ pub fn copy_area(grid_dest: &mut CellBuffer, grid_src: &CellBuffer, dest: Area,
             grid_dest[(x, y)] = grid_src[(src_x, src_y)];
             for t in &stack {
                 if let Some(fg) = grid_src.tag_table()[&t].fg {
-                    grid_dest[(x, y)].set_fg(fg);
+                    grid_dest[(x, y)].set_fg(fg).set_keep_fg(true);
                 }
                 if let Some(bg) = grid_src.tag_table()[&t].bg {
-                    grid_dest[(x, y)].set_bg(bg);
+                    grid_dest[(x, y)].set_bg(bg).set_keep_bg(true);
                 }
                 if let Some(attrs) = grid_src.tag_table()[&t].attrs {
                     grid_dest[(x, y)].attrs |= attrs;
+                    grid_dest[(x, y)].set_keep_attrs(true);
                 }
             }
             if src_x >= get_x(bottom_right!(src)) {