diff --git a/pkg/gui/views.go b/pkg/gui/views.go
index 5de617876..987a42b86 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/views.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/views.go
@@ -164,23 +164,23 @@ func (gui *Gui) createAllViews() error {
 	}
 
 	gui.Views.Staging.Title = gui.c.Tr.UnstagedChanges
-	gui.Views.Staging.Highlight = true
+	gui.Views.Staging.Highlight = false
 	gui.Views.Staging.Wrap = true
 
 	gui.Views.StagingSecondary.Title = gui.c.Tr.StagedChanges
-	gui.Views.StagingSecondary.Highlight = true
+	gui.Views.StagingSecondary.Highlight = false
 	gui.Views.StagingSecondary.Wrap = true
 
 	gui.Views.PatchBuilding.Title = gui.Tr.Patch
-	gui.Views.PatchBuilding.Highlight = true
+	gui.Views.PatchBuilding.Highlight = false
 	gui.Views.PatchBuilding.Wrap = true
 
 	gui.Views.PatchBuildingSecondary.Title = gui.Tr.CustomPatch
-	gui.Views.PatchBuildingSecondary.Highlight = true
+	gui.Views.PatchBuildingSecondary.Highlight = false
 	gui.Views.PatchBuildingSecondary.Wrap = true
 
 	gui.Views.MergeConflicts.Title = gui.c.Tr.MergeConflictsTitle
-	gui.Views.MergeConflicts.Highlight = true
+	gui.Views.MergeConflicts.Highlight = false
 	gui.Views.MergeConflicts.Wrap = false
 
 	gui.Views.Limit.Title = gui.c.Tr.NotEnoughSpace