diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/settings.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/settings.mm
index 2a47c01ca9..6ccaf26490 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/settings.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/settings.mm
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ wxColour wxSystemSettingsNative::GetColour(wxSystemColour index)
         sysColor = [NSColor controlHighlightColor];
         break;
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT:
-    case wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXHIGHLIGHTTEXT:
         sysColor = [NSColor selectedTextColor];
         break;
+    case wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXHIGHLIGHTTEXT:
+        sysColor = [NSColor alternateSelectedControlTextColor];
+        break;
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOBK:
         // tooltip (bogus)
         sysColor = [NSColor windowBackgroundColor];