--- rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2016/06/30 17:22:54	1.580
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2016/07/05 16:42:21	1.581
@@ -4088,6 +4088,8 @@
                 {
                   idx = minCOLOR + arg[i + 2];
                   i += 2;
+
+                  scr_color (idx, fgbg);
                 }
               else if (nargs > i + 4 && arg[i + 1] == 2)
                 {
@@ -4099,9 +4101,9 @@
                   idx = map_rgb24_color (r, g, b, a);
 
                   i += 4;
-                }
 
-              scr_color (idx, fgbg);
+                  scr_color (idx, fgbg);
+                }
             }
             break;