--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2004/02/25 15:06:05	1.39
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2004/02/29 15:31:56	1.41
@@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@
             }
 
 #ifdef TEXT_BLINK
-          if (rend & RS_Blink)
+          if (rend & RS_Blink && back == Color_bg)
             {
               if (!text_blink_ev.active)
                 {