diff --git a/apps/reader/word_wrap_view.cpp b/apps/reader/word_wrap_view.cpp
index c13400e21..b02c4ed03 100644
--- a/apps/reader/word_wrap_view.cpp
+++ b/apps/reader/word_wrap_view.cpp
@@ -706,7 +706,11 @@ bool WordWrapTextView::updateTextColorForward(const char * colorStart) const {
 
 bool WordWrapTextView::updateTextColorBackward(const char * colorStart) const {
 
-  if (*(colorStart++) != '\\') {
+  if (*(++colorStart) != '\\') {
+    if (*(colorStart + 1) == '%' || *(colorStart + 2) == '%') {
+      m_textColor = Palette::PrimaryText;
+      return true;
+    }
     return false;
   }