diff --git a/src/command.C b/src/command.C
index 891ffab4..9446c7d7 100644
--- a/src/command.C
+++ b/src/command.C
@@ -3310,6 +3310,7 @@ rxvt_term::process_dcs_seq ()
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  * process OPERATING SYSTEM COMMAND sequence `ESC ] Ps ; Pt (ST|BEL)'
+ * or `ESC ] Ps (ST|BEL)'
  */
 void
 rxvt_term::process_osc_seq ()
@@ -3320,14 +3321,17 @@ rxvt_term::process_osc_seq ()
   for (arg = 0; isdigit (ch); ch = cmd_getc ())
     arg = arg * 10 + (ch - '0');
 
-  if (ch == ';')
+  if (ch == ';' || ch == C0_BEL)
     {
       string_term st;
-      char *s = get_to_st (st);
+      char *s = nullptr;
+
+      if (ch == ';')
+          s = get_to_st (st);
+      process_xterm_seq (arg, s, st);
 
       if (s)
         {
-          process_xterm_seq (arg, s, st);
           free (s);
         }
     }
@@ -3462,20 +3466,18 @@ rxvt_term::process_color_seq (int report, int color, const char *str, string_ter
 }
 
 /*
- * XTerm escape sequences: ESC ] Ps;Pt (ST|BEL)
+ * XTerm escape sequences: ESC ] Ps;Pt (ST|BEL) and ESC ] Ps BEL
  */
 void
 rxvt_term::process_xterm_seq (int op, char *str, string_term &st)
 {
   int color;
   char *buf, *name;
-  bool query = str[0] == '?' && !str[1];
+  bool query = (str == NULL) ? false : str[0] == '?' && !str[1];
   int saveop = op;
 
   dLocal (Display *, dpy);
 
-  assert (str != NULL);
-
   if (HOOK_INVOKE ((this, HOOK_OSC_SEQ, DT_INT, op, DT_STR, str, DT_END)))
     return;
 
@@ -3551,14 +3553,23 @@ rxvt_term::process_xterm_seq (int op, char *str, string_term &st)
       case XTerm_Color00:
         process_color_seq (op, Color_fg, str, st);
         break;
+      case XTerm_Color00_reset:
+        set_window_color (Color_fg, rs[Rs_color + Color_fg_orig]);
+        break;
       case Rxvt_restoreBG:
       case XTerm_Color01:
         process_color_seq (op, Color_bg, str, st);
         break;
+      case XTerm_Color01_reset:
+        set_window_color (Color_bg, rs[Rs_color + Color_bg_orig]);
+        break;
 #ifndef NO_CURSORCOLOR
       case XTerm_Color_cursor:
         process_color_seq (op, Color_cursor, str, st);
         break;
+      case XTerm_Color_cursor_reset:
+        set_window_color (Color_cursor, rs[Rs_color + Color_cursor_orig]);
+        break;
 #endif
       case XTerm_Color_pointer_fg:
         process_color_seq (op, Color_pointer_fg, str, st);
diff --git a/src/init.C b/src/init.C
index 907cdabe..8763df21 100644
--- a/src/init.C
+++ b/src/init.C
@@ -777,9 +777,12 @@ rxvt_term::init_resources (int argc, const char *const *argv)
 
   /* convenient aliases for setting fg/bg to colors */
   color_aliases (Color_fg);
+  alias_color (Color_fg_orig, Color_fg);
   color_aliases (Color_bg);
+  alias_color (Color_bg_orig, Color_bg);
 #ifndef NO_CURSORCOLOR
   color_aliases (Color_cursor);
+  alias_color (Color_cursor_orig, Color_cursor);
   color_aliases (Color_cursor2);
 #endif /* NO_CURSORCOLOR */
   color_aliases (Color_pointer_fg);
diff --git a/src/rxvt.h b/src/rxvt.h
index 37aba23a..a67b4208 100644
--- a/src/rxvt.h
+++ b/src/rxvt.h
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ enum {
   XTerm_Color_HTC        = 19,      // change actual 'Highlight' fg color
   XTerm_logfile          = 46,      // not implemented
   XTerm_font             = 50,
+  XTerm_Color00_reset    = 110,     // reset fg color
+  XTerm_Color01_reset    = 111,     // reset bg color
+  XTerm_Color_cursor_reset = 112,   // reset actual 'Cursor' color
 
   XTerm_konsole30        = 30,      // reserved for konsole
   XTerm_konsole31        = 31,      // reserved for konsole
@@ -509,6 +512,7 @@ enum colour_list {
                    RGB24_CUBE_SIZE - 1,
 #ifndef NO_CURSORCOLOR
   Color_cursor,
+  Color_cursor_orig,
   Color_cursor2,
 #endif
   Color_pointer_fg,
@@ -534,6 +538,8 @@ enum colour_list {
 #if OFF_FOCUS_FADING
   Color_fade,
 #endif
+  Color_fg_orig,
+  Color_bg_orig,
   NRS_COLORS,                 /* */
 #ifdef RXVT_SCROLLBAR
   Color_topShadow = NRS_COLORS,