diff --git a/Sources/ContentView.swift b/Sources/ContentView.swift
index 3962d41e..1ccae601 100644
--- a/Sources/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContentView.swift
@@ -7470,6 +7470,11 @@ private struct SidebarMetadataEntryRow: View {
     }
 
     private var foregroundColor: Color {
+        if isActive,
+           let raw = entry.color,
+           Color(hex: raw) != nil {
+            return Color(nsColor: sidebarSelectedWorkspaceForegroundNSColor(opacity: 0.95))
+        }
         if let raw = entry.color, let explicit = Color(hex: raw) {
             return explicit
         }