diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddceaaa..8af34be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://st.suckless.org/) for details on th
 
 ### Changelog:
 
-2019-09-16 - Added alpha and anysize patches
+2019-09-16 - Added alpha, anysize and bold-is-not-bright patches
 
 ### Patches included:
 
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://st.suckless.org/) for details on th
       - adds transparency for the terminal
 
    - [anysize](https://st.suckless.org/patches/anysize/)
-      - allows st to reize to any pixel size rather than snapping to character width / height
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+      - allows st to reize to any pixel size rather than snapping to character width / height
+
+   - [bold-is-not-bright](https://st.suckless.org/patches/bold-is-not-bright/)
+      - by default bold text is rendered with a bold font in the bright variant of the current color
+      - this patch makes bold text rendered simply as bold, leaving the color unaffected
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diff --git a/patches.h b/patches.h
index f732419..22b3c8a 100644
--- a/patches.h
+++ b/patches.h
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@
 /* This patch allows st to reize to any pixel size rather than snapping to character width/height.
  * https://st.suckless.org/patches/anysize/
  */
-#define ANYSIZE_PATCH 1
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+#define ANYSIZE_PATCH 1
+
+/* By default bold text is rendered with a bold font in the bright variant of the current color.
+ * This patch makes bold text rendered simply as bold, leaving the color unaffected.
+ * https://st.suckless.org/patches/bold-is-not-bright/
+ */
+#define BOLD_IS_NOT_BRIGHT_PATCH 1
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diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 852a9c3..81f100d 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -1383,9 +1383,11 @@ xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, i
 		bg = &dc.col[base.bg];
 	}
 
+	#if !BOLD_IS_NOT_BRIGHT_PATCH
 	/* Change basic system colors [0-7] to bright system colors [8-15] */
 	if ((base.mode & ATTR_BOLD_FAINT) == ATTR_BOLD && BETWEEN(base.fg, 0, 7))
 		fg = &dc.col[base.fg + 8];
+	#endif // BOLD_IS_NOT_BRIGHT_PATCH
 
 	if (IS_SET(MODE_REVERSE)) {
 		if (fg == &dc.col[defaultfg]) {