Index: include/wx/settings.h
===================================================================
--- include/wx/settings.h	(revision 56419)
+++ include/wx/settings.h	(working copy)
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     wxSYS_COLOUR_GRADIENTINACTIVECAPTION,
     wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUHILIGHT,
     wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUBAR,
+    wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT,
 
     wxSYS_COLOUR_MAX
 };
Index: src/gtk/settings.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/gtk/settings.cpp	(revision 56419)
+++ src/gtk/settings.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
              m_colMenuItemHighlight,
              m_colTooltip,
              m_colTooltipText,
-             m_colMenubarBg;
+             m_colMenubarBg,
+             m_colListBoxText;
 
     wxFont m_fontSystem;
 };
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
     gs_objects.m_colTooltipText = wxColour();
     gs_objects.m_colMenubarBg = wxColour();
     gs_objects.m_fontSystem = wxNullFont;
+    gs_objects.m_colListBoxText = wxColour();
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -89,7 +91,8 @@
 {
     wxGTK_FG,
     wxGTK_BG,
-    wxGTK_BASE
+    wxGTK_BASE,
+    wxGTK_TEXT
 };
 
 // wxSystemSettings::GetColour() helper: get the colours from a GTK+
@@ -152,6 +155,10 @@
             case wxGTK_BASE:
                 gdkColor = def->base[state];
                 break;
+
+            case wxGTK_TEXT:
+                gdkColor = def->text[state];
+                break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -282,6 +289,24 @@
             color = gs_objects.m_colListBox;
             break;
 
+        case wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT:
+            if (!gs_objects.m_colListBoxText.Ok())
+            {
+                if ( GetColourFromGTKWidget(gdkColor,
+                                            wxGTK_LIST,
+                                            GTK_STATE_NORMAL,
+                                            wxGTK_TEXT) )
+                {
+                    gs_objects.m_colListBoxText = wxColour(gdkColor);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    gs_objects.m_colListBoxText = GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT);
+                }
+            }
+            color = gs_objects.m_colListBoxText;
+            break;
+
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUTEXT:
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT:
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_CAPTIONTEXT:
Index: src/mac/classic/settings.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/mac/classic/settings.cpp	(revision 56419)
+++ src/mac/classic/settings.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_CAPTIONTEXT:
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOTEXT:
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT:
+        case wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT:
             return *wxBLACK;
             break ;
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT:
Index: src/mac/carbon/settings.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/mac/carbon/settings.cpp	(revision 56419)
+++ src/mac/carbon/settings.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_CAPTIONTEXT:
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOTEXT:
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT:
+        case wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT:
             resultColor = *wxBLACK;
             break ;
 
Index: src/generic/statusbr.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/generic/statusbr.cpp	(revision 56419)
+++ src/generic/statusbr.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
 {
     wxPaintDC dc(this);
 
+    dc.SetTextForeground(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT));
 #ifdef __WXGTK20__
     // Draw grip first
     if (HasFlag( wxST_SIZEGRIP ))
Index: src/generic/treectlg.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/generic/treectlg.cpp	(revision 56419)
+++ src/generic/treectlg.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -3619,7 +3619,7 @@
     return wxListBox::GetClassDefaultAttributes(variant);
 #else
     wxVisualAttributes attr;
-    attr.colFg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT);
+    attr.colFg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT);
     attr.colBg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOX);
     attr.font  = wxSystemSettings::GetFont(wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
     return attr;
Index: src/generic/listctrl.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/generic/listctrl.cpp	(revision 56419)
+++ src/generic/listctrl.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -5765,7 +5765,7 @@
 #else
     wxUnusedVar(variant);
     wxVisualAttributes attr;
-    attr.colFg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT);
+    attr.colFg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT);
     attr.colBg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOX);
     attr.font  = wxSystemSettings::GetFont(wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
     return attr;
Index: src/gtk1/settings.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/gtk1/settings.cpp	(revision 56419)
+++ src/gtk1/settings.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_CAPTIONTEXT:
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT:
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNTEXT:
+        case wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT:
             if (!gs_objects.m_colBtnText.Ok())
             {
                 int red, green, blue;
Index: src/msw/settings.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/msw/settings.cpp	(revision 56419)
+++ src/msw/settings.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -127,9 +127,14 @@
         0,          // MENUBAR (unused)
     };
 
-    if ( index == wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOX )
+    if ( index == wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT)
     {
         // there is no standard colour with this index, map to another one
+        index = wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT;
+    }
+    else if ( index == wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOX )
+    {
+        // there is no standard colour with this index, map to another one
         index = wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW;
     }
     else if ( index > wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT )