diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp
index 34c0dfcd..36b2ffb9 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp
@@ -1149,9 +1149,11 @@ namespace nana
 				: public widget_geometrics
 			{
 				color_proxy header_bgcolor{static_cast<color_rgb>(0xf1f2f4)};
+				color_proxy header_fgcolor{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0x000000) };
 				color_proxy header_grabbed{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0x8BD6F6)};
 				color_proxy header_floated{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0xBABBBC)};
 				color_proxy item_selected{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0xD5EFFC) };
+				color_proxy item_highlighted{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0xD5EFFC) };
 
 				/// The max column width which is generated by fit_content is allowed. It is ignored when it is 0, or a max value is passed to fit_content.
 				unsigned max_fit_content{ 0 };
@@ -1454,7 +1456,7 @@ the nana::detail::basic_window member pointer scheme
 		export_options& def_export_options();
 	private:
 		drawerbase::listbox::essence & _m_ess() const;
-		nana::any* _m_anyobj(size_type cat, size_type index, bool allocate_if_empty) const;
+		nana::any* _m_anyobj(size_type cat, size_type index, bool allocate_if_empty) const override;
 		drawerbase::listbox::category_t* _m_assoc(std::shared_ptr<nana::detail::key_interface>, bool create_if_not_exists);
 		void _m_erase_key(nana::detail::key_interface*);
 	};
diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/menu.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/menu.hpp
index 02372079..c6bc81a7 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/menu.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/menu.hpp
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ namespace nana
 		/// Closes the menu. It does not destroy the menu; just close the window for the menu.
 		void close();
 		void image(std::size_t pos, const paint::image& icon);
+		void change_text(std::size_t pos, const std::string& text);
 		void check_style(std::size_t pos, checks);
 		void checked(std::size_t pos, bool);
 		bool checked(std::size_t pos) const;
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp
index cd40636f..ce211cc4 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp
@@ -3393,7 +3393,7 @@ namespace nana
 					const auto border_color = essence_->scheme_ptr->header_bgcolor.get_color().blend(colors::black, 0.8);
 
 					int text_top = (r.height - essence_->scheme_ptr->text_height) / 2 + r.y;
-					auto text_color = essence_->lister.wd_ptr()->fgcolor();
+					auto text_color = essence_->scheme_ptr->header_fgcolor.get_color();
 
 					auto state = item_state::normal;
 					//check whether grabing an item, if item_spliter_ != npos, that indicates the grab item is a spliter.
@@ -3784,7 +3784,7 @@ namespace nana
 						if (item.flags.selected)
 							bgcolor = bgcolor.blend(colors::black, 0.98);           // or "selected"
 						else
-							bgcolor = bgcolor.blend(essence_->scheme_ptr->item_selected, 0.7);   /// \todo create a parametre for amount of blend
+							bgcolor = bgcolor.blend(essence_->scheme_ptr->item_highlighted, 0.7);   /// \todo create a parametre for amount of blend
 					}
 
 					unsigned show_w = (std::min)(content_r.width, width - essence_->scroll.x_offset());
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/menu.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/menu.cpp
index 05c428ce..e3addb5c 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/menu.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/menu.cpp
@@ -1158,6 +1158,11 @@ namespace nana
 			impl_->mbuilder.data().items.at(index).image = img;
 		}
 
+		void menu::change_text(std::size_t index, const std::string& text)
+		{
+			impl_->mbuilder.data().items.at(index).text = text;
+		}
+
 		bool menu::link(std::size_t index, menu& menu_obj)
 		{
 			if(impl_->mbuilder.set_sub_menu(index, menu_obj.impl_->mbuilder.data()))