diff --git a/src/LogExpert.Core/Config/Preferences.cs b/src/LogExpert.Core/Config/Preferences.cs
index f5206b88..c3125158 100644
--- a/src/LogExpert.Core/Config/Preferences.cs
+++ b/src/LogExpert.Core/Config/Preferences.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public SelectionHighlightSettings SelectionHighlight
         set => _selectionHighlight = value ?? new();
     }
 
-    /// <summary>Custom-color palette shared by the Highlight Entry color pickers, as ColorDialog.CustomColors values.</summary>
+    /// <summary>Custom-color palette shared by the Highlight dialog's color pickers, as ColorDialog.CustomColors values.</summary>
     public int[] HighlightCustomColors
     {
         get => _highlightCustomColors;
diff --git a/src/LogExpert.UI.Tests/Dialogs/HighlightDialogEntryTests.cs b/src/LogExpert.UI.Tests/Dialogs/HighlightDialogEntryTests.cs
index 6d640e4e..9ce24eff 100644
--- a/src/LogExpert.UI.Tests/Dialogs/HighlightDialogEntryTests.cs
+++ b/src/LogExpert.UI.Tests/Dialogs/HighlightDialogEntryTests.cs
@@ -197,6 +197,44 @@ public void EditorCancel_DiscardsItsPalette ()
         Assert.That(_dialog.CustomColors, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 0x00102030 }));
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void SelectionColorPickerOk_SharesThePaletteWithTheEntryEditors ()
+    {
+        int[] shown = null;
+        int[] received = null;
+        _dialog.ShowColorDialog = picker =>
+        {
+            shown = picker.CustomColors;
+            picker.CustomColors = [0x00ABCDEF];
+            return DialogResult.OK;
+        };
+        Find<Button>("btnSelectionColor").PerformClick();
+
+        _dialog.ShowEntryDialog = editor =>
+        {
+            received = editor.CustomColors;
+            return DialogResult.Cancel;
+        };
+        Find<Button>("btnAdd").PerformClick();
+
+        Assert.That(shown[0], Is.EqualTo(0x00102030));
+        Assert.That(received[0], Is.EqualTo(0x00ABCDEF));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void SelectionColorPickerCancel_KeepsThePalette ()
+    {
+        _dialog.ShowColorDialog = picker =>
+        {
+            picker.CustomColors = [0x00ABCDEF];
+            return DialogResult.Cancel;
+        };
+
+        Find<Button>("btnSelectionColor").PerformClick();
+
+        Assert.That(_dialog.CustomColors, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 0x00102030 }));
+    }
+
     private static HighlightEntry EditedEntry (HighlightEntryDialog editor)
     {
         return (HighlightEntry)typeof(HighlightEntryDialog).GetField("_entry", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic)!.GetValue(editor);
diff --git a/src/LogExpert.UI/Dialogs/Highlight/HighlightDialog.cs b/src/LogExpert.UI/Dialogs/Highlight/HighlightDialog.cs
index 0da108a6..4984a1bb 100644
--- a/src/LogExpert.UI/Dialogs/Highlight/HighlightDialog.cs
+++ b/src/LogExpert.UI/Dialogs/Highlight/HighlightDialog.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public HighlightDialog (IConfigManager configManager)
         checkBoxSelectionOutline.Checked = configManager.Settings.Preferences.SelectionHighlight.Outline;
         CustomColors = [.. configManager.Settings.Preferences.HighlightCustomColors];
         ShowEntryDialog = dialog => dialog.ShowDialog(this);
+        ShowColorDialog = dialog => dialog.ShowDialog(this);
         UpdateSelectionColorPreview();
         Load += OnHighlightDialogLoad;
         listBoxHighlight.DrawItem += OnHighlightListBoxDrawItem;
@@ -113,22 +114,26 @@ public List<HighlightGroup> HighlightGroupList
         CustomColor = _selectionColor
     };
 
-    /// <summary>Pending Highlight Entry color-picker palette; the caller persists it when the dialog is accepted.</summary>
+    /// <summary>Pending color-picker palette shared by the entry and selection pickers; the caller persists it when the dialog is accepted.</summary>
     [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)]
     public int[] CustomColors { get; private set; }
 
     [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)]
     internal Func<HighlightEntryDialog, DialogResult> ShowEntryDialog { get; set; }
 
+    [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)]
+    internal Func<ColorDialog, DialogResult> ShowColorDialog { get; set; }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region Event handling Methods
 
     private void OnSelectionColorClick (object sender, EventArgs e)
     {
-        using var dialog = new ColorDialog { Color = _selectionColor ?? SystemColors.Highlight, FullOpen = true };
-        if (dialog.ShowDialog(this) == DialogResult.OK)
+        using var dialog = new ColorDialog { Color = _selectionColor ?? SystemColors.Highlight, FullOpen = true, CustomColors = CustomColors };
+        if (ShowColorDialog(dialog) == DialogResult.OK)
         {
+            CustomColors = dialog.CustomColors;
             _selectionColor = dialog.Color;
             UpdateSelectionColorPreview();
         }