diff --git a/src/util/unified-diff.c b/src/util/unified-diff.c
index 007275e6..ba0cb66f 100644
--- a/src/util/unified-diff.c
+++ b/src/util/unified-diff.c
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ escaped_display_text (const char *text)
 const char *
 xd_diff_line_background (XdDiffLineKind kind)
 {
+  if (kind == XD_DIFF_LINE_FILE)
+    return "#000000";
   if (kind == XD_DIFF_LINE_ADDED)
     return "#183522";
   if (kind == XD_DIFF_LINE_REMOVED)
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ append_file_markup (MarkupBuilder    *builder,
   start_markup_row (builder, line->kind);
   g_string_append_printf (
     builder->text,
-    "<span weight=\"bold\">%s</span>"
+    "<span foreground=\"#ffbe6f\" weight=\"bold\">%s</span>"
     "  <span foreground=\"#57e389\">+%u</span>"
     "  <span foreground=\"#f66151\">−%u</span>",
     path, additions, deletions);
diff --git a/tests/test-unified-diff.c b/tests/test-unified-diff.c
index 279eb870..986bdcee 100644
--- a/tests/test-unified-diff.c
+++ b/tests/test-unified-diff.c
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ test_formats_one_safe_layout (void)
   g_assert_nonnull (strstr (plain, "src/a.c  +1  −1"));
   g_assert_nonnull (strstr (plain, "old <value>"));
   g_assert_nonnull (strstr (plain, "Showing first 3 of 5 rows"));
+  g_assert_nonnull (strstr (
+    markup, "foreground=\"#ffbe6f\" weight=\"bold\">src/a.c</span>"));
   g_assert_nonnull (strstr (markup, "foreground=\"#f66151\""));
 }
 
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ test_reports_row_kinds_without_backgrounds (void)
   /* An added line with no text of its own still colours its whole row. */
   g_assert_cmpint (g_array_index (kinds, guint8, 5), ==, XD_DIFF_LINE_ADDED);
 
+  g_assert_cmpstr (xd_diff_line_background (XD_DIFF_LINE_FILE), ==, "#000000");
   g_assert_cmpstr (xd_diff_line_background (XD_DIFF_LINE_ADDED), ==, "#183522");
   g_assert_cmpstr (xd_diff_line_background (XD_DIFF_LINE_REMOVED), ==, "#3a1d1b");
   g_assert_null (xd_diff_line_background (XD_DIFF_LINE_CONTEXT));