diff --git a/src/terminal/color.zig b/src/terminal/color.zig
index 1909ba2a0..c04e19e84 100644
--- a/src/terminal/color.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/color.zig
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ pub const DynamicRGB = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn reset(self: *DynamicRGB) void {
-        self.override = self.default;
+        self.override = null;
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/stream_terminal.zig b/src/terminal/stream_terminal.zig
index 7bd2cb046..0b2940d1c 100644
--- a/src/terminal/stream_terminal.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/stream_terminal.zig
@@ -1673,6 +1673,9 @@ test "OSC 11 set and reset background color" {
     var s: Stream = .init(.{ .allocator = testing.allocator, .handler = .init(&t) });
     defer s.deinit();
 
+    const default: color.RGB = .{ .r = 0x10, .g = 0x20, .b = 0x30 };
+    t.colors.background.default = default;
+
     // Set background to green
     s.nextSlice("\x1b]11;rgb:00/ff/00\x1b\\");
     const bg = t.colors.background.get().?;
@@ -1682,7 +1685,13 @@ test "OSC 11 set and reset background color" {
 
     // Reset background
     s.nextSlice("\x1b]111\x1b\\");
-    try testing.expect(t.colors.background.get() == null);
+    try testing.expectEqual(default, t.colors.background.get().?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(null, t.colors.background.override);
+
+    // A reset color continues to follow later configuration changes.
+    const updated: color.RGB = .{ .r = 0x40, .g = 0x50, .b = 0x60 };
+    t.colors.background.default = updated;
+    try testing.expectEqual(updated, t.colors.background.get().?);
 }
 
 test "OSC 12 set and reset cursor color" {