4 files changed, 42 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/Editor.cxx b/src/Editor.cxx
index f843a08d2..477173c6b 100644
--- a/src/Editor.cxx
+++ b/src/Editor.cxx
@@ -5089,6 +5089,10 @@ void Editor::SetFocusState(bool focusState) {
 	ShowCaretAtCurrentPosition();
 }
 
+void Editor::UpdateBaseElements() {
+	// Overridden by subclasses
+}
+
 Sci::Position Editor::PositionAfterArea(PRectangle rcArea) const {
 	// The start of the document line after the display line after the area
 	// This often means that the line after a modification is restyled which helps
@@ -7199,7 +7203,7 @@ sptr_t Editor::WndProc(unsigned int iMessage, uptr_t wParam, sptr_t lParam) {
 		return vs.ElementColour(static_cast<int>(wParam)).value_or(ColourAlpha()).OpaqueRGB();
 
 	case SCI_RESETELEMENTCOLOUR:
-		vs.elementColours[static_cast<int>(wParam)].reset();
+		vs.ResetElement(static_cast<int>(wParam));
 		break;
 
 	case SCI_GETELEMENTISSET:
diff --git a/src/Editor.h b/src/Editor.h
index ae3f0ef5a..42944929b 100644
--- a/src/Editor.h
+++ b/src/Editor.h
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ protected:	// ScintillaBase subclass needs access to much of Editor
 	virtual void SetMouseCapture(bool on) = 0;
 	virtual bool HaveMouseCapture() = 0;
 	void SetFocusState(bool focusState);
+	virtual void UpdateBaseElements();
 
 	Sci::Position PositionAfterArea(PRectangle rcArea) const;
 	void StyleToPositionInView(Sci::Position pos);
diff --git a/src/ViewStyle.cxx b/src/ViewStyle.cxx
index 58af810b8..16701983e 100644
--- a/src/ViewStyle.cxx
+++ b/src/ViewStyle.cxx
@@ -523,6 +523,12 @@ std::optional<ColourAlpha> ViewStyle::ElementColour(int element) const {
 			return search->second;
 		}
 	}
+	ElementMap::const_iterator searchBase = elementBaseColours.find(element);
+	if (searchBase != elementBaseColours.end()) {
+		if (searchBase->second.has_value()) {
+			return searchBase->second;
+		}
+	}
 	return {};
 }
 
@@ -530,6 +536,32 @@ bool ViewStyle::ElementAllowsTranslucent(int element) const {
 	return elementAllowsTranslucent.count(element) > 0;
 }
 
+void ViewStyle::ResetElement(int element) {
+	elementColours.erase(element);
+}
+
+bool ViewStyle::ElementIsSet(int element) const {
+	ElementMap::const_iterator search = elementColours.find(element);
+	if (search != elementColours.end()) {
+		return search->second.has_value();
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool ViewStyle::SetElementBase(int element, ColourAlpha colour) {
+	bool different = false;
+	ElementMap::const_iterator search = elementBaseColours.find(element);
+	if (search == elementBaseColours.end()) {
+		different = true;
+	} else {
+		if (search->second.has_value() && !(*search->second == colour)) {
+			different = true;
+		}
+	}
+	elementBaseColours[element] = colour;
+	return different;
+}
+
 bool ViewStyle::SetWrapState(int wrapState_) noexcept {
 	WrapMode wrapStateWanted;
 	switch (wrapState_) {
diff --git a/src/ViewStyle.h b/src/ViewStyle.h
index 4118f0daf..a9fe58131 100644
--- a/src/ViewStyle.h
+++ b/src/ViewStyle.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public:
 
 	using ElementMap = std::map<int, std::optional<ColourAlpha>>;
 	ElementMap elementColours;
+	ElementMap elementBaseColours;
 	std::set<int> elementAllowsTranslucent;
 
 	WrapAppearance wrap;
@@ -243,6 +244,9 @@ public:
 
 	std::optional<ColourAlpha> ElementColour(int element) const;
 	bool ElementAllowsTranslucent(int element) const;
+	void ResetElement(int element);
+	bool ElementIsSet(int element) const;
+	bool SetElementBase(int element, ColourAlpha colour);
 
 	bool SetWrapState(int wrapState_) noexcept;
 	bool SetWrapVisualFlags(int wrapVisualFlags_) noexcept;