diff --git a/src/gfx_layout.h b/src/gfx_layout.h
index c8f563591..6a1c62a67 100644
--- a/src/gfx_layout.h
+++ b/src/gfx_layout.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ struct FontState {
 
 	std::stack<TextColour, std::vector<TextColour>> colour_stack; ///< Stack of colours to assist with colour switching.
 
-	FontState() : fontsize(FS_END), cur_colour(TC_INVALID) {}
-	FontState(TextColour colour, FontSize fontsize) : fontsize(fontsize), cur_colour(colour) {}
+	FontState() : fontsize(FS_END), cur_colour(TC_INVALID), fixed_colour(false) {}
+	FontState(TextColour colour, FontSize fontsize) : fontsize(fontsize), cur_colour(colour), fixed_colour(colour != TC_FROMSTRING) {}
 
 	/**
 	 * Switch to new colour \a c.
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct FontState {
 	inline void SetColour(TextColour c)
 	{
 		assert(c >= TC_BLUE && c <= TC_BLACK);
+		if (fixed_colour) return;
 		this->cur_colour = c;
 	}
 
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ struct FontState {
 	{
 		this->fontsize = f;
 	}
+
+protected:
+	bool fixed_colour;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/industry_gui.cpp b/src/industry_gui.cpp
index 536f6da58..ea96ad8a5 100644
--- a/src/industry_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/industry_gui.cpp
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ public:
 					break;
 				}
 				for (uint i = this->vscroll->GetPosition(); i < this->industries.size(); i++) {
-					DrawString(r.left + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT, r.right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT, y, this->GetIndustryString(this->industries[i]));
+					DrawString(r.left + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT, r.right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT, y, this->GetIndustryString(this->industries[i]), TC_GREEN);
 
 					y += this->resize.step_height;
 					if (++n == this->vscroll->GetCapacity()) break; // max number of industries in 1 window