diff --git a/protocols/ssh/include/ssh_terminal.h b/protocols/ssh/include/ssh_terminal.h
index 025d38c0..6a0adea3 100644
--- a/protocols/ssh/include/ssh_terminal.h
+++ b/protocols/ssh/include/ssh_terminal.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct ssh_guac_terminal {
 
     int foreground;
     int background;
+    int reverse;
 
     int default_foreground;
     int default_background;
diff --git a/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_terminal.c b/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_terminal.c
index f32027c6..9ca19e4d 100644
--- a/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_terminal.c
+++ b/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_terminal.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ ssh_guac_terminal* ssh_guac_terminal_create(guac_client* client) {
 
     term->foreground = term->default_foreground = 7; /* White */
     term->background = term->default_background = 0; /* Black */
+    term->reverse = 0; /* Normal video */
 
     term->cursor_row = 0;
     term->cursor_col = 0;
@@ -195,10 +196,17 @@ int ssh_guac_terminal_set(ssh_guac_terminal* term, int row, int col,
 
     GUACIO* io = term->client->io;
     guac_layer* glyph = __ssh_guac_terminal_get_glyph(term, c);
+    const ssh_guac_terminal_color* background_color;
+
+    /* Handle reverse video */
+    if (term->reverse) {
+        int swap = background;
+        background = foreground;
+        foreground = swap;
+    }
 
     /* Get background color */
-    const ssh_guac_terminal_color* background_color =
-        &ssh_guac_terminal_palette[background];
+    background_color = &ssh_guac_terminal_palette[background];
 
     guac_send_copy(io,
         glyph, 0, 0, term->char_width, term->char_height,
diff --git a/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_terminal_handlers.c b/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_terminal_handlers.c
index 0ecee494..fb098541 100644
--- a/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_terminal_handlers.c
+++ b/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_terminal_handlers.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ int ssh_guac_terminal_csi(ssh_guac_terminal* term, char c) {
                     if (value == 0) {
                         term->foreground = term->default_foreground;
                         term->background = term->default_background;
+                        term->reverse = 0;
                     }
 
                     /* Foreground */
@@ -196,6 +197,14 @@ int ssh_guac_terminal_csi(ssh_guac_terminal* term, char c) {
                     else if (value >= 40 && value <= 47)
                         term->background = value - 40;
 
+                    /* Reverse video */
+                    else if (value == 7)
+                        term->reverse = 1;
+
+                    /* Reset reverse video */
+                    else if (value == 27)
+                        term->reverse = 0;
+
                     else
                         guac_log_info("Unhandled graphics rendition: %i", value);