diff --git a/mutt.changes b/mutt.changes
index d0ad4a7..a27a492 100644
--- a/mutt.changes
+++ b/mutt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 25 22:17:13 CEST 2011 - vmiklos@vmiklos.hu
+
+- Add patch to be able to specify the color of the sidebar
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul  7 11:26:18 UTC 2011 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/mutt.spec b/mutt.spec
index a3e7e8f..7e0eadf 100644
--- a/mutt.spec
+++ b/mutt.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Requires(postun): shared-mime-info
 #Requires:    desktop-data-SuSE
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        1.5.21
-Release:        20
+Release:        21
 Summary:        Mail Program
 # ftp://ftp.mutt.org/mutt/devel/
 Source0:        %name-%version.tar.bz2
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Patch7:         mutt-1.5.21.sidebar-fix.dif
 Patch8:         mutt-1.5.21-opennfs.dif
 Patch9:         mutt-1.5.20-gpgme_set_locale.patch
 Patch10:        bug-676388-largefile.patch
+Patch11:        nion.sidebar-color.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %global         _sysconfdir %{_sysconfdir}
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ done
 %patch8 -p0 
 %patch9 -p1
 %patch10 -p1
+%patch11 -p1 -b .sidebar.color
 
 cp doc/Muttrc Muttrc.SuSE
 cp %{S:2} .
diff --git a/nion.sidebar-color.diff b/nion.sidebar-color.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ce8394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nion.sidebar-color.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+diff -r 97d8bf4c46f9 PATCHES
+--- a/PATCHES	Mon Jun 29 17:52:30 2009 +0200
++++ b/PATCHES	Mon Jun 29 17:54:21 2009 +0200
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
++nion.sidebar-color
+ patch-1.5.19.sidebar.20090522.txt
+ patch-1.5.19.rr.compressed.1
+ patch-1.5.5.1.nt.xtitles.3.ab.1
+diff -r 97d8bf4c46f9 color.c
+--- a/color.c	Mon Jun 29 17:52:30 2009 +0200
++++ b/color.c	Mon Jun 29 17:54:21 2009 +0200
+@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
+   { "index",		MT_COLOR_INDEX },
+   { "sidebar_new",	MT_COLOR_NEW },
+   { "sidebar_flagged",	MT_COLOR_FLAGGED },
++  { "sidebar",		MT_COLOR_SIDEBAR },
+   { NULL,		0 }
+ };
+ 
+@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@
+ 
+   /* set some defaults */
+   ColorDefs[MT_COLOR_STATUS] = A_REVERSE;
++  ColorDefs[MT_COLOR_SIDEBAR] = A_REVERSE;
+   ColorDefs[MT_COLOR_INDICATOR] = A_REVERSE;
+   ColorDefs[MT_COLOR_SEARCH] = A_REVERSE;
+   ColorDefs[MT_COLOR_MARKERS] = A_REVERSE;
+diff -r 97d8bf4c46f9 mutt_curses.h
+--- a/mutt_curses.h	Mon Jun 29 17:52:30 2009 +0200
++++ b/mutt_curses.h	Mon Jun 29 17:54:21 2009 +0200
+@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
+   MT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT,
+   MT_COLOR_SEARCH,
+   MT_COLOR_BOLD,
++  MT_COLOR_SIDEBAR,
+   MT_COLOR_UNDERLINE,
+   MT_COLOR_INDEX,
+   MT_COLOR_NEW,
+diff -r 97d8bf4c46f9 sidebar.c
+--- a/sidebar.c	Mon Jun 29 17:52:30 2009 +0200
++++ b/sidebar.c	Mon Jun 29 17:54:21 2009 +0200
+@@ -196,22 +196,26 @@
+     }
+ 
+         /* get attributes for divider */
+-	SETCOLOR(MT_COLOR_STATUS);
++	SETCOLOR(MT_COLOR_SIDEBAR);
+ #ifndef USE_SLANG_CURSES
+         attr_get(&attrs, &color_pair, 0);
+ #else
+         color_pair = attr_get();
+ #endif
+-	SETCOLOR(MT_COLOR_NORMAL);
++	/* SETCOLOR(MT_COLOR_SIDEBAR); */
+ 
+ 	/* draw the divider */
+ 
+ 	for ( ; lines < LINES-1-(menu != MENU_PAGER || option(OPTSTATUSONTOP)); lines++ ) {
+ 		move(lines, SidebarWidth - delim_len);
+-		addstr(NONULL(SidebarDelim));
+-#ifndef USE_SLANG_CURSES
+-                mvchgat(lines, SidebarWidth - delim_len, delim_len, 0, color_pair, NULL);
+-#endif
++		if (option (OPTASCIICHARS))
++			addstr (NONULL (SidebarDelim));
++		else if (!option (OPTASCIICHARS) && !strcmp (NONULL(SidebarDelim), "|"))
++			addch (ACS_VLINE);
++		else if ((Charset_is_utf8) && !strcmp (NONULL(SidebarDelim), "|"))
++			addstr ("\342\224\202");
++		else
++			addstr (NONULL (SidebarDelim));
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if ( Incoming == 0 ) return 0;