diff --git a/src/ansi_color.go b/src/ansi_color.go
index beabb8d5940c..c586fdf47464 100644
--- a/src/ansi_color.go
+++ b/src/ansi_color.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type colorWriter interface {
 	write(background, foreground, text string)
 	string() string
 	reset()
+	setColors(background, foreground string)
 	setParentColors(background, foreground string)
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ type AnsiColor struct {
 	builder            strings.Builder
 	ansi               *ansiUtils
 	terminalBackground string
-	Parent             *Color
+	Colors             *Color
+	ParentColors       *Color
 }
 
 type Color struct {
@@ -66,12 +68,23 @@ type Color struct {
 const (
 	// Transparent implies a transparent color
 	Transparent = "transparent"
-	// Inherit take the previous segment's color
+	// Inherit takes the previous segment's color
 	Inherit = "inherit"
+	// Background takes the current segment's background color
+	Background = "background"
+	// Foreground takes the current segment's foreground color
+	Foreground = "foreground"
 )
 
+func (a *AnsiColor) setColors(background, foreground string) {
+	a.Colors = &Color{
+		Background: background,
+		Foreground: foreground,
+	}
+}
+
 func (a *AnsiColor) setParentColors(background, foreground string) {
-	a.Parent = &Color{
+	a.ParentColors = &Color{
 		Background: background,
 		Foreground: foreground,
 	}
@@ -134,16 +147,28 @@ func (a *AnsiColor) write(background, foreground, text string) {
 	}
 
 	getAnsiColors := func(background, foreground string) (string, string) {
-		if background == Inherit && a.Parent != nil {
-			background = a.Parent.Background
+		if background == Background {
+			background = a.Colors.Background
+		}
+		if background == Foreground {
+			background = a.Colors.Foreground
+		}
+		if foreground == Foreground {
+			foreground = a.Colors.Foreground
+		}
+		if foreground == Background {
+			foreground = a.Colors.Background
+		}
+		if background == Inherit && a.ParentColors != nil {
+			background = a.ParentColors.Background
 		}
-		if background == Inherit && a.Parent == nil {
+		if background == Inherit && a.ParentColors == nil {
 			background = Transparent
 		}
-		if foreground == Inherit && a.Parent != nil {
-			foreground = a.Parent.Foreground
+		if foreground == Inherit && a.ParentColors != nil {
+			foreground = a.ParentColors.Foreground
 		}
-		if foreground == Inherit && a.Parent == nil {
+		if foreground == Inherit && a.ParentColors == nil {
 			foreground = Transparent
 		}
 		inverted := foreground == Transparent && len(background) != 0
diff --git a/src/ansi_color_test.go b/src/ansi_color_test.go
index 12efb40972d4..05a77dac324e 100644
--- a/src/ansi_color_test.go
+++ b/src/ansi_color_test.go
@@ -147,6 +147,36 @@ func TestWriteANSIColors(t *testing.T) {
 			Colors:             &Color{Foreground: Transparent, Background: "#FF5733"},
 			TerminalBackground: "#212F3C",
 		},
+		{
+			Case:     "Foreground for foreground override",
+			Input:    "<foreground>test</>",
+			Expected: "\x1b[47m\x1b[30mtest\x1b[0m",
+			Colors:   &Color{Foreground: "black", Background: "white"},
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "Foreground for background override",
+			Input:    "<background>test</>",
+			Expected: "\x1b[47m\x1b[37mtest\x1b[0m",
+			Colors:   &Color{Foreground: "black", Background: "white"},
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "Foreground for background vice versa override",
+			Input:    "<background,foreground>test</>",
+			Expected: "\x1b[40m\x1b[37mtest\x1b[0m",
+			Colors:   &Color{Foreground: "black", Background: "white"},
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "Background for background override",
+			Input:    "<,background>test</>",
+			Expected: "\x1b[47m\x1b[30mtest\x1b[0m",
+			Colors:   &Color{Foreground: "black", Background: "white"},
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "Background for foreground override",
+			Input:    "<,foreground>test</>",
+			Expected: "\x1b[40m\x1b[30mtest\x1b[0m",
+			Colors:   &Color{Foreground: "black", Background: "white"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
@@ -154,7 +184,8 @@ func TestWriteANSIColors(t *testing.T) {
 		ansi.init("pwsh")
 		renderer := &AnsiColor{
 			ansi:               ansi,
-			Parent:             tc.Parent,
+			ParentColors:       tc.Parent,
+			Colors:             tc.Colors,
 			terminalBackground: tc.TerminalBackground,
 		}
 		renderer.write(tc.Colors.Background, tc.Colors.Foreground, tc.Input)
diff --git a/src/block.go b/src/block.go
index 6f7d77f577f4..4a2d43a89fb2 100644
--- a/src/block.go
+++ b/src/block.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ type Block struct {
 	ansi                  *ansiUtils
 	activeSegment         *Segment
 	previousActiveSegment *Segment
+	activeBackground      string
+	activeForeground      string
 }
 
 func (b *Block) init(env environmentInfo, writer colorWriter, ansi *ansiUtils) {
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ func (b *Block) getPowerlineColor(foreground bool) string {
 		return b.previousActiveSegment.background()
 	}
 	if b.activeSegment.Style == Diamond && len(b.activeSegment.LeadingDiamond) == 0 {
-		return b.activeSegment.background()
+		return b.activeBackground
 	}
 	if !foreground && b.activeSegment.Style != Powerline {
 		return Transparent
@@ -138,6 +140,9 @@ func (b *Block) getPowerlineColor(foreground bool) string {
 }
 
 func (b *Block) renderSegmentText(text string) {
+	b.activeBackground = b.activeSegment.background()
+	b.activeForeground = b.activeSegment.foreground()
+	b.writer.setColors(b.activeBackground, b.activeForeground)
 	switch b.activeSegment.Style {
 	case Plain:
 		b.renderPlainSegment(text)
@@ -147,11 +152,11 @@ func (b *Block) renderSegmentText(text string) {
 		b.renderPowerLineSegment(text)
 	}
 	b.previousActiveSegment = b.activeSegment
-	b.writer.setParentColors(b.activeSegment.background(), b.activeSegment.foreground())
+	b.writer.setParentColors(b.activeBackground, b.activeForeground)
 }
 
 func (b *Block) renderPowerLineSegment(text string) {
-	b.writePowerLineSeparator(b.activeSegment.background(), b.getPowerlineColor(true), false)
+	b.writePowerLineSeparator(b.activeBackground, b.getPowerlineColor(true), false)
 	b.renderText(text)
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ func (b *Block) renderPlainSegment(text string) {
 }
 
 func (b *Block) renderDiamondSegment(text string) {
-	background := b.activeSegment.background()
+	background := b.activeBackground
 	if background == Inherit {
 		background = b.previousActiveSegment.background()
 	}
@@ -170,12 +175,10 @@ func (b *Block) renderDiamondSegment(text string) {
 }
 
 func (b *Block) renderText(text string) {
-	bg := b.activeSegment.background()
-	fg := b.activeSegment.foreground()
 	defaultValue := " "
-	b.writer.write(bg, fg, b.activeSegment.getValue(Prefix, defaultValue))
-	b.writer.write(bg, fg, text)
-	b.writer.write(bg, fg, b.activeSegment.getValue(Postfix, defaultValue))
+	b.writer.write(b.activeBackground, b.activeForeground, b.activeSegment.getValue(Prefix, defaultValue))
+	b.writer.write(b.activeBackground, b.activeForeground, text)
+	b.writer.write(b.activeBackground, b.activeForeground, b.activeSegment.getValue(Postfix, defaultValue))
 }
 
 func (b *Block) debug() (int, []*SegmentTiming) {
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ func (b *Block) debug() (int, []*SegmentTiming) {
 			b.activeSegment = segment
 			b.renderSegmentText(segmentTiming.stringValue)
 			if b.activeSegment.Style == Powerline {
-				b.writePowerLineSeparator(Transparent, b.activeSegment.background(), true)
+				b.writePowerLineSeparator(Transparent, b.activeBackground, true)
 			}
 			segmentTiming.stringValue = b.writer.string()
 			b.writer.reset()