diff --git a/doc/MANUAL.html b/doc/MANUAL.html
index bae2c55..315f067 100644
--- a/doc/MANUAL.html
+++ b/doc/MANUAL.html
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ insertions tagged with "mh 2016-03-29" and "mh 2016-06-11" come from the latest
      with no other target defined, use the bookmark page for startup
     </p>
    </dd>
+   <dt>
+    -H
+   </dt>
+   <dd>
+    <p>
+    use high-intensity colors
+    </p>
+   </dd>
    <dt>
     -M
    </dt>
diff --git a/doc/w3m.1 b/doc/w3m.1
index aeed238..55d5d5e 100644
--- a/doc/w3m.1
+++ b/doc/w3m.1
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ may take an argument.
 \fB\-B\fP
 with no other target defined, use the bookmark page for startup
 .TP
+\fB\-H\fP
+use high-intensity colors
+.TP
 \fB\-M\fP
 monochrome display
 .TP
diff --git a/fm.h b/fm.h
index 3480b57..5391ea9 100644
--- a/fm.h
+++ b/fm.h
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@ global int override_user_agent init(FALSE);
 
 #ifdef USE_COLOR
 global int useColor init(TRUE);
+global int highIntensityColors init(FALSE);
 global int basic_color init(8);	/* don't change */
 global int anchor_color init(4);	/* blue  */
 global int image_color init(2);	/* green */
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 856af6b..c02e56e 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ fusage(FILE * f, int err)
     fprintf(f, "    -v               visual startup mode\n");
 #ifdef USE_COLOR
     fprintf(f, "    -M               monochrome display\n");
+    fprintf(f, "    -H               use high-intensity colors\n");
 #endif				/* USE_COLOR */
     fprintf(f,
 	    "    -N               open URL of command line on each new tab\n");
@@ -631,6 +632,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef USE_COLOR
 	    else if (!strcmp("-M", argv[i]))
 		useColor = FALSE;
+	    else if (!strcmp("-H", argv[i]))
+		highIntensityColors = TRUE;
 #endif				/* USE_COLOR */
 	    else if (!strcmp("-B", argv[i]))
 		load_bookmark = TRUE;
diff --git a/rc.c b/rc.c
index d335564..0460f9e 100644
--- a/rc.c
+++ b/rc.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static int OptionEncode = FALSE;
 #define CMT_FOLD_TEXTAREA N_("Fold lines in TEXTAREA")
 #define CMT_DISP_INS_DEL N_("Display INS, DEL, S and STRIKE element")
 #define CMT_COLOR        N_("Display with color")
+#define CMT_HINTENSITY_COLOR N_("Use high-intensity colors")
 #define CMT_B_COLOR      N_("Color of normal character")
 #define CMT_A_COLOR      N_("Color of anchor")
 #define CMT_I_COLOR      N_("Color of image link")
@@ -469,6 +470,7 @@ struct param_ptr params1[] = {
 #ifdef USE_COLOR
 struct param_ptr params2[] = {
     {"color", P_INT, PI_ONOFF, (void *)&useColor, CMT_COLOR, NULL},
+    {"high-intensity", P_INT, PI_ONOFF, (void *)&highIntensityColors, CMT_HINTENSITY_COLOR, NULL},
     {"basic_color", P_COLOR, PI_SEL_C, (void *)&basic_color, CMT_B_COLOR,
      (void *)colorstr},
     {"anchor_color", P_COLOR, PI_SEL_C, (void *)&anchor_color, CMT_A_COLOR,
diff --git a/terms.c b/terms.c
index 43d14f6..b0a15f7 100644
--- a/terms.c
+++ b/terms.c
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ static char *
 color_seq(int colmode)
 {
     static char seqbuf[32];
-    sprintf(seqbuf, "\033[%dm", ((colmode >> 8) & 7) + 30);
+    sprintf(seqbuf, "\033[%dm", ((colmode >> 8) & 7) + (highIntensityColors ? 90 : 30));
     return seqbuf;
 }