diff --git a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
index 518a08e6..df7e6725 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
+++ b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
@@ -2639,6 +2639,24 @@
                                         <property name="top_attach">1</property>
                                       </packing>
                                     </child>
+                                    <child>
+                                      <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="bold_text_is_bright_checkbutton">
+                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show b_old text in bright colors</property>
+                                        <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
+                                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                        <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                                        <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                                        <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
+                                        <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                                        <signal name="toggled" handler="on_bold_text_is_bright_checkbutton_toggled" swapped="no"/>
+                                      </object>
+                                      <packing>
+                                        <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                                        <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                                        <property name="width">2</property>
+                                      </packing>
+                                    </child>
                                   </object>
                                 </child>
                               </object>
diff --git a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
index 6b923905..a336a9e2 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         # Use system colors
         widget = guiget('use_theme_colors_checkbutton')
         widget.set_active(self.config['use_theme_colors'])
+        # Bold is bright
+        widget = guiget('bold_text_is_bright_checkbutton')
+        widget.set_active(self.config['bold_is_bright'])
         # Colorscheme
         widget = guiget('color_scheme_combobox')
         scheme = None
@@ -1500,6 +1503,11 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         self.config['use_theme_colors'] = active
         self.config.save()
 
+    def on_bold_text_is_bright_checkbutton_toggled(self, widget):
+        """Bold-is-bright setting changed"""
+        self.config['bold_is_bright'] = widget.get_active()
+        self.config.save()
+
     def on_cellrenderer_accel_edited(self, liststore, path, key, mods, _code):
         """Handle an edited keybinding"""
         celliter = liststore.get_iter_from_string(path)