diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/preferencespopup.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/preferencespopup.cpp
index 6d7d4eab..36207dbf 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/preferencespopup.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/preferencespopup.cpp
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ QWidget* PreferencesPopup::createXsheetPage() {
     insertUI(syncLevelRenumberWithXsheet, lay);
     insertUI(currentTimelineEnabled, lay);
   }
-  // insertUI(currentColumnColor, lay);
+  insertUI(currentColumnColor, lay);
   insertUI(currentCellColor, lay);
   if (Preferences::instance()->isShowAdvancedOptionsEnabled())
     insertUI(showFrameNumberWithLetters, lay);
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.cpp
index d123d5d7..910d74f4 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.cpp
@@ -1047,9 +1047,8 @@ void ColumnArea::DrawHeader::drawColumnNumber() const {
   p.setPen(m_viewer->getVerticalLineColor());
   if (o->flag(PredefinedFlag::LAYER_NUMBER_BORDER)) p.drawRect(pos);
 
-  //  p.setPen((isCurrent) ? m_viewer->getSelectedColumnTextColor()
-  //                       : m_viewer->getTextColor());
-  p.setPen(m_viewer->getTextColor());
+  p.setPen((isCurrent) ? m_viewer->getSelectedColumnTextColor()
+                       : m_viewer->getTextColor());
 
   int valign = o->isVerticalTimeline() ? Qt::AlignVCenter : Qt::AlignBottom;
 
@@ -1121,13 +1120,11 @@ void ColumnArea::DrawHeader::drawColumnName() const {
         leftadj = 24;
     }
 
-    //    p.setPen((isCurrent) ? m_viewer->getSelectedColumnTextColor()
-    //                         : nameBacklit ? Qt::black : m_viewer->getTextColor());
-    p.setPen(nameBacklit ? Qt::black : m_viewer->getTextColor());
+    p.setPen((isCurrent) ? m_viewer->getSelectedColumnTextColor()
+                         : nameBacklit ? Qt::black : m_viewer->getTextColor());
   } else
-    //    p.setPen((isCurrent) ? m_viewer->getSelectedColumnTextColor()
-    //                         : m_viewer->getTextColor());
-    p.setPen(m_viewer->getTextColor());
+    p.setPen((isCurrent) ? m_viewer->getSelectedColumnTextColor()
+                         : m_viewer->getTextColor());
 
   if (o->isVerticalTimeline() && col < 0) {
     QString cameraName = QString::fromStdString(name);