diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b551a075..99255261 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ FlatLaf Change Log
 - FlatLaf window decorations: Window top border on Windows 10 in "full window
   content" mode was not fully repainted when activating or deactivating window.
   (issue #809)
+- Button and ToggleButton: UI properties `[Toggle]Button.selectedForeground` and
+  `[Toggle]Button.pressedForeground` did not work for HTML text. (issue #848)
 - HTML: Fixed font sizes for HTML tags `<h1>`...`<h6>`, `<code>`, `<kbd>`,
   `<big>`, `<small>` and `<samp>` in HTML text for components Button, CheckBox,
   RadioButton, MenuItem (and subclasses), JideLabel, JideButton, JXBusyLabel and
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatButtonUI.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatButtonUI.java
index 68935243..20101854 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatButtonUI.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatButtonUI.java
@@ -587,9 +587,16 @@ public class FlatButtonUI
 		// paint text
 		if( clippedText != null && !clippedText.isEmpty() ) {
 			View view = (View) b.getClientProperty( BasicHTML.propertyKey );
-			if( view != null )
+			if( view != null ) {
+				// update foreground color in HTML view, which is necessary
+				// for selected and pressed states
+				// (only for enabled buttons, because UIManager.getColor("textInactiveText")
+				// is used for disabled components; see: javax.swing.text.GlyphView.paint())
+				if( b.isEnabled() )
+					FlatHTML.updateRendererCSSForeground( view, getForeground( b ) );
+
 				view.paint( g, textR ); // HTML text
-			else
+			} else
 				paintText( g, b, textR, clippedText );
 		}
 
@@ -635,8 +642,6 @@ public class FlatButtonUI
 	}
 
 	public static void paintText( Graphics g, AbstractButton b, Rectangle textRect, String text, Color foreground ) {
-		if(foreground == null)
-			foreground=Color.red;
 		FontMetrics fm = b.getFontMetrics( b.getFont() );
 		int mnemonicIndex = FlatLaf.isShowMnemonics() ? b.getDisplayedMnemonicIndex() : -1;
 
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatHTML.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatHTML.java
index a7bd0087..f4a87666 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatHTML.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatHTML.java
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@
 
 package com.formdev.flatlaf.ui;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicHTML;
 import javax.swing.text.Document;
 import javax.swing.text.LabelView;
+import javax.swing.text.Style;
+import javax.swing.text.StyleConstants;
 import javax.swing.text.View;
 import javax.swing.text.html.HTMLDocument;
 import javax.swing.text.html.StyleSheet;
@@ -70,6 +73,34 @@ public class FlatHTML
 //		dumpViews( view, 0 );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Updates foreground in style sheet of the HTML view.
+	 * Adds "body { color: #<foreground-hex>; }"
+	 */
+	public static void updateRendererCSSForeground( View view, Color foreground ) {
+		Document doc = view.getDocument();
+		if( !(doc instanceof HTMLDocument) || foreground == null )
+			return;
+
+		// add foreground rule if necessary
+		//  - use tag 'body' because BasicHTML.createHTMLView() also uses this tag
+		//    to set font and color styles to component font/color
+		//    see: SwingUtilities2.displayPropertiesToCSS()
+		//  - this color is not used if component is disabled;
+		//    JTextComponent.getDisabledTextColor() is used for disabled text components;
+		//    UIManager.getColor("textInactiveText") is used for other disabled components
+		//    see: javax.swing.text.GlyphView.paint()
+		Style bodyStyle = ((HTMLDocument)doc).getStyle( "body" );
+		if( bodyStyle == null ) {
+			StyleSheet styleSheet = ((HTMLDocument)doc).getStyleSheet();
+			styleSheet.addRule( String.format( "body { color: #%06x; }", foreground.getRGB() & 0xffffff ) );
+			clearViewCaches( view );
+		} else if( !foreground.equals( bodyStyle.getAttribute( StyleConstants.Foreground ) ) ) {
+			bodyStyle.addAttribute( StyleConstants.Foreground, foreground );
+			clearViewCaches( view );
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Clears cached values in view so that CSS changes take effect.
 	 */