diff --git a/kitty/colors.c b/kitty/colors.c
index aa105ff98..4eb3b4120 100644
--- a/kitty/colors.c
+++ b/kitty/colors.c
@@ -492,6 +492,20 @@ colorprofile_push_colors(ColorProfile *self, unsigned int idx) {
     return false;
 }
 
+void
+colorprofile_reset(ColorProfile *self) {
+    memcpy(self->color_table, self->orig_color_table, sizeof(FG_BG_256));
+    self->dirty = true;
+    self->color_stack_idx = 0;
+    zero_at_ptr(&self->overridden);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < arraysz(self->overriden_transparent_colors); i++) {
+        zero_at_ptr(self->overriden_transparent_colors + i);
+    }
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < self->color_stack_sz; i++) {
+        zero_at_ptr(self->color_stack + i);
+    }
+}
+
 bool
 colorprofile_pop_colors(ColorProfile *self, unsigned int idx) {
     if (idx == 0) {
diff --git a/kitty/data-types.h b/kitty/data-types.h
index 1264fe0ee..fec7ee97e 100644
--- a/kitty/data-types.h
+++ b/kitty/data-types.h
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ bool schedule_write_to_child_python(unsigned long id, const char *prefix, PyObje
 bool set_iutf8(int, bool);
 
 DynamicColor colorprofile_to_color(const ColorProfile *self, DynamicColor entry, DynamicColor defval);
+void colorprofile_reset(ColorProfile *self);
 bool colorprofile_to_transparent_color(const ColorProfile *self, unsigned index, color_type *color, float *opacity);
 color_type
 colorprofile_to_color_with_fallback(ColorProfile *self, DynamicColor entry, DynamicColor defval, DynamicColor fallback, DynamicColor falback_defval);
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 3d7a17c11..cd2adb1ef 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -210,9 +210,8 @@ screen_reset(Screen *self) {
     self->is_dirty = true;
     clear_all_selections(self);
     screen_cursor_position(self, 1, 1);
-    set_dynamic_color(self, 110, NULL);
-    set_dynamic_color(self, 111, NULL);
-    set_color_table_color(self, 104, NULL);
+    set_dynamic_color(self, 111, NULL);  // does default_bg_changed processing
+    colorprofile_reset(self->color_profile);
     CALLBACK("on_reset", NULL)
 }