diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 2af4bc0..cf1e265 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -8604,7 +8604,9 @@
 		break;
 
 	case 'u':
-		if (STRLEN(what) <= 5 || TOLOWER_ASC(what[5]) != 'c')
+		if (TOLOWER_ASC(what[1]) == 'l')	// ul
+		    p = highlight_color(id, what, modec);
+		else if (STRLEN(what) <= 5 || TOLOWER_ASC(what[5]) != 'c')
 							// underline
 		    p = highlight_has_attr(id, HL_UNDERLINE, modec);
 		else