diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 4d7daf3..a737ce0 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -2126,7 +2126,10 @@ Note that this workaround is incomplete, as explained in this comment."
                             mode-line-remote
                             mode-line-window-dedicated)
                            mode-line-frame-identification
-                           mode-line-buffer-identification
+                           (:eval (if (mode-line-window-selected-p)
+                                      mode-line-buffer-identification
+                                    (list (propertize (car mode-line-buffer-identification)
+                                                      'face 'default))))
                            " "
                            mode-line-position
                            (project-mode-line project-mode-line-format)