diff --git a/colors/dracula.vim b/colors/dracula.vim
index 8c94110..224d5a6 100644
--- a/colors/dracula.vim
+++ b/colors/dracula.vim
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ if !exists('g:dracula_undercurl')
   let g:dracula_undercurl = g:dracula_underline
 endif
 
+if !exists('g:dracula_full_special_attrs_support')
+  let g:dracula_full_special_attrs_support = has('gui_running')
+endif
+
 if !exists('g:dracula_inverse')
   let g:dracula_inverse = 1
 endif
@@ -111,10 +115,15 @@ function! s:h(scope, fg, ...) " bg, attr_list, special
   let l:attr_list = filter(get(a:, 2, ['NONE']), 'type(v:val) == 1')
   let l:attrs = len(l:attr_list) > 0 ? join(l:attr_list, ',') : 'NONE'
 
-  " Falls back to coloring foreground group on terminals because
-  " nearly all do not support undercurl
+  " If the UI does not have full support for special attributes (like underline and
+  " undercurl) and the highlight does not explicitly set the foreground color,
+  " make the foreground the same as the attribute color to ensure the user will
+  " get some highlight if the attribute is not supported. The default behavior
+  " is to assume that terminals do not have full support, but the user can set
+  " the global variable `g:dracula_full_special_attrs_support` explicitly if the
+  " default behavior is not desirable.
   let l:special = get(a:, 3, ['NONE', 'NONE'])
-  if l:special[0] !=# 'NONE' && l:fg[0] ==# 'NONE' && !has('gui_running')
+  if l:special[0] !=# 'NONE' && l:fg[0] ==# 'NONE' && !g:dracula_full_special_attrs_support
     let l:fg[0] = l:special[0]
     let l:fg[1] = l:special[1]
   endif
diff --git a/doc/dracula.txt b/doc/dracula.txt
index b60abb4..9becf93 100644
--- a/doc/dracula.txt
+++ b/doc/dracula.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*dracula.txt*           For Vim version 8               Last change: 2018 May 08
+*dracula.txt*           For Vim version 8               Last change: 2021 Oct 22
 *dracula* *vim-dracula*
 
                     |\                          ,,       ~
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ Include underline attributes in highlighting >
 Include undercurl attributes in highlighting (only if underline enabled) >
     let g:dracula_undercurl = 1
 
+* *g:dracula_full_special_attrs_support*
+Explicitly declare full support for special attributes. By default it is 1
+for graphical applications and 0 for terminals and terminal emulators.  On
+terminal emulators, set to 1 to allow underline/undercurl highlights without
+changing the foreground color. >
+    let g:dracula_full_special_attrs_support = 1
+
 * *g:dracula_inverse*
 Include inverse attributes in highlighting >
     let g:dracula_inverse = 1