diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/action/DebuggerProgramLocationActionContext.java b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/action/DebuggerProgramLocationActionContext.java
index 23d8ec3503..a4138971ec 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/action/DebuggerProgramLocationActionContext.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/action/DebuggerProgramLocationActionContext.java
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -41,4 +41,6 @@ public interface DebuggerProgramLocationActionContext extends ActionContext {
 	Address getAddress();
 
 	CodeUnit getCodeUnit();
+
+	boolean isActiveProgram();
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/listing/DebuggerListingActionContext.java b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/listing/DebuggerListingActionContext.java
index 7808243c86..9839f8a2eb 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/listing/DebuggerListingActionContext.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/listing/DebuggerListingActionContext.java
@@ -55,4 +55,18 @@ public class DebuggerListingActionContext extends ListingActionContext
 
 		return super.hasSelection();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Overridden to signal that this navigatable's program may not be the same as the globally 
+	 * active program.  This is done to signal that this navigatable can supply default context.
+	 * 
+	 * @return false
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isActiveProgram() {
+		// The active program for the debugger listing is the on in the  'main listing'.  We cannot
+		// use Navigatable.isConnected() here, since that always returns false for the debugger.
+		DebuggerListingProvider dlp = (DebuggerListingProvider) getComponentProvider();
+		return dlp.isMainListing();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/listing/DebuggerListingProvider.java b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/listing/DebuggerListingProvider.java
index b3d0000cee..f282a99c09 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/listing/DebuggerListingProvider.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/listing/DebuggerListingProvider.java
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
-import docking.ActionContext;
-import docking.WindowPosition;
+import docking.*;
 import docking.action.DockingAction;
 import docking.action.ToggleDockingAction;
 import docking.action.builder.ToggleActionBuilder;
@@ -173,15 +172,15 @@ public class DebuggerListingProvider extends CodeViewerProvider {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		protected void specChanged(LocationTrackingSpec spec) {
+		protected void specChanged(LocationTrackingSpec lts) {
 			if (isMainListing()) {
-				plugin.firePluginEvent(new TrackingChangedPluginEvent(getName(), spec));
+				plugin.firePluginEvent(new TrackingChangedPluginEvent(getName(), lts));
 			}
 			updateTitle();
 			trackingLabel.setText("");
 			trackingLabel.setToolTipText("");
 			trackingLabel.setForeground(Colors.FOREGROUND);
-			trackingSpecChangeListeners.invoke().locationTrackingSpecChanged(spec);
+			trackingSpecChangeListeners.invoke().locationTrackingSpecChanged(lts);
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -348,6 +347,8 @@ public class DebuggerListingProvider extends CodeViewerProvider {
 
 	private long countAddressesInIndex;
 
+	private TabContextListener contextListener;
+
 	public DebuggerListingProvider(DebuggerListingPlugin plugin, FormatManager formatManager,
 			boolean isConnected) {
 		super(plugin, formatManager, isConnected);
@@ -379,6 +380,9 @@ public class DebuggerListingProvider extends CodeViewerProvider {
 
 		if (isConnected) {
 			traceTabs = new DebuggerTraceTabPanel(plugin);
+			contextListener = new TabContextListener();
+			DockingWindowManager dwm = tool.getWindowManager();
+			dwm.addContextListener(contextListener);
 		}
 		else {
 			traceTabs = null;
@@ -1049,4 +1053,44 @@ public class DebuggerListingProvider extends CodeViewerProvider {
 		}
 		return new DebuggerByteSource(tool, current.getView(), current.getTarget(), readsMemTrait);
 	}
+
+	private class TabContextListener implements DockingContextListener {
+
+		@Override
+		public void contextChanged(ActionContext localContext) {
+
+			DockingWindowManager dwm = tool.getWindowManager();
+			DebuggerProgramLocationActionContext defaultContext =
+				(DebuggerProgramLocationActionContext) dwm
+						.getDefaultActionContext(DebuggerProgramLocationActionContext.class);
+			Trace myTrace = null;
+			if (defaultContext != null) {
+				TraceProgramView tpv = defaultContext.getProgram();
+				myTrace = tpv.getTrace();
+			}
+
+			if (!(localContext instanceof DebuggerProgramLocationActionContext dlac)) {
+
+				// Future: We would like to make the debugger be the default context in this case, 
+				// but we need a way to have the static and dynamic views to decide who is in charge.
+				// For now, assume it should always be the static non-debugger listing view, which
+				// means making the trace tabs inactive.
+				traceTabs.setActive(false);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			TraceProgramView localTraceProgramView = dlac.getProgram();
+			Trace localTrace = localTraceProgramView.getTrace();
+			if (myTrace != localTrace || !dlac.isActiveProgram()) {
+				// A different trace is in the local context; deactivate out tabs.
+				traceTabs.setActive(false);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Signal that the trace from our default context is the active trace.
+			traceTabs.setActive(true);
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/data/base.listing.theme.properties b/Ghidra/Features/Base/data/base.listing.theme.properties
index a4f8a2e929..412b78d3a1 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/data/base.listing.theme.properties
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/data/base.listing.theme.properties
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@ color.bg.listing.highlighter.middle.mouse = color.palette.yellow
 color.bg.listing.highlighter.scoped.read = color.palette.darkkhaki
 color.bg.listing.highlighter.scoped.write = color.palette.lightgreen
 
-color.bg.listing.tabs.selected = [color]system.color.bg.selected.view
-color.bg.listing.tabs.unselected = [color]system.color.bg.control
-color.bg.listing.tabs.highlighted = color.palette.lightcornflowerblue
-color.bg.listing.tabs.list = [color]system.color.bg.tooltip 
-color.bg.listing.tabs.more.tabs.hover = color.bg.listing.tabs.selected 
-color.fg.listing.tabs.text.selected = [color]system.color.fg.selected.view
-color.fg.listing.tabs.text.unselected = color.fg
-color.fg.listing.tabs.list = color.fg
-
 color.bg.listing.header.active.field = color.palette.tan
 color.fg.listing.header.active.field = color.fg
 
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/context/NavigatableActionContext.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/context/NavigatableActionContext.java
index 26999f71a3..98885382bf 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/context/NavigatableActionContext.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/context/NavigatableActionContext.java
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -48,4 +48,16 @@ public class NavigatableActionContext extends ProgramLocationActionContext
 	public Navigatable getNavigatable() {
 		return navigatable;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Overridden to signal that this navigatable's program may not be the same as the globally 
+	 * active program.  This is done to signal that this navigatable can supply default context.
+	 * 
+	 * @return false
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isActiveProgram() {
+		// signal that our program may be different than the active program
+		return navigatable.isConnected();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/context/ProgramActionContext.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/context/ProgramActionContext.java
index d94d4a328a..5fd9cb90e7 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/context/ProgramActionContext.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/context/ProgramActionContext.java
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -49,4 +49,16 @@ public class ProgramActionContext extends DefaultActionContext {
 	public Program getProgram() {
 		return program;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if the program in this context is the globally active program in the tool.  This
+	 * is generally true for all context.  Some context providers may be working with a different
+	 * program than the active program or they may be using the active program with restricted 
+	 * address views.  In this latter case, this method should return false.
+	 * @return true if the program is the active program; false means the program may not be the 
+	 *         active program
+	 */
+	public boolean isActiveProgram() {
+		return true;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/progmgr/MultiTabPlugin.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/progmgr/MultiTabPlugin.java
index 4b0a6d2236..c24ca7e094 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/progmgr/MultiTabPlugin.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/progmgr/MultiTabPlugin.java
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 
-import docking.ActionContext;
-import docking.DockingUtils;
+import docking.*;
 import docking.action.*;
 import docking.action.builder.ActionBuilder;
 import docking.tool.ToolConstants;
 import docking.widgets.tab.GTabPanel;
 import generic.theme.GIcon;
 import ghidra.app.CorePluginPackage;
+import ghidra.app.context.ListingActionContext;
+import ghidra.app.context.ProgramActionContext;
 import ghidra.app.events.*;
 import ghidra.app.plugin.PluginCategoryNames;
 import ghidra.app.services.CodeViewerService;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ public class MultiTabPlugin extends Plugin
 	private DockingAction goToPreviousProgramAction;
 
 	private Timer selectHighlightedProgramTimer;
+	private TabContextListener contextListener = new TabContextListener();
 
 	public MultiTabPlugin(PluginTool tool) {
 		super(tool);
@@ -267,6 +269,9 @@ public class MultiTabPlugin extends Plugin
 		progService = tool.getService(ProgramManager.class);
 		cvService = tool.getService(CodeViewerService.class);
 		cvService.setNorthComponent(tabPanel);
+
+		DockingWindowManager dwm = tool.getWindowManager();
+		dwm.addContextListener(contextListener);
 	}
 
 	private void initOptions() {
@@ -294,11 +299,7 @@ public class MultiTabPlugin extends Plugin
 		return EMPTY8_ICON;
 	}
 
-	boolean removeProgram(Program program) {
-		return progService.closeProgram(program, false);
-	}
-
-	void programSelected(Program program) {
+	private void programSelected(Program program) {
 		if (program != progService.getCurrentProgram()) {
 			progService.setCurrentProgram(program);
 			cvService.requestFocus();
@@ -405,4 +406,50 @@ public class MultiTabPlugin extends Plugin
 		tabPanel.refreshTab((Program) domainObj);
 	}
 
+//=================================================================================================
+// Inner Classes
+//=================================================================================================
+
+	private class TabContextListener implements DockingContextListener {
+
+		@Override
+		public void contextChanged(ActionContext localContext) {
+
+			/*
+			 	 Goal: We would like to have the program tabs paint as gray when the default context
+			 	 	   is not being driven by the active program.   This should happen whenever the
+			 	 	   focus is in a component that has a program that can be used by tool actions.
+			 	 	   
+			 	 	   The tool uses the active program as a fallback/default for actions when the 
+			 	 	   local context will not work.  When a local context has a program different 
+			 	 	   than the active program, then we want to signal to users visually that the 
+			 	 	   focused component is the one providing the program for the current context.
+			 */
+
+			DockingWindowManager dwm = tool.getWindowManager();
+			Program myProgram = null;
+			ProgramActionContext defaultContext =
+				(ListingActionContext) dwm.getDefaultActionContext(ProgramActionContext.class);
+			if (defaultContext != null) {
+				myProgram = defaultContext.getProgram();
+			}
+
+			if (!(localContext instanceof ProgramActionContext pac)) {
+				tabPanel.setActive(true);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			Program localProgram = pac.getProgram();
+			if (myProgram != localProgram || !pac.isActiveProgram()) {
+				// A different program is in the local context; deactivate out tabs.
+				tabPanel.setActive(false);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Signal that the program from our default context is the active program.
+			tabPanel.setActive(true);
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/data/docking.theme.properties b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/data/docking.theme.properties
index f75e208971..a883784345 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/data/docking.theme.properties
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/data/docking.theme.properties
@@ -48,16 +48,20 @@ color.fg.fieldpanel = color.fg
 color.bg.fieldpanel.selection = color.bg.selection
 color.bg.fieldpanel.highlight = color.bg.highlight
 
-color.bg.widget.tabs.selected = [color]system.color.bg.selected.view
-color.fg.widget.tabs.selected = [color]system.color.fg.selected.view
+color.bg.widget.tabs.selected.active = [color]system.color.bg.selected.view
+color.bg.widget.tabs.selected.inactive = color.palette.gray
 color.bg.widget.tabs.unselected = [color]system.color.bg.control
-color.fg.widget.tabs.unselected = color.fg
+
 color.bg.widget.tabs.highlighted = color.palette.lightcornflowerblue
 
-color.bg.widget.tabs.list = [color]system.color.bg.tooltip 
-color.bg.widget.tabs.more.tabs.hover = color.bg.widget.tabs.selected 
+color.fg.widget.tabs.selected.active = [color]system.color.fg.selected.view
+color.fg.widget.tabs.selected.inactive = color.fg.widget.tabs.selected.active
+color.fg.widget.tabs.unselected = color.fg
 
 color.fg.widget.tabs.list = color.fg
+color.bg.widget.tabs.list = [color]system.color.bg.tooltip 
+color.bg.widget.tabs.more.tabs.hover = color.bg.widget.tabs.selected.active
+
 
 color.bg.formatted.field.error = color.palette.lightcoral
 color.bg.formatted.field.editing = color.bg.filterfield
@@ -189,17 +193,19 @@ font.wizard.border.title = sansserif-plain-10
 
 [Dark Defaults]
 
+color.bg.currentline = #393D64 // gray purple
 
-color.fg.filterfield = color.palette.darkslategray 
+color.bg.filechooser.shortcut = [color]system.color.bg.view
+
+color.fg.filterfield = color.palette.darkslategray
 
 color.bg.find.highlight = #715E41 // brownish
 color.bg.find.highlight.active = #BC7474 // rosybrown
 
 color.bg.highlight = #67582A // olivish
 
-color.bg.currentline = #393D64 // gray purple
+color.bg.widget.tabs.selected.inactive = #696969 // dimgray 
 
-color.bg.filechooser.shortcut = [color]system.color.bg.view
 
 
 [CDE/Motif]
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTab.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTab.java
index 5918a1802e..02cc66da8e 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTab.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTab.java
@@ -41,25 +41,28 @@ public class GTab<T> extends JPanel {
 	private final static Icon EMPTY16_ICON = Icons.EMPTY_ICON;
 	private final static Icon CLOSE_ICON = new GIcon("icon.widget.tabs.close");
 	private final static Icon HIGHLIGHT_CLOSE_ICON = new GIcon("icon.widget.tabs.close.highlight");
-	private final static Color TAB_FG_COLOR = new GColor("color.fg.widget.tabs.unselected");
-	private final static Color SELECTED_TAB_FG_COLOR = new GColor("color.fg.widget.tabs.selected");
-	private final static Color HIGHLIGHTED_TAB_BG_COLOR =
-		new GColor("color.bg.widget.tabs.highlighted");
 
-	final static Color TAB_BG_COLOR = new GColor("color.bg.widget.tabs.unselected");
-	final static Color SELECTED_TAB_BG_COLOR = new GColor("color.bg.widget.tabs.selected");
+	//@formatter:off
+	private final static Color FG_COLOR_UNSELECTED = new GColor("color.fg.widget.tabs.unselected");
+	private final static Color FG_COLOR_SELECTED_INACTIVE = new GColor("color.fg.widget.tabs.selected.inactive");
+	private final static Color FG_COLOR_SELECTED_ACTIVE = new GColor("color.fg.widget.tabs.selected.active");
+	
+	private final static Color BG_COLOR_HIGHLIGHTED = new GColor("color.bg.widget.tabs.highlighted");
+	final static Color BG_COLOR_UNSELECTED = new GColor("color.bg.widget.tabs.unselected");
+	final static Color BG_COLOR_SELECTED_INACTIVE = new GColor("color.bg.widget.tabs.selected.inactive");
+	final static Color BG_COLOR_SELECTED_ACTIVE = new GColor("color.bg.widget.tabs.selected.active");
+	//@formatter:on
 
 	private GTabPanel<T> tabPanel;
 	private T value;
-	private boolean selected;
 	private JLabel closeLabel;
 	private JLabel nameLabel;
+	private boolean isSelected;
 
 	GTab(GTabPanel<T> gTabPanel, T value, boolean selected) {
 		super(new HorizontalLayout(10));
 		this.tabPanel = gTabPanel;
 		this.value = value;
-		this.selected = selected;
 
 		setBorder(selected ? SELECTED_TAB_BORDER : TAB_BORDER);
 
@@ -87,8 +90,12 @@ public class GTab<T> extends JPanel {
 		return value;
 	}
 
-	public void setSelected(boolean selected) {
-		this.selected = selected;
+	boolean isSelected() {
+		return isSelected;
+	}
+
+	void setSelected(boolean selected) {
+		this.isSelected = selected;
 		initializeTabColors(false);
 		setBorder(selected ? SELECTED_TAB_BORDER : TAB_BORDER);
 	}
@@ -100,8 +107,8 @@ public class GTab<T> extends JPanel {
 		repaint();
 	}
 
-	void setHighlight(boolean b) {
-		initializeTabColors(b);
+	void setHighlight(boolean isHighlighted) {
+		initializeTabColors(isHighlighted);
 	}
 
 	private void installMouseListener(Container c, GTabMouseListener listener) {
@@ -129,18 +136,30 @@ public class GTab<T> extends JPanel {
 		closeLabel.setBackground(bg);
 	}
 
-	private Color getBackgroundColor(boolean isHighlighted) {
+	Color getBackgroundColor(boolean isHighlighted) {
 		if (isHighlighted) {
-			return HIGHLIGHTED_TAB_BG_COLOR;
+			return BG_COLOR_HIGHLIGHTED;
 		}
-		return selected ? SELECTED_TAB_BG_COLOR : TAB_BG_COLOR;
+
+		if (!isSelected) {
+			return BG_COLOR_UNSELECTED;
+		}
+
+		boolean isActive = tabPanel.isActive();
+		return isActive ? BG_COLOR_SELECTED_ACTIVE : BG_COLOR_SELECTED_INACTIVE;
 	}
 
 	private Color getForegroundColor(boolean isHighlighted) {
-		if (isHighlighted || selected) {
-			return SELECTED_TAB_FG_COLOR;
+		if (isHighlighted) {
+			return FG_COLOR_SELECTED_ACTIVE;
 		}
-		return TAB_FG_COLOR;
+
+		if (!isSelected) {
+			return FG_COLOR_UNSELECTED;
+		}
+
+		boolean isActive = tabPanel.isActive();
+		return isActive ? FG_COLOR_SELECTED_ACTIVE : FG_COLOR_SELECTED_INACTIVE;
 	}
 
 	private class GTabMouseListener extends MouseAdapter {
@@ -151,7 +170,7 @@ public class GTab<T> extends JPanel {
 
 		@Override
 		public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
-			closeLabel.setIcon(selected ? CLOSE_ICON : EMPTY16_ICON);
+			closeLabel.setIcon(isSelected ? CLOSE_ICON : EMPTY16_ICON);
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -169,9 +188,8 @@ public class GTab<T> extends JPanel {
 				tabPanel.closeTab(value);
 				return;
 			}
-			if (!selected) {
-				tabPanel.selectTab(value);
-			}
+
+			tabPanel.selectTab(value);
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTabPanel.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTabPanel.java
index 81b0053efb..821d7f53ec 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTabPanel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTabPanel.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import utility.function.Dummy;
  */
 public class GTabPanel<T> extends JPanel {
 
+	private boolean isActive;
 	private T selectedValue;
 	private T highlightedValue;
 	private boolean ignoreFocusLost;
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ public class GTabPanel<T> extends JPanel {
 			@Override
 			public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
 				updateTabColors();
+				repaint();
 			}
 
 			@Override
@@ -126,8 +128,9 @@ public class GTabPanel<T> extends JPanel {
 				}
 
 				highlightedValue = null;
-				updateAccessibleName();
 				updateTabColors();
+				updateAccessibleName();
+				repaint();
 			}
 		});
 	}
@@ -184,6 +187,16 @@ public class GTabPanel<T> extends JPanel {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public Color getSelectedTabColor() {
+
+		if (selectedValue == null) {
+			return GTab.BG_COLOR_UNSELECTED;
+		}
+
+		GTab<T> tab = getTab(selectedValue);
+		return tab.getBackgroundColor(false);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the currently selected tab. If the panel is not empty, there will always be a
 	 * selected tab.
@@ -196,43 +209,93 @@ public class GTabPanel<T> extends JPanel {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the currently highlighted tab if a tab is highlighted. Note: the selected tab can
 	 * never be highlighted.
-	 * @return the currently highlighted tab or null if no tab is highligted
+	 * @return the currently highlighted tab or null if no tab is highlighted
 	 */
 	public T getHighlightedTabValue() {
 		return highlightedValue;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Makes the tab for the given value be the selected tab.
+	 * Sets this panel to be active.  When active, this panel will paint differently than when 
+	 * inactive.
+	 * @param isActive true if active
+	 */
+	public void setActive(boolean isActive) {
+		this.isActive = isActive;
+		doUpdateSelectedTab(selectedValue);
+		repaint();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * True if this panel is active.
+	 * @return true if active
+	 */
+	public boolean isActive() {
+		return isActive;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Makes the tab for the given value be the selected and active tab.  If the value is null, then
+	 * the tabs will be rebuilt and no tab will be selected.
+	 * 
 	 * @param value the value whose tab is to be selected
 	 */
 	public void selectTab(T value) {
-		if (value == selectedValue) {
-			return;
-		}
 		if (value != null && !allValues.contains(value)) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-				"Attempted to set selected value to non added value");
+				"Attempted to set selected value to non-added value");
 		}
+
+		if (isAlreadySelected(value)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// This method is called for things like user clicks. Anytime we select the tab from the 
+		// API, also make this panel active.  This is easier on clients in that they do not have to
+		// both select and activate this panel.
+		isActive = true;
+		doUpdateSelectedTab(value);
+	}
+
+	private boolean isAlreadySelected(T value) {
+		if (value != selectedValue) {
+			return false; // different values; can't ignore
+		}
+
+		if (value == null) {
+			return true; // new value and current value are null; nothing to update
+		}
+
+		GTab<T> oldTab = getTab(selectedValue);
+		if (oldTab == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return oldTab.isSelected();
+	}
+
+	private void doUpdateSelectedTab(T newValue) {
+
 		closeTabList();
 		highlightedValue = null;
-
 		T oldValue = selectedValue;
-		selectedValue = value;
+		selectedValue = newValue;
 
 		if (isVisibleTab(selectedValue)) {
 			GTab<T> oldTab = getTab(oldValue);
 			if (oldTab != null) {
 				oldTab.setSelected(false);
 			}
-			GTab<T> newTab = getTab(value);
+			GTab<T> newTab = getTab(newValue);
 			newTab.setSelected(true);
 		}
 		else {
 			rebuildTabs();
 		}
 
-		selectedTabConsumer.accept(value);
+		if (oldValue != newValue) {
+			selectedTabConsumer.accept(newValue);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -274,6 +337,7 @@ public class GTabPanel<T> extends JPanel {
 		highlightedValue = value == selectedValue ? null : value;
 		updateTabColors();
 		updateAccessibleName();
+		repaint();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -535,7 +599,7 @@ public class GTabPanel<T> extends JPanel {
 
 		if (shouldShowTabs()) {
 			setFocusable(true);
-			setBorder(new GTabPanelBorder());
+			setBorder(new GTabPanelBorder(this));
 			populateTabs();
 		}
 
@@ -567,24 +631,33 @@ public class GTabPanel<T> extends JPanel {
 		removeAll();
 
 		// reserve space for the selected tab
-		GTab<T> selectedTab = selectedValue != null ? new GTab<>(this, selectedValue, true) : null;
+		GTab<T> selectedTab = null;
+		if (selectedValue != null) {
+			selectedTab = new GTab<>(this, selectedValue, true);
+		}
+
 		availableWidth -= getParentedComponentWidth(selectedTab);
 
 		boolean selectedTabAdded = false;
 		for (T value : allValues) {
 			boolean isSelectedValue = value == selectedValue;
-			GTab<T> nextTab = isSelectedValue ? selectedTab : new GTab<>(this, value, false);
+			GTab<T> nextTab = selectedTab;
+			if (!isSelectedValue) {
+				nextTab = new GTab<>(this, value, false);
+			}
+
 			int tabWidth = isSelectedValue ? 0 : getParentedComponentWidth(nextTab);
 			if (tabWidth > availableWidth) {
 				break;
 			}
+
 			allTabs.add(nextTab);
 			add(nextTab);
 			selectedTabAdded |= isSelectedValue;
 			availableWidth -= tabWidth;
 		}
 
-		// if we ran out of space before adding the selected tab, add it now if it fits since
+		// If we ran out of space before adding the selected tab, add it now if it fits since
 		// we always want the selected tab visible and we reserved space for it (unless there 
 		// wasn't space for any tabs)
 		if (selectedTab != null && !selectedTabAdded && availableWidth >= 0) {
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTabPanelBorder.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTabPanelBorder.java
index 6d40ffdbd5..dfce3fa90e 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTabPanelBorder.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/tab/GTabPanelBorder.java
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
 public class GTabPanelBorder extends EmptyBorder {
 	public static final int MARGIN_SIZE = 2;
 	public static final int BOTTOM_SOLID_COLOR_SIZE = 3;
+	private GTabPanel<?> tabPanel;
 
-	public GTabPanelBorder() {
+	public GTabPanelBorder(GTabPanel<?> tabPanel) {
 		super(0, 0, BOTTOM_SOLID_COLOR_SIZE, 0);
+		this.tabPanel = tabPanel;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -40,9 +42,10 @@ public class GTabPanelBorder extends EmptyBorder {
 		Color oldColor = g.getColor();
 		g.translate(x, y);
 
-		Color highlight = GTab.TAB_BG_COLOR.brighter().brighter();
+		Color highlight = GTab.BG_COLOR_UNSELECTED.brighter().brighter();
 
-		g.setColor(GTab.SELECTED_TAB_BG_COLOR);
+		Color color = tabPanel.getSelectedTabColor();
+		g.setColor(color);
 		g.fillRect(insets.left, h - insets.bottom, w - insets.right - 1, insets.bottom);
 
 		g.setColor(highlight);