diff --git a/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp b/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp
index 805cbd681f4..98f0f2b8d6d 100644
--- a/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ namespace QgsWms
 
   bool QgsRenderer::configurePrintLayout( QgsPrintLayout *c, const QgsMapSettings &mapSettings )
   {
+    c->renderContext().setSelectionColor( mapSettings.selectionColor() );
     // Maps are configured first
     QList<QgsLayoutItemMap *> maps;
     c->layoutItems<QgsLayoutItemMap>( maps );
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/qgis_server/WMS_GetPrint_Opacity/WMS_GetPrint_Opacity.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/qgis_server/WMS_GetPrint_Opacity/WMS_GetPrint_Opacity.png
index 3527bc233e2..feda8a33e60 100644
Binary files a/tests/testdata/control_images/qgis_server/WMS_GetPrint_Opacity/WMS_GetPrint_Opacity.png and b/tests/testdata/control_images/qgis_server/WMS_GetPrint_Opacity/WMS_GetPrint_Opacity.png differ
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/qgis_server/WMS_GetPrint_Selection/WMS_GetPrint_Selection.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/qgis_server/WMS_GetPrint_Selection/WMS_GetPrint_Selection.png
index 27e96b3f61f..cd612de957f 100644
Binary files a/tests/testdata/control_images/qgis_server/WMS_GetPrint_Selection/WMS_GetPrint_Selection.png and b/tests/testdata/control_images/qgis_server/WMS_GetPrint_Selection/WMS_GetPrint_Selection.png differ