diff --git a/lua/base16.lua b/lua/base16.lua
index 5ff2079..c99f5ff 100644
--- a/lua/base16.lua
+++ b/lua/base16.lua
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ local function apply_base16_theme(theme)
    highlight("LineNr", theme.base03, "NONE", nil, nil)
    highlight("SignColumn", theme.base03, "NONE", nil, nil)
    highlight("StatusLine", theme.base04, "NONE", "none", nil)
+   highlight("StatusLineNC", theme.base03, "NONE", "none", nil)
    highlight("VertSplit", theme.base02, "NONE", "none", nil)
    highlight("ColorColumn", nil, theme.base01, "none", nil)
    highlight("CursorColumn", nil, theme.base01, "none", nil)