diff --git a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewButtonCell.cs b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewButtonCell.cs
index ab8286119cf..9f5ee7b3ec6 100644
--- a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewButtonCell.cs
+++ b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewButtonCell.cs
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ private Rectangle PaintPrivate(
             // Draw focus rectangle
             if (FlatStyle == FlatStyle.System || FlatStyle == FlatStyle.Standard)
             {
-                ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, Rectangle.Inflate(valBounds, -1, -1), Color.Empty, SystemColors.Control);
+                ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, Rectangle.Inflate(valBounds, -1, -1), Color.Empty, cellStyle.ForeColor);
             }
             else if (FlatStyle == FlatStyle.Flat)
             {
@@ -972,8 +972,8 @@ private Rectangle PaintPrivate(
                     ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(
                         g,
                         layout.Focus,
-                        cellStyle.ForeColor,
-                        cellStyle.BackColor);
+                        Color.Empty,
+                        cellStyle.ForeColor);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewCheckBoxCell.cs b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewCheckBoxCell.cs
index 40959ac1036..4da7146e03b 100644
--- a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewCheckBoxCell.cs
+++ b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewCheckBoxCell.cs
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ private Rectangle PaintPrivate(Graphics g,
             ptCurrentCell.Y == rowIndex)
         {
             // Draw focus rectangle
-            ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, valBounds, Color.Empty, brushColor);
+            ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, valBounds, cellStyle.BackColor, cellStyle.ForeColor);
         }
 
         Rectangle errorBounds = valBounds;
diff --git a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewComboBoxCell.cs b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewComboBoxCell.cs
index 95fad6f67b9..25737cd4f0b 100644
--- a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewComboBoxCell.cs
+++ b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewComboBoxCell.cs
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ private Rectangle PaintPrivate(Graphics g,
                     focusBounds.Width++;
                     focusBounds.Y--;
                     focusBounds.Height += 2;
-                    ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, focusBounds, Color.Empty, brushColor);
+                    ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, focusBounds, Color.Empty, cellStyle.ForeColor);
                 }
                 else if (paintPostXPThemes)
                 {
@@ -2375,12 +2375,12 @@ private Rectangle PaintPrivate(Graphics g,
                     focusBounds.Height -= 2;
                     if (focusBounds.Width > 0 && focusBounds.Height > 0)
                     {
-                        ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, focusBounds, Color.Empty, brushColor);
+                        ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, focusBounds, Color.Empty, cellStyle.ForeColor);
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, textBounds, Color.Empty, brushColor);
+                    ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(g, textBounds, Color.Empty, cellStyle.ForeColor);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewTextBoxCell.cs b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewTextBoxCell.cs
index e5579ee1ff9..8118fda293a 100644
--- a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewTextBoxCell.cs
+++ b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/DataGridViewTextBoxCell.cs
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ private Rectangle PaintPrivate(Graphics graphics,
             // Draw focus rectangle
             if (PaintFocus(paintParts) && DataGridView.ShowFocusCues && DataGridView.Focused && notCollapsed)
             {
-                ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(graphics, valBounds, Color.Empty, brushColor);
+                ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(graphics, valBounds, Color.Empty, cellStyle.ForeColor);
             }
         }