diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fa565cb3..a9ee0280 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ byobu (5.20) unreleased; urgency=low
     usr/lib/byobu/rcs_cost: LP: #1013220
     - gracefully silence status notifications that require /proc/net/route
       when it's not really there (cygwin, mac)
+  * usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux: LP: #1012348
+    - fix status activity/alert bolding
+    - seems upstream tmux changed the option name from "alert" to "activity"
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:25:23 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
index ae6ce2aa..35958651 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg $BYOBU_LIGHT
 set-window-option -g window-status-alert-bg $BYOBU_DARK
 set-window-option -g window-status-alert-fg $BYOBU_LIGHT
 set-window-option -g window-status-alert-attr bold
+set-window-option -g window-status-activity-bg $BYOBU_DARK
+set-window-option -g window-status-activity-fg $BYOBU_LIGHT
+set-window-option -g window-status-activity-attr bold
 set-window-option -g automatic-rename off
 set-window-option -g aggressive-resize on
 set-window-option -g monitor-activity on