diff --git a/lua/lualine.lua b/lua/lualine.lua
index 84af95d..732f7e1 100644
--- a/lua/lualine.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine.lua
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ local function statusline(sections, is_focused)
       if #section_data > 0 then
         if not applied_midsection_devider and section_name > 'c' then
           applied_midsection_devider = true
-          section_data = '%#' .. modules.highlight.append_mode 'lualine_c' .. '#%=' .. section_data
+          section_data = modules.highlight.format_highlight 'lualine_c' .. '%=' .. section_data
         end
         if not applied_trunc and section_name > 'b' then
           applied_trunc = true
diff --git a/lua/lualine/components/filetype.lua b/lua/lualine/components/filetype.lua
index 795f7e3..fac7c57 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/components/filetype.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/components/filetype.lua
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ function FileType:apply_icon()
 
     if icon and self.options.colored then
       local highlight_color = modules.utils.extract_highlight_colors(icon_highlight_group, 'fg')
-      local is_focused = modules.utils.is_focused()
-      local default_highlight = modules.highlight.format_highlight(is_focused, self.options.self.section)
+      local default_highlight = modules.highlight.format_highlight(self.options.self.section)
       local icon_highlight = self.options.self.section .. '_' .. icon_highlight_group
       if not modules.highlight.highlight_exists(icon_highlight .. '_normal') then
         icon_highlight = modules.highlight.create_component_highlight_group(
diff --git a/lua/lualine/highlight.lua b/lua/lualine/highlight.lua
index a64d8c4..b441bd7 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/highlight.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/highlight.lua
@@ -90,7 +90,13 @@ end
 -- @description: adds '_mode' at end of highlight_group
 -- @param highlight_group:(string) name of highlight group
 -- @return: (string) highlight group name with mode
-function M.append_mode(highlight_group)
+function M.append_mode(highlight_group, is_focused)
+  if is_focused == nil then
+    is_focused = modules.utils.is_focused()
+  end
+  if is_focused == false then
+    return highlight_group .. '_inactive'
+  end
   local mode = require('lualine.utils.mode').get_mode()
   if
     mode == 'VISUAL'
@@ -217,11 +223,7 @@ function M.component_format_highlight(highlight_name)
   if highlight_name:find 'no_mode' == #highlight_name - #'no_mode' + 1 then
     return '%#' .. highlight_group .. '#'
   end
-  if modules.utils.is_focused() then
-    highlight_group = M.append_mode(highlight_group)
-  else
-    highlight_group = highlight_group .. '_inactive'
-  end
+  highlight_group = M.append_mode(highlight_group)
   if M.highlight_exists(highlight_group) then
     return '%#' .. highlight_group .. '#'
   else
@@ -229,16 +231,12 @@ function M.component_format_highlight(highlight_name)
   end
 end
 
-function M.format_highlight(is_focused, highlight_group)
+function M.format_highlight(highlight_group, is_focused)
   if highlight_group > 'lualine_c' and not M.highlight_exists(highlight_group .. '_normal') then
     highlight_group = 'lualine_' .. section_highlight_map[highlight_group:match 'lualine_(.)']
   end
   local highlight_name
-  if not is_focused then
-    highlight_name = highlight_group .. [[_inactive]]
-  else
-    highlight_name = M.append_mode(highlight_group)
-  end
+  highlight_name = M.append_mode(highlight_group, is_focused)
   if M.highlight_exists(highlight_name) then
     return '%#' .. highlight_name .. '#'
   end
diff --git a/lua/lualine/utils/section.lua b/lua/lualine/utils/section.lua
index a83c5ed..cb5f11b 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/utils/section.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/utils/section.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ local utils = require 'lualine.utils.utils'
 local highlight = require 'lualine.highlight'
 -- Returns formated string for a section
 function M.draw_section(section, section_name, is_focused)
-  local highlight_name = highlight.format_highlight(is_focused, 'lualine_' .. section_name)
+  local highlight_name = highlight.format_highlight('lualine_' .. section_name, is_focused)
 
   local status = {}
   for _, component in pairs(section) do