diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/selected_box.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/selected_box.xml
index 754676620..9c11643e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/selected_box.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/selected_box.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
   -->
 
 <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
-    <solid android:color="@color/grey_100" />
+    <solid android:color="?highlightedBackgroundColor" />
     <stroke android:width="2dip" android:color="@color/grey_500"/>
 </shape>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-v21/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-v21/styles.xml
index 47eac3cd0..876163b78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-v21/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-v21/styles.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
         <item name="cardBackgroundColor">@color/white</item>
         <item name="windowBackgroundColor">@color/grey_200</item>
         <item name="headerBackgroundColor">@color/grey_200</item>
+        <item name="highlightedBackgroundColor">@color/grey_100</item>
 
         <item name="android:textColor">#606060</item>
         <item name="fadedTextColor">@color/grey_600</item>
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
         <item name="cardBackgroundColor">@color/grey_800</item>
         <item name="windowBackgroundColor">@color/grey_850</item>
         <item name="headerBackgroundColor">@color/grey_900</item>
+        <item name="highlightedBackgroundColor">@color/grey_800</item>
 
         <item name="android:textColor">@color/grey_50</item>
         <item name="fadedTextColor">@color/grey_500</item>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index e157bc19f..822a09640 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     <attr name="headerBackgroundColor" format="reference"/>
     <attr name="secondaryTextColor" format="reference"/>
     <attr name="inactiveCheckmarkColor" format="reference"/>
+    <attr name="highlightedBackgroundColor" format="reference"/>
     <attr name="palette" format="reference"/>
 
 </resources>
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