diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemFragment.java
index 2806f48ba..191e0cf9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemFragment.java
@@ -107,8 +107,12 @@ public class ItemFragment extends Fragment {
     private ImageView imgvCover;
     private ProgressBar progbarDownload;
     private ProgressBar progbarLoading;
-    private Button butAction1;
-    private Button butAction2;
+    private TextView butAction1Text;
+    private TextView butAction2Text;
+    private ImageView butAction1Icon;
+    private ImageView butAction2Icon;
+    private View butAction1;
+    private View butAction2;
 
     private Disposable disposable;
 
@@ -178,6 +182,10 @@ public class ItemFragment extends Fragment {
         progbarLoading = layout.findViewById(R.id.progbarLoading);
         butAction1 = layout.findViewById(R.id.butAction1);
         butAction2 = layout.findViewById(R.id.butAction2);
+        butAction1Icon = layout.findViewById(R.id.butAction1Icon);
+        butAction2Icon = layout.findViewById(R.id.butAction2Icon);
+        butAction1Text = layout.findViewById(R.id.butAction1Text);
+        butAction2Text = layout.findViewById(R.id.butAction2Text);
 
         butAction1.setOnClickListener(v -> {
             if (item == null) {
@@ -301,18 +309,18 @@ public class ItemFragment extends Fragment {
         }
 
         FeedMedia media = item.getMedia();
-        @AttrRes int butAction1Icon = 0;
-        @StringRes int butAction1Text = 0;
-        @AttrRes int butAction2Icon = 0;
-        @StringRes int butAction2Text = 0;
+        @AttrRes int butAction1IconRes = 0;
+        @StringRes int butAction1TextRes = 0;
+        @AttrRes int butAction2IconRes = 0;
+        @StringRes int butAction2TextRes = 0;
         if (media == null) {
             if (!item.isPlayed()) {
-                butAction1Icon = R.attr.navigation_accept;
-                butAction1Text = R.string.mark_read_label;
+                butAction1IconRes = R.attr.navigation_accept;
+                butAction1TextRes = R.string.mark_read_label;
             }
             if (item.getLink() != null) {
-                butAction2Icon = R.attr.location_web_site;
-                butAction2Text = R.string.visit_website_label;
+                butAction2IconRes = R.attr.location_web_site;
+                butAction2TextRes = R.string.visit_website_label;
             }
         } else {
             if (media.getDuration() > 0) {
@@ -320,40 +328,40 @@ public class ItemFragment extends Fragment {
             }
             boolean isDownloading = DownloadRequester.getInstance().isDownloadingFile(media);
             if (!media.isDownloaded()) {
-                butAction2Icon = R.attr.action_stream;
-                butAction2Text = R.string.stream_label;
+                butAction2IconRes = R.attr.action_stream;
+                butAction2TextRes = R.string.stream_label;
             } else {
-                butAction2Icon = R.attr.content_discard;
-                butAction2Text = R.string.delete_label;
+                butAction2IconRes = R.attr.content_discard;
+                butAction2TextRes = R.string.delete_label;
             }
             if (isDownloading) {
-                butAction1Icon = R.attr.navigation_cancel;
-                butAction1Text = R.string.cancel_label;
+                butAction1IconRes = R.attr.navigation_cancel;
+                butAction1TextRes = R.string.cancel_label;
             } else if (media.isDownloaded()) {
-                butAction1Icon = R.attr.av_play;
-                butAction1Text = R.string.play_label;
+                butAction1IconRes = R.attr.av_play;
+                butAction1TextRes = R.string.play_label;
             } else {
-                butAction1Icon = R.attr.av_download;
-                butAction1Text = R.string.download_label;
+                butAction1IconRes = R.attr.av_download;
+                butAction1TextRes = R.string.download_label;
             }
         }
 
-        if (butAction1Icon != 0 && butAction1Text != 0) {
-            butAction1.setText(butAction1Text);
-            butAction1.setTransformationMethod(null);
+        if (butAction1IconRes != 0 && butAction1TextRes != 0) {
+            butAction1Text.setText(butAction1TextRes);
+            butAction1Text.setTransformationMethod(null);
             TypedValue typedValue = new TypedValue();
-            getContext().getTheme().resolveAttribute(butAction1Icon, typedValue, true);
-            butAction1.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(typedValue.resourceId, 0, 0, 0);
+            getContext().getTheme().resolveAttribute(butAction1IconRes, typedValue, true);
+            butAction1Icon.setImageResource(typedValue.resourceId);
             butAction1.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         } else {
             butAction1.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
         }
-        if (butAction2Icon != 0 && butAction2Text != 0) {
-            butAction2.setText(butAction2Text);
-            butAction2.setTransformationMethod(null);
+        if (butAction2IconRes != 0 && butAction2TextRes != 0) {
+            butAction2Text.setText(butAction2TextRes);
+            butAction2Text.setTransformationMethod(null);
             TypedValue typedValue = new TypedValue();
-            getContext().getTheme().resolveAttribute(butAction2Icon, typedValue, true);
-            butAction2.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(typedValue.resourceId, 0, 0, 0);
+            getContext().getTheme().resolveAttribute(butAction2IconRes, typedValue, true);
+            butAction2Icon.setImageResource(typedValue.resourceId);
             butAction2.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         } else {
             butAction2.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/feeditem_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/feeditem_fragment.xml
index 3352fdf19..a1aa299c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/feeditem_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/feeditem_fragment.xml
@@ -105,50 +105,55 @@
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
-            android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
-            android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
-            android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
             android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:gravity="center_vertical"
             tools:background="@android:color/holo_blue_bright">
 
-            <View
-                android:layout_width="0dp"
-                android:layout_height="1dp"
-                android:layout_weight="1" />
-
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/butAction1"
-                style="?attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="48dp"
-                android:ellipsize="end"
-                android:drawablePadding="8dp"
-                android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
-                tools:text="Button 1"
-                tools:background="@android:color/holo_red_light" />
-
-            <View
-                android:layout_width="0dp"
-                android:layout_height="1dp"
-                android:layout_weight="1" />
-
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/butAction2"
-                style="?attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="48dp"
-                android:drawablePadding="8dp"
-                android:ellipsize="end"
-                android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
-                tools:text="Button 2"
-                tools:background="@android:color/holo_orange_dark" />
-
-            <View
-                android:layout_width="0dp"
-                android:layout_height="1dp"
-                android:layout_weight="1" />
+            <LinearLayout
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_weight="1"
+                    android:id="@+id/butAction1"
+                    android:orientation="horizontal"
+                    android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                    android:gravity="center">
+                <ImageView
+                        android:layout_width="24dp"
+                        android:layout_height="24dp"
+                        android:id="@+id/butAction1Icon"
+                        android:layout_margin="12dp"
+                        tools:src="@drawable/ic_settings_grey600_24dp"/>
+                <TextView
+                        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Button"
+                        android:id="@+id/butAction1Text"
+                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
+                        tools:text="Button 1"/>
+            </LinearLayout>
 
+            <LinearLayout
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_weight="1"
+                    android:id="@+id/butAction2"
+                    android:orientation="horizontal"
+                    android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                    android:gravity="center">
+                <ImageView
+                        android:layout_width="24dp"
+                        android:layout_height="24dp"
+                        android:id="@+id/butAction2Icon"
+                        android:layout_margin="12dp"
+                        tools:src="@drawable/ic_settings_grey600_24dp"/>
+                <TextView
+                        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Button"
+                        android:id="@+id/butAction2Text"
+                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
+                        tools:text="Button 2"/>
+            </LinearLayout>
         </LinearLayout>
 
         <View