diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventsAdapter.kt
index 4d738dc75..3b32c886e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventsAdapter.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class EventsAdapter(val activity: SimpleActivity, val mItems: List<Event>, val i
         val markedItems = HashSet<Int>()
 
         fun toggleItemSelection(itemView: View, select: Boolean, pos: Int = -1) {
+            itemView.event_item_frame.isSelected = select
             if (pos == -1)
                 return
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-v21/selector.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable-v21/selector.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a24cfe2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable-v21/selector.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item>
+        <selector>
+            <item
+                android:drawable="@color/activated_item_foreground"
+                android:state_selected="true"/>
+        </selector>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+        <ripple android:color="@color/pressed_item_foreground">
+            <item android:id="@android:id/mask">
+                <color android:color="@android:color/white"/>
+            </item>
+        </ripple>
+    </item>
+</layer-list>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/button_pressed.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/button_pressed.xml
index 784a2cccd..e5cc99ba3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/button_pressed.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/button_pressed.xml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:shape="rectangle">
     <solid
-        android:color="@color/dark_grey_pressed_mask"/>
+        android:color="@color/mediumGrey"/>
 </shape>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/selector.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/selector.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7e60e3f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/selector.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:drawable="@color/pressed_item_foreground" android:state_pressed="true"/>
+    <item android:drawable="@color/activated_item_foreground" android:state_selected="true"/>
+</selector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/event_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/event_item.xml
index 0ba6005b5..5e8afff53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/event_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/event_item.xml
@@ -1,48 +1,55 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<RelativeLayout
-    android:id="@+id/event_item_holder"
+<FrameLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:id="@+id/event_item_frame"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:background="@drawable/event_item_background"
-    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/event_padding"
-    android:paddingTop="@dimen/event_padding">
+    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+    android:foreground="@drawable/selector">
 
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/event_item_start"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+    <RelativeLayout
+        android:id="@+id/event_item_holder"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:text="13:00"
-        android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
+        android:paddingBottom="@dimen/event_padding"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/event_padding">
 
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/event_item_end"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_below="@+id/event_item_start"
-        android:text="15:00"
-        android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/event_item_start"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="13:00"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
 
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/event_item_title"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
-        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/event_item_start"
-        android:maxLines="1"
-        android:text="Event title"
-        android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/event_item_end"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_below="@+id/event_item_start"
+            android:text="15:00"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
 
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/event_item_description"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_below="@+id/event_item_title"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
-        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/event_item_start"
-        android:alpha=".4"
-        android:maxLines="1"
-        android:text="Event description"
-        android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/event_item_title"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/event_item_start"
+            android:maxLines="1"
+            android:text="Event title"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
 
-</RelativeLayout>
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/event_item_description"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_below="@+id/event_item_title"
+            android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/event_item_start"
+            android:alpha=".4"
+            android:maxLines="1"
+            android:text="Event description"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
+
+    </RelativeLayout>
+</FrameLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 9c039cfaa..a996c3ba4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#ffe27725</color>
     <color name="colorAccent">@color/colorPrimary</color>
 
-    <color name="dark_grey_pressed_mask">#11000000</color>
+    <color name="pressed_item_foreground">#08000000</color>
+    <color name="activated_item_foreground">#44888888</color>
     <color name="mediumGrey">#18000000</color>
     <color name="divider_grey">#44cccccc</color>
 </resources>