diff --git a/res/drawable/contextual_card_background.xml b/res/drawable/contextual_card_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8b2bbcdcf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable/contextual_card_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+  -->
+<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:color="?android:attr/colorControlHighlight">
+    <item android:id="@+id/mask">
+        <color android:color="@color/contextual_card_background"/>
+    </item>
+</ripple>
diff --git a/res/layout/conditional_card_full_tile.xml b/res/layout/conditional_card_full_tile.xml
index ee2349827b0..81889fb3efc 100644
--- a/res/layout/conditional_card_full_tile.xml
+++ b/res/layout/conditional_card_full_tile.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
             android:paddingTop="@dimen/contextual_condition_full_card_padding_top"
             android:paddingBottom="@dimen/contextual_condition_full_card_padding_bottom"
             android:orientation="horizontal"
-            android:gravity="center_vertical">
+            android:gravity="center_vertical"
+            android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground">
 
             <ImageView
                 android:id="@android:id/icon"
diff --git a/res/layout/conditional_card_half_tile.xml b/res/layout/conditional_card_half_tile.xml
index 2c7db204416..9bbaf8641c0 100644
--- a/res/layout/conditional_card_half_tile.xml
+++ b/res/layout/conditional_card_half_tile.xml
@@ -25,14 +25,15 @@
         android:id="@+id/content"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:paddingTop="@dimen/contextual_condition_half_card_padding_top"
         android:orientation="vertical">
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/contextual_condition_half_card_padding_top"
             android:paddingEnd="@dimen/contextual_card_padding_end"
-            android:orientation="vertical">
+            android:orientation="vertical"
+            android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground">
 
             <ImageView
                 android:id="@android:id/icon"
@@ -82,4 +83,4 @@
 
     </LinearLayout>
 
-</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
\ No newline at end of file
+</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
diff --git a/res/layout/contextual_slice_half_tile.xml b/res/layout/contextual_slice_half_tile.xml
index 83b1df7c388..490b0ac8d8e 100644
--- a/res/layout/contextual_slice_half_tile.xml
+++ b/res/layout/contextual_slice_half_tile.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             android:paddingEnd="@dimen/contextual_card_padding_end"
             android:paddingTop="@dimen/contextual_half_card_padding_top"
             android:paddingBottom="@dimen/contextual_half_card_padding_bottom"
-            android:background="@color/contextual_card_background"
+            android:background="@drawable/contextual_card_background"
             android:orientation="vertical">
 
             <ImageView
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@
         <include layout="@layout/contextual_card_dismissal_view"/>
 
     </FrameLayout>
-</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
\ No newline at end of file
+</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>