diff --git a/res/values/themes.xml b/res/values/themes.xml
index 7a02ea9767b..c85a4f19cb8 100644
--- a/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@
         <item name="android:listPreferredItemPaddingStart">@dimen/suw_layout_margin_sides</item>
         <item name="android:textAppearanceListItemSmall">@android:style/TextAppearance.Material.Body1</item>
         <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@style/Animation.SuwWindowAnimation</item>
+        <item name="selectableItemBackground">?android:attr/selectableItemBackground</item>
 
         <item name="suwDividerCondition">both</item>
         <item name="suwListItemIconColor">?android:attr/colorAccent</item>