diff --git a/iOS/AppAssets.swift b/iOS/AppAssets.swift
index 352ece4b1..7477f223f 100644
--- a/iOS/AppAssets.swift
+++ b/iOS/AppAssets.swift
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ struct AppAssets {
 		return UIColor(named: "netNewsWireBlueColor")!
 	}()
 	
+	static var selectedTextColor: UIColor = {
+		return UIColor(named: "selectedTextColor")!
+	}()
+
 	static var settingsImage: UIImage = {
 		return UIImage(named: "settingsImage")!
 	}()
diff --git a/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewCell.swift b/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewCell.swift
index 7f34a65cc..5d13b52aa 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewCell.swift
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ class MasterFeedTableViewCell : UITableViewCell {
 		commonInit()
 	}
 
+	override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
+		titleView.textColor = selected ? AppAssets.selectedTextColor : UIColor.label
+		faviconImageView.tintColor = selected ? AppAssets.selectedTextColor : tintColor
+		super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
+	}
+	
 	override func willTransition(to state: UITableViewCell.StateMask) {
 		super.willTransition(to: state)
 		showingEditControl = state.contains(.showingEditControl)
diff --git a/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift b/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift
index adfe89aea..5cf316e5b 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ class MasterTimelineTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
+		let selectedTextColor = selected ? AppAssets.selectedTextColor : UIColor.label
+		titleView.textColor = selectedTextColor
+		summaryView.textColor = selectedTextColor
+		dateView.textColor = selectedTextColor
+		feedNameView.textColor = selectedTextColor
+		unreadIndicatorView.isSelected = selected
+		
+		super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
+	}
+
 	override func sizeThatFits(_ size: CGSize) -> CGSize {
 		let layout = updatedLayout(width: size.width)
 		return CGSize(width: size.width, height: layout.height)
diff --git a/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterUnreadIndicatorView.swift b/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterUnreadIndicatorView.swift
index d7e90469a..d09cd8f34 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterUnreadIndicatorView.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterUnreadIndicatorView.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ import UIKit
 
 class MasterUnreadIndicatorView: UIView {
 
+	var isSelected = false {
+		didSet {
+			setNeedsDisplay()
+		}
+	}
+	
 	override init(frame: CGRect) {
 		super.init(frame: frame)
 		self.isOpaque = false
@@ -26,7 +32,11 @@ class MasterUnreadIndicatorView: UIView {
 	}()
 	
     override func draw(_ dirtyRect: CGRect) {
-		AppAssets.timelineUnreadCircleColor.setFill()
+		if isSelected {
+			AppAssets.selectedTextColor.setFill()
+		} else {
+			AppAssets.timelineUnreadCircleColor.setFill()
+		}
 		MasterUnreadIndicatorView.bezierPath.fill()
     }
     
diff --git a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/selectedTextColor.colorset/Contents.json b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/selectedTextColor.colorset/Contents.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6e5d3d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/selectedTextColor.colorset/Contents.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "info" : {
+    "version" : 1,
+    "author" : "xcode"
+  },
+  "colors" : [
+    {
+      "idiom" : "universal",
+      "color" : {
+        "color-space" : "srgb",
+        "components" : {
+          "red" : "1.000",
+          "alpha" : "1.000",
+          "blue" : "1.000",
+          "green" : "1.000"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
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