diff --git a/iOS/AppAssets.swift b/iOS/AppAssets.swift
index 45afe7630..57e7cdded 100644
--- a/iOS/AppAssets.swift
+++ b/iOS/AppAssets.swift
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ struct AppAssets {
 		return image.maskWithColor(color: AppAssets.masterFolderColor)!
 	}()
 	
+	static var selectionBackgroundColor: UIColor = {
+		return UIColor(named: "selectionBackgroundColor")!
+	}()
+	
 	static var starColor: UIColor = {
 		return UIColor(named: "starColor")!
 	}()
diff --git a/iOS/Master/Cell/MasterTableViewCell.swift b/iOS/Master/Cell/MasterTableViewCell.swift
index c74d90ddb..97fd9ad06 100644
--- a/iOS/Master/Cell/MasterTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/iOS/Master/Cell/MasterTableViewCell.swift
@@ -129,12 +129,19 @@ class MasterTableViewCell : UITableViewCell {
 private extension MasterTableViewCell {
 
 	func commonInit() {
+		theme()
 		addSubviewAtInit(unreadCountView)
 		addSubviewAtInit(faviconImageView)
 		addSubviewAtInit(titleView)
 		addDisclosureView()
 	}
-	
+
+	func theme() {
+		let bgView = UIView()
+		bgView.backgroundColor = AppAssets.selectionBackgroundColor
+		selectedBackgroundView = bgView
+	}
+
 	func addDisclosureView() {
 		
 		disclosureButton = UIButton(type: .roundedRect)
diff --git a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/masterFolderColor.colorset/Contents.json b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/masterFolderColor.colorset/Contents.json
index 275e8bba8..728894ebe 100644
--- a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/masterFolderColor.colorset/Contents.json
+++ b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/masterFolderColor.colorset/Contents.json
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
       "color" : {
         "color-space" : "srgb",
         "components" : {
-          "red" : "103",
+          "red" : "111",
           "alpha" : "1.000",
-          "blue" : "249",
-          "green" : "202"
+          "blue" : "250",
+          "green" : "175"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/selectionBackgroundColor.colorset/Contents.json b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/selectionBackgroundColor.colorset/Contents.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..728894ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/selectionBackgroundColor.colorset/Contents.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "info" : {
+    "version" : 1,
+    "author" : "xcode"
+  },
+  "colors" : [
+    {
+      "idiom" : "universal",
+      "color" : {
+        "color-space" : "srgb",
+        "components" : {
+          "red" : "111",
+          "alpha" : "1.000",
+          "blue" : "250",
+          "green" : "175"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/timelineUnreadCircleColor.colorset/Contents.json b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/timelineUnreadCircleColor.colorset/Contents.json
index f3238b8c0..728894ebe 100644
--- a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/timelineUnreadCircleColor.colorset/Contents.json
+++ b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/timelineUnreadCircleColor.colorset/Contents.json
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
       "color" : {
         "color-space" : "srgb",
         "components" : {
-          "red" : "0x2D",
+          "red" : "111",
           "alpha" : "1.000",
-          "blue" : "0xFF",
-          "green" : "0xB6"
+          "blue" : "250",
+          "green" : "175"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/iOS/Timeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift b/iOS/Timeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift
index ab536d22b..6b823784d 100644
--- a/iOS/Timeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/iOS/Timeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ private extension MasterTimelineTableViewCell {
 	
 	func commonInit() {
 		
+		theme()
 		addAccessoryView()
 		addSubviewAtInit(titleView, hidden: false)
 		addSubviewAtInit(summaryView, hidden: true)
@@ -118,6 +119,12 @@ private extension MasterTimelineTableViewCell {
 		addSubviewAtInit(starView, hidden: true)
 		
 	}
+	
+	func theme() {
+		let bgView = UIView()
+		bgView.backgroundColor = AppAssets.selectionBackgroundColor
+		selectedBackgroundView = bgView
+	}
 
 	func addAccessoryView() {
 		accessoryView = UIImageView(image: AppAssets.chevronRightImage)