diff --git a/themes/Gray/gtkrc b/themes/Gray/gtkrc
index ea385c5dd1..3c0d6fb686 100644
--- a/themes/Gray/gtkrc
+++ b/themes/Gray/gtkrc
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ style "sogg-treeview" = "sogg-default-style"
   #text[INSENSITIVE] = "#0F0"
   text[ACTIVE] = "#222"
   text[SELECTED] = "#222"
+  base[SELECTED] = "#DDD"
 
   engine  "pixmap"
     {