diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
index 7eaec10c1..392e57a70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public abstract class XmppActivity extends Activity {
 
 	protected int mPrimaryTextColor;
 	protected int mSecondaryTextColor;
+	protected int mPrimaryBackgroundColor;
 	protected int mSecondaryBackgroundColor;
 	protected int mColorRed;
 	protected int mColorOrange;
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ public abstract class XmppActivity extends Activity {
 		mColorOrange = getResources().getColor(R.color.orange);
 		mColorGreen = getResources().getColor(R.color.green);
 		mPrimaryColor = getResources().getColor(R.color.primary);
+		mPrimaryBackgroundColor = getResources().getColor(R.color.primarybackground);
 		mSecondaryBackgroundColor = getResources().getColor(R.color.secondarybackground);
 		this.mTheme = findTheme();
 		setTheme(this.mTheme);
@@ -740,7 +742,11 @@ public abstract class XmppActivity extends Activity {
 	public int getOnlineColor() {
 		return this.mColorGreen;
 	}
-	
+
+	public int getPrimaryBackgroundColor() {
+		return this.mPrimaryBackgroundColor;
+	}
+
 	public int getSecondaryBackgroundColor() {
 		return this.mSecondaryBackgroundColor;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java
index a48f6ae43..d5b7e4c05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java
@@ -46,17 +46,10 @@ public class ConversationAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Conversation> {
 		}
 		Conversation conversation = getItem(position);
 		if (this.activity instanceof ConversationActivity) {
-			ConversationActivity activity = (ConversationActivity) this.activity;
-			if (!activity.isConversationsOverviewHideable()) {
-				if (conversation == activity.getSelectedConversation()) {
-					view.setBackgroundColor(activity
-							.getSecondaryBackgroundColor());
-				} else {
-					view.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
-				}
-			} else {
-				view.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
-			}
+			View swipeableItem = view.findViewById(R.id.swipeable_item);
+			ConversationActivity a = (ConversationActivity) this.activity;
+			int c = !a.isConversationsOverviewHideable() && conversation == a.getSelectedConversation() ? a.getSecondaryBackgroundColor() : a.getPrimaryBackgroundColor();
+			swipeableItem.setBackgroundColor(c);
 		}
 		TextView convName = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.conversation_name);
 		if (conversation.getMode() == Conversation.MODE_SINGLE || activity.useSubjectToIdentifyConference()) {
diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/conversation_list_row.xml b/src/main/res/layout/conversation_list_row.xml
index de04780fe..69abb2256 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/conversation_list_row.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/conversation_list_row.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<View
 		android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 		android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-		android:background="@color/divider"/>
+		android:background="@color/primary"/>
 
 	<FrameLayout
 		android:id="@+id/swipeable_item"