diff --git a/data/gtk.css b/data/gtk.css
index 13d4fa8..7588f26 100644
--- a/data/gtk.css
+++ b/data/gtk.css
@@ -18,17 +18,28 @@
     font-weight:bold;
 }
 
-iconview.view:selected,
-iconview.view:selected:focus,
-GtkIconView.cell:selected,
-GtkIconView.cell:selected:focus {
-    background-color:@theme_selected_bg_color;
+actionbar {
+    background-color:@theme_unfocused_bg_color;
 }
 
+/* Icon View in regular mode */
+iconview.view:selected,
+iconview.view:selected:focus {
+    background-color:@theme_selected_bg_color;
+}
 iconview.view:hover {
     -gtk-icon-effect:highlight;
 }
 
-actionbar {
-    background-color:@theme_unfocused_bg_color;
+/* Icon View in selection mode */
+iconview.view.selection {
+    -gtk-icon-effect:dim;
+}
+iconview.view.selection:selected,
+iconview.view.selection:selected:focus {
+    background-color:@theme_selected_bg_color;
+    -gtk-icon-effect:highlight;
+}
+iconview.view.selection:hover {
+    -gtk-icon-effect:none;
 }
diff --git a/mcg/widgets.py b/mcg/widgets.py
index 21f7040..021fe1d 100644
--- a/mcg/widgets.py
+++ b/mcg/widgets.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class Window():
     _PANEL_INDEX_COVER = 1
     _PANEL_INDEX_PLAYLIST = 2
     _PANEL_INDEX_LIBRARY = 3
+    _CSS_SELECTION = 'selection'
 
 
     def __init__(self, app, builder, title, settings):
@@ -1183,9 +1184,11 @@ class PlaylistPanel(GObject.GObject):
         if widget.get_active():
             self._actionbar_revealer.set_reveal_child(True)
             self._playlist_grid.set_selection_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.MULTIPLE)
+            self._playlist_grid.get_style_context().add_class(Window._CSS_SELECTION)
         else:
             self._actionbar_revealer.set_reveal_child(False)
             self._playlist_grid.set_selection_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.SINGLE)
+            self._playlist_grid.get_style_context().remove_class(Window._CSS_SELECTION)
 
 
     def clear_clicked(self, widget):
@@ -1501,9 +1504,11 @@ class LibraryPanel(GObject.GObject):
         if widget.get_active():
             self._actionbar_revealer.set_reveal_child(True)
             self._library_grid.set_selection_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.MULTIPLE)
+            self._library_grid.get_style_context().add_class(Window._CSS_SELECTION)
         else:
             self._actionbar_revealer.set_reveal_child(False)
             self._library_grid.set_selection_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.SINGLE)
+            self._library_grid.get_style_context().remove_class(Window._CSS_SELECTION)
 
 
     def on_grid_scale_change(self, widget, scroll, value):