diff --git a/qml/components/ChatListViewItem.qml b/qml/components/ChatListViewItem.qml
index 30f2435..684f02a 100644
--- a/qml/components/ChatListViewItem.qml
+++ b/qml/components/ChatListViewItem.qml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ PhotoTextsListItem {
     id: listItem
     pictureThumbnail {
         photoData: photo_small || ({})
+        highlighted: listItem.highlighted && !listItem.menuOpen
     }
     property int ownUserId
     property bool showDraft: !!draft_message_text && draft_message_date > last_message_date
diff --git a/qml/components/ProfileThumbnail.qml b/qml/components/ProfileThumbnail.qml
index 04f7cf9..555cc1c 100644
--- a/qml/components/ProfileThumbnail.qml
+++ b/qml/components/ProfileThumbnail.qml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import Sailfish.Silica 1.0
 import WerkWolf.Fernschreiber 1.0
 
 Item {
-
     id: profileThumbnail
 
     property alias photoData: file.fileInformation
@@ -30,6 +29,10 @@ Item {
     property int radius: width / 2
     property int imageStatus: -1
     property bool optimizeImageSize: true
+    property bool highlighted
+
+    layer.enabled: highlighted
+    layer.effect: PressEffect { source: profileThumbnail }
 
     function getReplacementString() {
         if (replacementStringHint.length > 2) {