diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistwidget.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistwidget.cpp
index c261bf1d25..e7d2951b9f 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistwidget.cpp
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ void KItemListWidget::drawItemStyleOption(QPainter* painter, QWidget* widget, QS
     viewItemOption.state = styleState;
     viewItemOption.viewItemPosition = QStyleOptionViewItemV4::OnlyOne;
     viewItemOption.showDecorationSelected = true;
-    viewItemOption.rect = textRect().toRect();
+    viewItemOption.rect = selectionRect().toRect();
     widget->style()->drawPrimitive(QStyle::PE_PanelItemViewItem, &viewItemOption, painter, widget);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistwidget.h b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistwidget.h
index a06bb5c9c7..c086ee6d33 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistwidget.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistwidget.h
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ public:
      */
     virtual QRectF textFocusRect() const;
 
+    /**
+     * @return Rectangle around which a selection box should be drawn if the item is selected.
+     */
+    virtual QRectF selectionRect() const = 0;
+
     /**
      * @return Rectangle for the selection-toggle that is used to select or deselect an item.
      *         Per default an empty rectangle is returned which means that no selection-toggle
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.cpp
index e0375480e0..998acc0665 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.cpp
@@ -494,6 +494,29 @@ QRectF KStandardItemListWidget::textFocusRect() const
     return m_textRect;
 }
 
+QRectF KStandardItemListWidget::selectionRect() const
+{
+    const_cast<KStandardItemListWidget*>(this)->triggerCacheRefreshing();
+
+    switch (m_layout) {
+    case IconsLayout:
+        return m_textRect;
+
+    case CompactLayout:
+    case DetailsLayout: {
+        const int padding = styleOption().padding;
+        QRectF adjustedIconRect = iconRect().adjusted(-padding, -padding, padding, padding);
+        return adjustedIconRect | m_textRect;
+    }
+
+    default:
+        Q_ASSERT(false);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return m_textRect;
+}
+
 QRectF KStandardItemListWidget::expansionToggleRect() const
 {
     const_cast<KStandardItemListWidget*>(this)->triggerCacheRefreshing();
@@ -945,7 +968,7 @@ void KStandardItemListWidget::updatePixmapCache()
             KIconEffect::semiTransparent(m_pixmap);
         }
 
-        if (isSelected()) {
+        if (m_layout == IconsLayout && isSelected()) {
             const QColor color = palette().brush(QPalette::Normal, QPalette::Highlight).color();
             QImage image = m_pixmap.toImage();
             KIconEffect::colorize(image, color, 0.8f);
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.h b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.h
index 4f7a9136e0..403794fc3e 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public:
     virtual QRectF iconRect() const;
     virtual QRectF textRect() const;
     virtual QRectF textFocusRect() const;
+    virtual QRectF selectionRect() const;
     virtual QRectF expansionToggleRect() const;
     virtual QRectF selectionToggleRect() const;
     virtual QPixmap createDragPixmap(const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem* option, QWidget* widget = 0);