diff --git a/src/dolphindetailsview.cpp b/src/dolphindetailsview.cpp
index 0bad0b0c93..b4f42cf50f 100644
--- a/src/dolphindetailsview.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphindetailsview.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ DolphinDetailsView::DolphinDetailsView(QWidget* parent, DolphinController* contr
     font.setItalic(settings->italicFont());
     font.setBold(settings->boldFont());
     m_viewOptions.font = font;
+    m_viewOptions.showDecorationSelected = true;
 
     updateDecorationSize();
 }