diff --git a/data/theme/_common.scss b/data/theme/_common.scss
index 98c181920..e0b45d7cf 100644
--- a/data/theme/_common.scss
+++ b/data/theme/_common.scss
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ StEntry {
   //&:hover { @include entry(hover);}
   &:focus { @include entry(focus,$fc:transparentize($fg_color,0.5));}
   &:insensitive { @include entry(insensitive);}
- 
+  selection-background-color: $selected_bg_color;
+  selected-color: $selected_fg_color;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index bb957fa45..fef366b4b 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -1342,7 +1342,9 @@ StEntry {
   color: #eeeeec;
   background-color: #292929;
   border-color: #1c1f1f;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); }
+  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  selection-background-color: #215d9c;
+  selected-color: white; }
   StEntry:focus {
     box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
     border-color: rgba(154, 154, 142, 0.5); }