diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.cpp
index 1ca6b793f..6783a0d3e 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ PlaylistLargeItemDelegate::prepareStyleOption( QStyleOptionViewItemV4* option, c
 
 
 void
-PlaylistLargeItemDelegate::drawRichText( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, int flags, QTextDocument& text ) const
+PlaylistLargeItemDelegate::drawRichText( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QRect& rect, int flags, QTextDocument& text ) const
 {
     text.setPageSize( QSize( rect.width(), QWIDGETSIZE_MAX ) );
     QAbstractTextDocumentLayout* layout = text.documentLayout();
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ PlaylistLargeItemDelegate::drawRichText( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, i
         y += ( rect.height() - height ) / 2;
 
     QAbstractTextDocumentLayout::PaintContext context;
-    context.palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, painter->pen().color() );
+
+    if ( option.state & QStyle::State_Selected )
+        context.palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, option.palette.color( QPalette::HighlightedText ) );
+    else
+        context.palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, painter->pen().color() );
 
     painter->save();
     painter->translate( rect.x(), y );
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ PlaylistLargeItemDelegate::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem&
         if ( textDoc.idealWidth() > leftRect.width() )
             textDoc.setHtml( item->query()->socialActionDescription( "Love", Query::Short ) );
 
-        drawRichText( painter, leftRect, Qt::AlignBottom, textDoc );
+        drawRichText( painter, option, leftRect, Qt::AlignBottom, textDoc );
 
         if ( duration > 0 )
         {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.h b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.h
index d6b33f076..9fed77936 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     void prepareStyleOption( QStyleOptionViewItemV4* option, const QModelIndex& index, PlayableItem* item ) const;
-    void drawRichText( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, int flags, QTextDocument& text ) const;
+    void drawRichText( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QRect& rect, int flags, QTextDocument& text ) const;
 
     QTextOption m_topOption;
     QTextOption m_centerRightOption;