diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/view.less b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/view.less
index 85cde7ba..6147427b 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/view.less
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/view.less
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 
+
+@item-border-col-sep: @col-border;
+
+@item-background-col-hover: rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
+@item-border-col-hover: @col-border;
+
+@item-background-col-sel: rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
+@item-border-col-sel: @col-border-strong;
+
+@icon-size: 48px;
+
+
 #selection-rect {
 	display: none;
 	position: absolute;
@@ -13,10 +25,12 @@
 	position: absolute;
 	left: 0;
 	top: 0;
+	width: 24px;
+	height: 24px;
 	margin-top: -3px;
 	margin-left: -3px;
-	background-color: #fff;
-	border: 1px solid #555;
+	background-color: #f8f8f8;
+	border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
 	border-radius: 3px;
 	opacity: 0.6;
 	cursor: pointer;
@@ -24,8 +38,8 @@
 
 	.on-selected, .on-not-selected {
 		display: block;
-		width: 24px;
-		height: 24px;
+		width: 100%;
+		height: 100%;
 	}
 
 	&:hover {
@@ -49,17 +63,6 @@
 }
 
 
-@item-border-col-sep: @col-border;
-
-@item-background-col-hover: rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
-@item-border-col-hover: @col-border;
-
-@item-background-col-sel: rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
-@item-border-col-sel: @col-border-strong;
-
-@icon-size: 48px;
-
-
 #view {
 	display: none;
 	margin: 0 auto;
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/select.js b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/select.js
index c979df19..07297a6a 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/select.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/select.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 modulejs.define('ext/select', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/resource', 'core/event'], function (_, $, allsettings, resource, event) {
 
 	var settings = _.extend({
-			enabled: false
+			enabled: false,
+			checkboxes: false
 		}, allsettings.select),
 
 		x = 0, y = 0,
@@ -144,7 +145,9 @@ modulejs.define('ext/select', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/resource', 'core
 
 		onLocationChanged = function (item) {
 
-			_.each(item.content, initItem);
+			if (settings.checkboxes) {
+				_.each(item.content, initItem);
+			}
 			publish();
 		},
 
@@ -152,7 +155,9 @@ modulejs.define('ext/select', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/resource', 'core
 
 			var selectionChanged = false;
 
-			_.each(added, initItem);
+			if (settings.checkboxes) {
+				_.each(added, initItem);
+			}
 			_.each(removed, function (item) {
 
 				if (item.$view && item.$view.hasClass('selected')) {
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json b/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
index 3f43a398..cb05ee63 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
+++ b/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
@@ -269,10 +269,14 @@ Options
 	},
 
 	/*
-	Make entries selectable. At the moment only needed for packaged download and delete.
+	Make entries selectable (first mouse button + drag).
+	At the moment only needed for packaged download and delete.
+
+	- checkboxes: boolean, show a checkbox on mouse over item
 	*/
 	"select": {
-		"enabled": true
+		"enabled": true,
+		"checkboxes": true
 	},
 
 	/*