diff --git a/data/stylesheet/_index.scss b/data/stylesheet/_index.scss
index 5db443721..d6be3e773 100644
--- a/data/stylesheet/_index.scss
+++ b/data/stylesheet/_index.scss
@@ -173,7 +173,15 @@ columnview {
         padding: 0.5em;
     }
 
-    row:nth-child(odd) {
+    row:nth-child(odd):not(:selected):not(:focus-visible) {
         background: #{'@bg_color'};
     }
+    
+    // Highlight selected rows with the accent color, like the theme does
+    // for keyboard navigation, so mouse and keyboard selection look the same
+    listview row:selected,
+    listview row:focus-visible:selected {
+        background: #{'@selected_bg_color'};
+        color: #{'@selected_fg_color'};
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Views/LogView/LogView.vala b/src/Views/LogView/LogView.vala
index f707e5200..2129d1cf7 100644
--- a/src/Views/LogView/LogView.vala
+++ b/src/Views/LogView/LogView.vala
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ public class Monitor.LogView : Granite.Bin {
 
         model = new SystemdLogModel ();
 
-        var selection_model = new Gtk.NoSelection (model);
+        var selection_model = new Gtk.SingleSelection (model) {
+            autoselect = false,
+            can_unselect = true
+        };
 
         var header_factory = new Gtk.SignalListItemFactory ();
         header_factory.setup.connect (setup_header);