diff --git a/src/screen/dashboard/issue_list.rs b/src/screen/dashboard/issue_list.rs
index 9705651..b57c661 100644
--- a/src/screen/dashboard/issue_list.rs
+++ b/src/screen/dashboard/issue_list.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use gpui::{
     InteractiveElement, IntoElement, ParentElement, StatefulInteractiveElement, Styled, div, list,
-    prelude::FluentBuilder, px,
+    point, prelude::FluentBuilder, px,
 };
 
 use crate::{
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ impl gpui::RenderOnce for IssueListItem {
         let theme = app::current_theme(cx);
 
         let repo_name_text = match self.repo_name {
-            Some(name) => text(name),
-            None => text("Unknown repo"),
+        | Some(name) => text(name),
+        | None => text("Unknown repo"),
         }
         .text_xs()
         .opacity(0.5);
@@ -147,24 +147,25 @@ impl gpui::RenderOnce for IssueListItem {
                 .opacity(0.5)
         } else {
             match self.status {
-                api::issues::PullRequestState::Closed => {
-                    font_icon(FontIcon::PullRequestClosed).text_color(theme.colors.danger)
-                }
-                api::issues::PullRequestState::Merged => {
-                    font_icon(FontIcon::PullRequestClosed).text_color(theme.colors.success)
-                }
-                _ => font_icon(FontIcon::PullRequestArrow).text_color(theme.colors.success),
+            | api::issues::PullRequestState::Closed => {
+                font_icon(FontIcon::PullRequestClosed).text_color(theme.colors.danger)
+            }
+            | api::issues::PullRequestState::Merged => {
+                font_icon(FontIcon::PullRequestClosed).text_color(theme.colors.success)
+            }
+            | _ => font_icon(FontIcon::PullRequestArrow).text_color(theme.colors.success),
             }
         }
         .flex_shrink_0()
         .size_4();
 
         let description_text = match self.description {
-            Some(description) => text(description).text_xs(),
-            None => text("No description provided").opacity(0.5).text_xs(),
+        | Some(description) => text(description).text_xs(),
+        | None => text("No description provided").opacity(0.5).text_xs(),
         };
 
         div()
+            .relative()
             .w_full()
             .px_1p5()
             .py_1()
@@ -196,11 +197,27 @@ impl gpui::RenderOnce for IssueListItem {
                 it.border_b_1().border_color(theme.colors.border)
             })
             .when(self.is_selected, |it| {
-                it.bg(theme.colors.surface_elevated)
-                    .border_r_1()
-                    .border_b_0()
-                    .border_color(theme.colors.accent)
-                    .pb(px(5.))
+                it.bg(gpui::Rgba {
+                    a: 0.05,
+                    ..theme.colors.accent
+                })
+                .overflow_hidden()
+                .border_r_1()
+                .child(
+                    div()
+                        .absolute()
+                        .right_0()
+                        .top_0()
+                        .bottom_0()
+                        .w_px()
+                        .bg(theme.colors.accent)
+                        .shadow(vec![gpui::BoxShadow {
+                            blur_radius: px(16.),
+                            spread_radius: px(2.),
+                            color: gpui::Hsla::from(theme.colors.accent).alpha(0.8),
+                            offset: point(px(-2.), px(0.)),
+                        }]),
+                )
             })
     }
 }