diff --git a/src/core/OSTreeTUI.cpp b/src/core/OSTreeTUI.cpp
index 31c6ece..bad5330 100644
--- a/src/core/OSTreeTUI.cpp
+++ b/src/core/OSTreeTUI.cpp
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ OSTreeTUI::OSTreeTUI (const std::string& repo, const std::vector<std::string> st
 						promotionBranchColorMap.insert({str,Color::GrayDark});
 					}
 				}
-				return CommitRender::commitRender(*this, promotionBranchColorMap, selectedCommit);	
+				return CommitRender::commitRender(*this, promotionBranchColorMap);	
 			}
-			return CommitRender::commitRender(*this, branchColorMap, selectedCommit);
+			return CommitRender::commitRender(*this, branchColorMap);
 		});
 
 	commitListComponent = Container::Horizontal({
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ OSTreeTUI::OSTreeTUI (const std::string& repo, const std::vector<std::string> st
     	  	if (scrollOffset < 0) {
 				++scrollOffset;
 			}
-			selectedCommit = -scrollOffset / 4;
+			selectedCommit = (-scrollOffset + 3) / 4;
 			return true;
     	}
     	if (event.is_mouse() && event.mouse().button == Mouse::WheelDown) {
     	  	--scrollOffset;
-			selectedCommit = -scrollOffset / 4;
+			selectedCommit = (-scrollOffset + 3) / 4;
 			return true;
     	}
 		// switch through commits
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ const cpplibostree::OSTreeRepo& OSTreeTUI::getOstreeRepo() const {
 	return ostreeRepo;
 }
 
+const size_t& OSTreeTUI::getSelectedCommit() const {
+	return selectedCommit;
+}
+
 const std::string& OSTreeTUI::getPromotionBranch() const {
 	return promotionBranch;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/OSTreeTUI.hpp b/src/core/OSTreeTUI.hpp
index 56f3aff..30f07c2 100644
--- a/src/core/OSTreeTUI.hpp
+++ b/src/core/OSTreeTUI.hpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class OSTreeTUI {
     
     // GETTER
     const cpplibostree::OSTreeRepo& getOstreeRepo() const;
+    const size_t& getSelectedCommit() const;
     const std::string& getPromotionBranch() const;
     const std::unordered_map<std::string, bool>& getVisibleBranches() const;
     const std::vector<std::string>& getColumnToBranchMap() const;
diff --git a/src/core/commit.cpp b/src/core/commit.cpp
index a9d930e..3be0b32 100644
--- a/src/core/commit.cpp
+++ b/src/core/commit.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,15 @@ Decorator PositionAndSize(int left, int top, int width, int height) {
 }
 
 /// Partially inspired from https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/FTXUI/blob/main/src/ftxui/component/window.cpp
-Element DefaultRenderState(const WindowRenderState& state) {
+Element DefaultRenderState(const WindowRenderState& state, ftxui::Color selectedColor = Color::White) {
 	Element element = state.inner;
 	//if (!state.active) {
-	//	element |= dim;
-	//}
+	if (selectedColor == Color::White) {
+		element |= dim;
+	} else {
+		element |= bold;
+	}
+	element |= color(selectedColor);
 
 	element = window(text(state.title), element);
 	element |= clear_under;
@@ -147,7 +151,11 @@ class CommitComponentImpl : public ComponentBase, public WindowOptions {
     	    drag_
     	};
 
-    	element = render ? render(state) : DefaultRenderState(state);
+		if (drag_initial_y / COMMIT_WINDOW_HEIGHT == ostreetui.getSelectedCommit()) { // selected 
+    		element = render ? render(state) : DefaultRenderState(state, ostreetui.getBranchColorMap().at(commit.branch));
+		} else {
+			element = render ? render(state) : DefaultRenderState(state);
+		}
 
     	// Position and record the drawn area of the window.
     	element |= reflect(box_window_);
@@ -352,7 +360,7 @@ ftxui::Component CommitComponent(int position, const std::string& commit, OSTree
 	return ftxui::Make<CommitComponentImpl>(position, commit, ostreetui);
 }
 
-ftxui::Element commitRender(OSTreeTUI& ostreetui, const std::unordered_map<std::string, ftxui::Color>& branchColorMap, size_t selectedCommit) {
+ftxui::Element commitRender(OSTreeTUI& ostreetui, const std::unordered_map<std::string, ftxui::Color>& branchColorMap) {
 	using namespace ftxui;
 
 	int scrollOffset = ostreetui.getScrollOffset();
diff --git a/src/core/commit.hpp b/src/core/commit.hpp
index bbb2f6e..d455132 100644
--- a/src/core/commit.hpp
+++ b/src/core/commit.hpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace CommitRender {
      * @return ftxui::Element
      */
     ftxui::Element commitRender(OSTreeTUI& ostreetui, const std::unordered_map<std::string,
-                                ftxui::Color>& branchColorMap, size_t selectedCommit = 0);
+                                ftxui::Color>& branchColorMap);
 
     /**
      * @brief build a commit-tree line