diff --git a/wobuzz/ui/playlist.py b/wobuzz/ui/playlist.py
index e8d4ce4..03892b4 100644
--- a/wobuzz/ui/playlist.py
+++ b/wobuzz/ui/playlist.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from PyQt6.QtCore import pyqtSignal
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QDropEvent, QIcon, QFont
-from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QTreeWidget, QAbstractItemView, QFrame
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QTreeWidget, QAbstractItemView
 
 from .track import TrackItem
 
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ from .track import TrackItem
 class PlaylistView(QTreeWidget):
     itemDropped = pyqtSignal(QTreeWidget, list)
 
-    normal_font = QFont()
-    bold_font = QFont()
-    bold_font.setBold(True)
+    playing_mark = QIcon.fromTheme(QIcon.ThemeIcon.MediaPlaybackStart)
 
     def __init__(self, playlist, dock, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
@@ -28,8 +26,6 @@ class PlaylistView(QTreeWidget):
 
         self.setColumnCount(4)
 
-        self.playing_mark = QIcon.fromTheme(QIcon.ThemeIcon.MediaPlaybackStart)
-
         headers = [
             "#",
             "Title",
@@ -133,20 +129,14 @@ class PlaylistView(QTreeWidget):
 
             # unmark the previous track in all playlists
             for item in previous_track.items:
-                item.setIcon(0, QIcon(None))
-                item.setFont(1, self.normal_font)
-                item.setFont(2, self.normal_font)
-                item.setFont(3, self.normal_font)
+                item.unmark()
 
         if track:
             playlist_tabs.setTabIcon(index, self.playing_mark)  # mark this playlist
 
             # mark the current track in this playlist
             item = self.topLevelItem(self.app.player.current_playlist.current_track_index)
-            item.setIcon(0, self.playing_mark)
-            item.setFont(1, self.bold_font)
-            item.setFont(2, self.bold_font)
-            item.setFont(3, self.normal_font)
+            item.mark()
 
     def append_track(self, track):
         TrackItem(track, self.topLevelItemCount() - 1, self)
diff --git a/wobuzz/ui/track.py b/wobuzz/ui/track.py
index 38ec961..80fa6ee 100644
--- a/wobuzz/ui/track.py
+++ b/wobuzz/ui/track.py
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
 from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QFont, QIcon, QPalette
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QTreeWidgetItem
 
 
 class TrackItem(QTreeWidgetItem):
+    normal_font = QFont()
+    bold_font = QFont()
+    bold_font.setBold(True)
+
+    playing_mark = QIcon.fromTheme(QIcon.ThemeIcon.MediaPlaybackStart)
+
     def __init__(self, track, index, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
 
         self.track = track
         self.index_user_sort = index
-
         self.index = index
 
         self.playlist = parent.playlist
 
+        palette = parent.palette()
+
+        self.highlight_color = palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Highlight)
+        self.base_color = palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Base)
+
         track.items.append(self)
 
         track.set_occurrences()
@@ -31,3 +42,16 @@ class TrackItem(QTreeWidgetItem):
         self.setText(3, track.tags.album)
         self.setText(4, str(self.index_user_sort + 1))
 
+    def mark(self):
+        self.setIcon(0, self.playing_mark)
+        self.setFont(1, self.bold_font)
+        self.setFont(2, self.bold_font)
+        self.setFont(3, self.normal_font)
+
+
+    def unmark(self):
+        self.setIcon(0, QIcon(None))
+        self.setFont(1, self.normal_font)
+        self.setFont(2, self.normal_font)
+        self.setFont(3, self.normal_font)
+