diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index 7c77996b8..dc3ed2456 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -319,17 +319,61 @@ void draw_hotbar(video::IVideoDriver *driver, gui::IGUIFont *font,
 		
 		if(g_selected_item == i)
 		{
-			driver->draw2DRectangle(video::SColor(255,255,0,0),
-					core::rect<s32>(rect.UpperLeftCorner - v2s32(1,1)*padding,
-							rect.LowerRightCorner + v2s32(1,1)*padding),
-					NULL);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			video::SColor bgcolor2(128,0,0,0);
-			driver->draw2DRectangle(bgcolor2, rect, NULL);
+			video::SColor c_outside(255,255,0,0);
+			//video::SColor c_outside(255,0,0,0);
+			//video::SColor c_inside(255,192,192,192);
+			s32 x1 = rect.UpperLeftCorner.X;
+			s32 y1 = rect.UpperLeftCorner.Y;
+			s32 x2 = rect.LowerRightCorner.X;
+			s32 y2 = rect.LowerRightCorner.Y;
+			// Black base borders
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(c_outside,
+					core::rect<s32>(
+						v2s32(x1 - padding, y1 - padding),
+						v2s32(x2 + padding, y1)
+					), NULL);
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(c_outside,
+					core::rect<s32>(
+						v2s32(x1 - padding, y2),
+						v2s32(x2 + padding, y2 + padding)
+					), NULL);
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(c_outside,
+					core::rect<s32>(
+						v2s32(x1 - padding, y1),
+						v2s32(x1, y2)
+					), NULL);
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(c_outside,
+					core::rect<s32>(
+						v2s32(x2, y1),
+						v2s32(x2 + padding, y2)
+					), NULL);
+			/*// Light inside borders
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(c_inside,
+					core::rect<s32>(
+						v2s32(x1 - padding/2, y1 - padding/2),
+						v2s32(x2 + padding/2, y1)
+					), NULL);
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(c_inside,
+					core::rect<s32>(
+						v2s32(x1 - padding/2, y2),
+						v2s32(x2 + padding/2, y2 + padding/2)
+					), NULL);
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(c_inside,
+					core::rect<s32>(
+						v2s32(x1 - padding/2, y1),
+						v2s32(x1, y2)
+					), NULL);
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(c_inside,
+					core::rect<s32>(
+						v2s32(x2, y1),
+						v2s32(x2 + padding/2, y2)
+					), NULL);
+			*/
 		}
 
+		video::SColor bgcolor2(128,0,0,0);
+		driver->draw2DRectangle(bgcolor2, rect, NULL);
+
 		if(item != NULL)
 		{
 			drawInventoryItem(driver, font, item, rect, NULL);
diff --git a/src/guiInventoryMenu.cpp b/src/guiInventoryMenu.cpp
index f90a2e959..8faf3d005 100644
--- a/src/guiInventoryMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/guiInventoryMenu.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void drawInventoryItem(video::IVideoDriver *driver,
 		driver->draw2DImage(texture, rect,
 			core::rect<s32>(core::position2d<s32>(0,0),
 			core::dimension2di(texture->getOriginalSize())),
-			clip, colors, false);
+			clip, colors, true);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -241,22 +241,31 @@ void GUIInventoryMenu::drawList(const ListDrawSpec &s)
 		if(m_selected_item != NULL && m_selected_item->listname == s.listname
 				&& m_selected_item->i == i)
 		{
+			/*s32 border = imgsize.X/12;
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(video::SColor(255,192,192,192),
+					core::rect<s32>(rect.UpperLeftCorner - v2s32(1,1)*border,
+							rect.LowerRightCorner + v2s32(1,1)*border),
+					NULL);
+			driver->draw2DRectangle(video::SColor(255,0,0,0),
+					core::rect<s32>(rect.UpperLeftCorner - v2s32(1,1)*((border+1)/2),
+							rect.LowerRightCorner + v2s32(1,1)*((border+1)/2)),
+					NULL);*/
+			s32 border = 2;
 			driver->draw2DRectangle(video::SColor(255,255,0,0),
-					core::rect<s32>(rect.UpperLeftCorner - v2s32(2,2),
-							rect.LowerRightCorner + v2s32(2,2)),
+					core::rect<s32>(rect.UpperLeftCorner - v2s32(1,1)*border,
+							rect.LowerRightCorner + v2s32(1,1)*border),
 					&AbsoluteClippingRect);
 		}
 
+		video::SColor bgcolor(255,128,128,128);
+		driver->draw2DRectangle(bgcolor, rect, &AbsoluteClippingRect);
+
 		if(item)
 		{
 			drawInventoryItem(driver, font, item,
 					rect, &AbsoluteClippingRect);
 		}
-		else
-		{
-			video::SColor bgcolor(255,128,128,128);
-			driver->draw2DRectangle(bgcolor, rect, &AbsoluteClippingRect);
-		}
+
 	}
 }