--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/layout/activity_stream_card_history_item.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/layout/activity_stream_card_history_item.xml
@@ -38,17 +38,18 @@
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="36dp"
             android:layout_margin="2dp"
             android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
             android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
             android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
             android:layout_gravity="right|top"
             android:src="@drawable/menu"
-            android:padding="@dimen/activity_stream_base_margin" />
+            android:padding="@dimen/activity_stream_base_margin"
+            android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground" />
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/page"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             tools:text="twitter"
             android:textSize="12sp"
             android:textColor="@color/activity_stream_subtitle"

--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/layout/activity_stream_topsites_card.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/layout/activity_stream_topsites_card.xml
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@
             android:id="@+id/menu"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="28dp"
             android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
             android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
             android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
             android:layout_gravity="right|top"
             android:padding="6dp"
-            android:src="@drawable/menu" />
+            android:src="@drawable/menu"
+            android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground" />
 
     </RelativeLayout>
 </org.mozilla.gecko.widget.FilledCardView>
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