diff --git a/src/applet/package/contents/ui/DeviceItem.qml b/src/applet/package/contents/ui/DeviceItem.qml
--- a/src/applet/package/contents/ui/DeviceItem.qml
+++ b/src/applet/package/contents/ui/DeviceItem.qml
@@ -37,8 +37,15 @@
     property var currentDeviceDetails : []
 
     height: expanded ? baseHeight + expandableComponentLoader.height + Math.round(units.gridUnit / 3) : baseHeight
-    checked: containsMouse
     enabled: true
+    
+    onContainsMouseChanged: {
+        if (containsMouse) {
+            devicesView.currentIndex = index
+        } else {
+            devicesView.currentIndex = -1
+        }
+    }
 
     Item {
         id: deviceItemBase
diff --git a/src/applet/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml b/src/applet/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
--- a/src/applet/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
+++ b/src/applet/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@
             section.delegate: Header {
                 text: section == "Connected" ? i18n("Connected devices") : i18n("Available devices")
             }
+            highlight: PlasmaComponents.Highlight { }
+            highlightMoveDuration: 0
+            highlightResizeDuration: 0
             delegate: DeviceItem { }
         }
     }