diff --git a/include/gui/tracks/track_content_object_item.h b/include/gui/tracks/track_content_object_item.h
index 0bf56be49..721625d04 100644
--- a/include/gui/tracks/track_content_object_item.h
+++ b/include/gui/tracks/track_content_object_item.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ protected:
 
 	TrackItem * m_trackItem;
 	trackContentObject * m_tco;
+    bool m_hover;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/tracks/bb_tco_item.cpp b/src/gui/tracks/bb_tco_item.cpp
index 0ca10385f..9b2920853 100644
--- a/src/gui/tracks/bb_tco_item.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tracks/bb_tco_item.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "gui/tracks/track_item.h"
 #include "track.h"
 
+// Just some stuff while playing with theming ideas, 
+// will be moved to lmmsStyle
 namespace BBTcoStuff {
 QLinearGradient getGradient( const QColor & _col, const QRectF & _rect )
 {
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ QLinearGradient darken( const QLinearGradient & _gradient )
     QGradientStops stops = _gradient.stops();
     for (int i = 0; i < stops.size(); ++i) {
         QColor color = stops.at(i).second;
-        stops[i].second = color.darker(160);
+        stops[i].second = color.lighter(150);
     }
 
     QLinearGradient g = _gradient;
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ void drawPath( QPainter *p, const QPainterPath &path,
 
     // highlight
     if (dark)
-        p->strokePath(path, QPen(col.lighter(160).darker(160), 2));
+        p->strokePath(path, QPen(col.lighter(160).lighter(160), 2));
     else
         p->strokePath(path, QPen(col.lighter(160), 2));
 
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ void BbTrackContentObjectItem::paint( QPainter * _painter,
 
     QPainterPath path;
     path.addRoundedRect(2, 2, rc.width()-4, rc.height()-4, 4, 4);
-    drawPath( _painter, path, col, "hah", false );
+    drawPath( _painter, path, col, "hah", m_hover );
 
     const float cellW = TrackContainerScene::DEFAULT_CELL_WIDTH;
     _painter->setOpacity(0.2);
diff --git a/src/gui/tracks/pattern_item.cpp b/src/gui/tracks/pattern_item.cpp
index eacfbdf73..90d4183ed 100644
--- a/src/gui/tracks/pattern_item.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tracks/pattern_item.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "gui/tracks/track_item.h"
 #include "track.h"
 
+// Just some stuff while playing with theming ideas, 
+// will be moved to lmmsStyle
 namespace PatternItemStuff {
 QLinearGradient getGradient( const QColor & _col, const QRectF & _rect )
 {
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ QLinearGradient darken( const QLinearGradient & _gradient )
     QGradientStops stops = _gradient.stops();
     for (int i = 0; i < stops.size(); ++i) {
         QColor color = stops.at(i).second;
-        stops[i].second = color.darker(160);
+        stops[i].second = color.lighter(150);
     }
 
     QLinearGradient g = _gradient;
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ void drawPath( QPainter *p, const QPainterPath &path,
 
     // highlight
     if (dark)
-        p->strokePath(path, QPen(borderCol.darker(160), 2));
+        p->strokePath(path, QPen(borderCol.lighter(150), 2));
     else
         p->strokePath(path, QPen(borderCol, 2));
 
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ void PatternItem::paint( QPainter * _painter,
 
     QPainterPath path;
     path.addRoundedRect(2, 2, rc.width()-4, rc.height()-4, 4, 4);
-    drawPath( _painter, path, col0, colBorder, false );
+    drawPath( _painter, path, col0, colBorder, m_hover );
 
     _painter->restore();
 
diff --git a/src/gui/tracks/track_content_object_item.cpp b/src/gui/tracks/track_content_object_item.cpp
index 47b47533a..c92bce418 100644
--- a/src/gui/tracks/track_content_object_item.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tracks/track_content_object_item.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ TrackContentObjectItem::TrackContentObjectItem( TrackItem * _track, trackContent
 		QGraphicsItem(),
 		m_trackItem( _track ),
 		m_tco( _object ),
-        m_snapBackAnimation( NULL )
+        m_snapBackAnimation( NULL ),
+        m_hover( false )
 {
     //m_object =  _object;
 	setFlags( QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable | QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable );
+    setAcceptHoverEvents( true );
     setCursor( Qt::OpenHandCursor );
 
     midiTime startPos = _object->startPosition();
@@ -205,7 +207,9 @@ void TrackContentObjectItem::mouseReleaseEvent( QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent * event
 
 void TrackContentObjectItem::hoverEnterEvent( QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent * event )
 {
+    m_hover = true;
     QGraphicsItem::hoverEnterEvent( event );
+    update();
 }
 
 
@@ -213,6 +217,8 @@ void TrackContentObjectItem::hoverEnterEvent( QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent * event )
 void TrackContentObjectItem::hoverLeaveEvent( QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent * event )
 {
     QGraphicsItem::hoverLeaveEvent( event );
+    m_hover = false;
+    update();
 }