diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/nav_item_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/nav_item_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89c3f2e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/nav_item_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@color/micropubActionTouched" />
+    <item android:drawable="@android:color/transparent" />
+</selector>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_micropub.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_micropub.xml
index df0c16dd..6c0579a2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_micropub.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_micropub.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/createTitle"
-            android:textSize="20sp"
+            android:textSize="18sp"
             android:visibility="gone"
             android:text="@string/select_post_type"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
             android:visibility="gone"
             android:textStyle="italic"
             android:id="@+id/previewText"
+            android:textColor="@color/textColor"
             android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
-            android:textSize="18sp"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/timeline_list_item_text_size"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
 
@@ -50,9 +51,11 @@
             android:id="@+id/postMenu"
             app:theme="@style/NavigationDrawerStyle"
             android:background="@android:color/transparent"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             app:itemIconTint="@color/iconTint"
+            app:itemTextColor="@color/menuTextcolor"
+            app:itemBackground="@drawable/nav_item_background"
             app:menu="@menu/micropub_post_menu" />
 
         <Button
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 3b2c9ab5..f3abde92 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <color name="colorPrimary">#DD645E</color>
     <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#bd3e38</color>
     <color name="colorAccent">#DD645E</color>
-    <color name="iconTint">#000000</color>
+    <color name="iconTint">#666666</color>
     <color name="menuTextcolor">#666666</color>
     <color name="lightBlue">#b6cbdb</color>
     <color name="textColor">#666666</color>
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
     <color name="listRowBackgroundColorTouched">#e2e6e9</color>
     <color name="loadMoreButtonBackgroundColor">#f5f5f5</color>
     <color name="loadMoreButtonBackgroundColorTouched">#e2e6e9</color>
+    <color name="micropubActionTouched">#e2e6e9</color>
 </resources>