diff --git a/Source/Objects/MessageObject.h b/Source/Objects/MessageObject.h
index 21636396b3..52f56d0c37 100644
--- a/Source/Objects/MessageObject.h
+++ b/Source/Objects/MessageObject.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class MessageObject final : public ObjectBase
 
         nvgRestore(nvg);
 
-        nvgDrawRoundedRect(nvg, b.getX(), b.getY(), b.getWidth(), b.getHeight(), nvgRGBAf(0, 0, 0, 0), outlineColour, Corners::objectCornerRadius);
+        nvgDrawRoundedRect(nvg, b.getX(), b.getY(), b.getWidth(), b.getHeight(), nvgRGBAf(0, 0, 0, 0), object->isSelected() ? selectedOutlineColour : outlineColour, Corners::objectCornerRadius);
 
         if (editor) {
             imageRenderer.renderJUCEComponent(nvg, *editor, getImageScale());