diff --git a/effects.cpp b/effects.cpp
index 4fe22a8d80..f9fadb48cc 100644
--- a/effects.cpp
+++ b/effects.cpp
@@ -1651,12 +1651,12 @@ EffectFrameImpl::EffectFrameImpl(EffectFrameStyle style, bool staticSize, QPoint
     if (m_style == EffectFrameStyled) {
         m_frame.setImagePath("widgets/background");
         m_frame.setCacheAllRenderedFrames(true);
-        m_selection.setImagePath("widgets/viewitem");
-        m_selection.setElementPrefix("hover");
-        m_selection.setCacheAllRenderedFrames(true);
-        m_selection.setEnabledBorders(Plasma::FrameSvg::AllBorders);
         connect(Plasma::Theme::defaultTheme(), SIGNAL(themeChanged()), this, SLOT(plasmaThemeChanged()));
     }
+    m_selection.setImagePath("widgets/viewitem");
+    m_selection.setElementPrefix("hover");
+    m_selection.setCacheAllRenderedFrames(true);
+    m_selection.setEnabledBorders(Plasma::FrameSvg::AllBorders);
 
     if (effects->compositingType() == OpenGLCompositing) {
 #ifdef KWIN_HAVE_OPENGL_COMPOSITING
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h b/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
index 126968c356..61a5c2099f 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
@@ -1778,7 +1778,6 @@ public:
     /**
      * Sets the geometry of a selection.
      * To remove the selection set a null rect.
-     * This is only available if the an styled EffectFrame is used.
      * @param selection The geometry of the selection in screen coordinates.
      **/
     virtual void setSelection(const QRect& selection) = 0;
diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
index a3a8da8246..f43f2273b9 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -1333,18 +1333,26 @@ void SceneOpenGL::EffectFrame::render(QRegion region, double opacity, double fra
         m_texture->render(region, m_effectFrame->geometry().adjusted(-left, -top, right, bottom));
         m_texture->unbind();
 
-        if (!m_effectFrame->selection().isNull()) {
-            if (!m_selectionTexture) { // Lazy creation
-                QPixmap pixmap = m_effectFrame->selectionFrame().framePixmap();
-                m_selectionTexture = new Texture(pixmap.handle(), pixmap.size(), pixmap.depth());
-                m_selectionTexture->setYInverted(true);
-            }
-            glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
-            m_selectionTexture->bind();
-            m_selectionTexture->render(region, m_effectFrame->selection());
-            m_selectionTexture->unbind();
-            glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+    }
+    if (!m_effectFrame->selection().isNull()) {
+        if (!m_selectionTexture) { // Lazy creation
+            QPixmap pixmap = m_effectFrame->selectionFrame().framePixmap();
+            m_selectionTexture = new Texture(pixmap.handle(), pixmap.size(), pixmap.depth());
+            m_selectionTexture->setYInverted(true);
         }
+        if (shader) {
+            const float a = opacity * frameOpacity;
+            shader->setUniform(GLShader::ModulationConstant, QVector4D(a, a, a, a));
+        }
+#ifndef KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES
+        else
+            glColor4f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, opacity * frameOpacity);
+#endif
+        glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+        m_selectionTexture->bind();
+        m_selectionTexture->render(region, m_effectFrame->selection());
+        m_selectionTexture->unbind();
+        glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
     }
 
     // Render icon
diff --git a/scene_xrender.cpp b/scene_xrender.cpp
index 3f4f7e865f..1682e6e639 100644
--- a/scene_xrender.cpp
+++ b/scene_xrender.cpp
@@ -904,14 +904,14 @@ void SceneXrender::EffectFrame::render(QRegion region, double opacity, double fr
         XRenderComposite(display(), PictOpOver, *m_picture, None, effects->xrenderBufferPicture(),
                          0, 0, 0, 0, geom.x(), geom.y(), geom.width(), geom.height());
 
-        if (!m_effectFrame->selection().isNull()) {
-            if (!m_selectionPicture) { // Lazy creation
-                m_selectionPicture = new XRenderPicture(m_effectFrame->selectionFrame().framePixmap());
-            }
-            geom = m_effectFrame->selection();
-            XRenderComposite(display(), PictOpOver, *m_selectionPicture, None, effects->xrenderBufferPicture(),
-                             0, 0, 0, 0, geom.x(), geom.y(), geom.width(), geom.height());
+    }
+    if (!m_effectFrame->selection().isNull()) {
+        if (!m_selectionPicture) { // Lazy creation
+            m_selectionPicture = new XRenderPicture(m_effectFrame->selectionFrame().framePixmap());
         }
+        const QRect geom = m_effectFrame->selection();
+        XRenderComposite(display(), PictOpOver, *m_selectionPicture, None, effects->xrenderBufferPicture(),
+                            0, 0, 0, 0, geom.x(), geom.y(), geom.width(), geom.height());
     }
 
     XRenderPicture fill = xRenderBlendPicture(opacity);