diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
index 369746cec7..ceac21dd30 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ class Application(QApplication):
             v = pcache[v]
             icon_map[type('')(getattr(style, 'SP_'+k))] = v
         style.setProperty(u'calibre_icon_map', icon_map)
-        style.setProperty(u'calibre_item_view_focus', True)
+        style.setProperty(u'calibre_item_view_focus', 1)
         self.__icon_map_memory_ = icon_map
 
     def setup_styles(self, force_calibre_style):
diff --git a/src/qtcurve/style/qtcurve.cpp b/src/qtcurve/style/qtcurve.cpp
index 46a9b91a87..e5ac94a82e 100644
--- a/src/qtcurve/style/qtcurve.cpp
+++ b/src/qtcurve/style/qtcurve.cpp
@@ -3698,7 +3698,7 @@ bool Style::event(QEvent *event) {
             }
             return true;
         } else if (e->propertyName() == QString("calibre_item_view_focus")) {
-            calibre_item_view_focus = property("calibre_item_view_focus").toBool();
+            calibre_item_view_focus = property("calibre_item_view_focus").toInt();
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -4803,10 +4803,11 @@ void Style::drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement element, const QStyleOption *option,
                     painter->setBrush(QBrush(patternCol, Qt::Dense4Pattern));
                     painter->setBrushOrigin(r.topLeft());
                     painter->setPen(Qt::NoPen);
-                    painter->drawRect(r.left(), r.top(), r.width(), 1);    // Top
-                    painter->drawRect(r.left(), r.bottom(), r.width(), 1); // Bottom
-                    painter->drawRect(r.left(), r.top(), 1, r.height());   // Left
-                    painter->drawRect(r.right(), r.top(), 1, r.height());  // Right
+                    int fwidth = (calibre_item_view_focus > 1) ? 2 : 1;
+                    painter->drawRect(r.left(), r.top(), r.width(), fwidth);    // Top
+                    painter->drawRect(r.left(), r.bottom(), r.width(), fwidth); // Bottom
+                    painter->drawRect(r.left(), r.top(), fwidth, r.height());   // Left
+                    painter->drawRect(r.right(), r.top(), fwidth, r.height());  // Right
                     painter->restore();
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/src/qtcurve/style/qtcurve.h b/src/qtcurve/style/qtcurve.h
index 84dfbdd145..63500ad340 100644
--- a/src/qtcurve/style/qtcurve.h
+++ b/src/qtcurve/style/qtcurve.h
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class Style : public QCommonStyle
     mutable QList<int>                 itsMdiButtons[2]; // 0=left, 1=right
     mutable int                        itsTitlebarHeight;
     QHash<int,QString>                 calibre_icon_map;
-    bool                               calibre_item_view_focus;
+    int                                calibre_item_view_focus;
     bool                               is_kde_session;
 
     // Required for Q3Header hover...