diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library.py
index 5984c66dcd..5ede2b49a0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ from math import cos, sin, pi
 from itertools import repeat
 from PyQt4.QtGui import QTableView, QProgressDialog, QAbstractItemView, QColor, \
                         QItemDelegate, QPainterPath, QLinearGradient, QBrush, \
-                        QPen, QStyle, QPainter, QLineEdit, QApplication, \
-                        QPalette, QImage, QStyleOptionFocusRect, QApplication
+                        QPen, QStyle, QPainter, QLineEdit, \
+                        QPalette, QImage, QApplication
 from PyQt4.QtCore import QAbstractTableModel, QVariant, Qt, QString, \
                          QCoreApplication, SIGNAL, QObject, QSize, QModelIndex, \
                          QTimer
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ class LibraryDelegate(QItemDelegate):
             painter.restore()
         
         painter.save()
-        QApplication.style().drawControl(QStyle.CE_ItemViewItem, option, painter)
+        if hasattr(QStyle, 'CE_ItemViewItem'):
+            QApplication.style().drawControl(QStyle.CE_ItemViewItem, option, painter)
+        elif option.state & QStyle.State_Selected:
+            painter.fillRect(option.rect, option.palette.highlight())
         try:
             painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
             y = option.rect.center().y()-self.SIZE/2. 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
index 9846d4d46d..1f9de46c5b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class LocationDelegate(QAbstractItemDelegate):
     def paint(self, painter, option, index):
         style = QApplication.style()
         painter.save()
-        if hasattr(QStyle.CE_ItemViewItem):
+        if hasattr(QStyle, 'CE_ItemViewItem'):
             QApplication.style().drawControl(QStyle.CE_ItemViewItem, option, painter)
         highlight = getattr(index.model(), 'highlight_row', -1) == index.row()
         mode = QIcon.Active if highlight else QIcon.Normal