diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/static/js/photo_clipboard.js b/frontends/etiquette_flask/static/js/photo_clipboard.js
index abec733..5d9814d 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/static/js/photo_clipboard.js
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/static/js/photo_clipboard.js
@@ -62,13 +62,16 @@ function apply_check(photo_card)
     whether the clipboard contains this card's ID.
     */
     var checkbox = photo_card.getElementsByClassName("photo_card_selector_checkbox")[0];
-    if (photo_clipboard.clipboard.has(photo_card.dataset.id))
+    checkbox.checked = photo_clipboard.clipboard.has(photo_card.dataset.id);
+    if (checkbox.checked)
     {
-        checkbox.checked = true;
+        photo_card.classList.remove("photo_card_unselected");
+        photo_card.classList.add("photo_card_selected");
     }
     else
     {
-        checkbox.checked = false;
+        photo_card.classList.remove("photo_card_selected");
+        photo_card.classList.add("photo_card_unselected");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/photo_card.html b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/photo_card.html
index f00f2e8..c643be6 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/photo_card.html
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/photo_card.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 {% macro create_photo_card(photo, view="grid") %}
 
 {% if view == "list" %}
-<div class="photo_card photo_card_list" data-id="{{photo.id}}">
+<div class="photo_card photo_card_list photo_card_unselected" data-id="{{photo.id}}">
     <input type="checkbox" class="photo_card_selector_checkbox" onclick="photo_clipboard.on_photo_select(event)"/>
     <span class="photo_card_filename"><a target="_blank" href="/photo/{{photo.id}}">{{photo.basename}}</a></span>
     <a class="photo_card_metadata" target="_blank" href="{{photo|file_link}}">{{photo.bytestring}}</a>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     {% set metadata_inner = "{m}{d}, ".format(m=metadata_inner, d=photo.duration_string) %}
 {% endif -%}
 
-<div class="photo_card photo_card_grid" data-id="{{photo.id}}">
+<div class="photo_card photo_card_grid photo_card_unselected" data-id="{{photo.id}}">
     <a class="photo_card_thumbnail" target="_blank" href="/photo/{{photo.id}}">
         <img src="{{thumbnail_src}}">
     </a>