diff --git a/src/mcedit2/editortools/select.py b/src/mcedit2/editortools/select.py
index 0e97aba..b876d14 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/editortools/select.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/editortools/select.py
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ class SelectionCursorRenderNode(rendernode.RenderNode):
         point = self.sceneNode.point
         if point is None:
             return
-        selectionColor = map(lambda a: a * a * a * a, self.sceneNode.color)
-        r, g, b = selectionColor
+        #selectionColor = map(lambda a: a * a * a * a, self.sceneNode.color)
+        r, g, b = self.sceneNode.color
         alpha = 0.3
         box = BoundingBox(point, (1, 1, 1))
 
@@ -317,15 +317,25 @@ class SelectionCursorRenderNode(rendernode.RenderNode):
             GL.glEnable(GL.GL_BLEND)
             GL.glPolygonOffset(DepthOffsets.SelectionCursor, DepthOffsets.SelectionCursor)
 
+            # Highlighted face
+
+            GL.glPolygonMode(GL.GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL.GL_FILL)
+
+            GL.glColor(r, g, b, alpha)
+            cubes.drawFace(box, self.sceneNode.face)
+
             # Wire box
-            GL.glColor(1., 1., 1., alpha)
             GL.glPolygonMode(GL.GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL.GL_LINE)
 
+            GL.glLineWidth(3.0)
+            GL.glColor(1., 1., 1., alpha)
+
             cubes.drawBox(box)
 
-            # Highlighted face
-            GL.glColor(r, g, b, alpha)
-            cubes.drawFace(box, self.sceneNode.face)
+            GL.glLineWidth(1.0)
+            GL.glColor(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, alpha)
+
+            cubes.drawBox(box)
 
 
 class SelectionCursor(scenenode.Node):
diff --git a/src/mcedit2/handles/boxhandle.py b/src/mcedit2/handles/boxhandle.py
index 8472439..4e19511 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/handles/boxhandle.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/handles/boxhandle.py
@@ -279,8 +279,10 @@ class BoxHandle(scenenode.Node, QtCore.QObject):
             self.faceDragNode.visible = False
         if self.moveModifierDown(event):
             self.faceDragNode.color = self._moveFaceColor
+            self.faceDragNode.wireColor = self._moveFaceColor
         else:
             self.faceDragNode.color = self._resizeFaceColor
+            self.faceDragNode.wireColor = self._resizeFaceColor
 
     _moveFaceColor = (0.3, 0.9, 0.3)
     _resizeFaceColor = (0.3, 0.6, 0.9)
diff --git a/src/mcedit2/rendering/selection.py b/src/mcedit2/rendering/selection.py
index 052283d..7cc03ce 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/rendering/selection.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/rendering/selection.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class SelectionBoxNode(scenenode.Node):
         self._color = value
         self.dirty = True
 
-    _wireColor = (1, 1, 1, .6)
+    _wireColor = (.8, .8, .8, .6)
     @property
     def wireColor(self):
         return self._wireColor
@@ -344,16 +344,18 @@ class SelectionFaceRenderNode(rendernode.RenderNode):
             return
 
         alpha = 0.16
-        r, g, b = self.sceneNode.color
         with gl.glPushAttrib(GL.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT | GL.GL_ENABLE_BIT | GL.GL_LINE_BIT):
             GL.glDisable(GL.GL_DEPTH_TEST)
             GL.glDepthMask(False)
             GL.glEnable(GL.GL_BLEND)
             GL.glPolygonOffset(self.sceneNode.depth, self.sceneNode.depth)
 
-            GL.glColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
-            GL.glLineWidth(2.0)
+            r, g, b = self.sceneNode.wireColor
+            GL.glColor(r, g, b, .8)
+            GL.glLineWidth(3.0)
             cubes.drawFace(box, self.sceneNode.face, GL.GL_LINE_STRIP)
+
+            r, g, b = self.sceneNode.color
             GL.glColor(r, g, b, alpha)
             GL.glEnable(GL.GL_DEPTH_TEST)
             cubes.drawFace(box, self.sceneNode.face)
@@ -394,6 +396,15 @@ class SelectionFaceNode(scenenode.Node):
         self._color = value
         self.dirty = True
 
+    _wireColor = (.8, .8, .8, .6)
+    @property
+    def wireColor(self):
+        return self._wireColor
+
+    @wireColor.setter
+    def wireColor(self, value):
+        self._wireColor = value
+        self.dirty = True
 
 def boxFaceUnderCursor(box, mouseRay):
     """