diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.vue b/src/components/Timeline.vue
index 7ece975..9a96e7c 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -2930,7 +2930,16 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
-.timeline-marker:hover .timeline-marker-flag,
+.timeline-marker:hover .timeline-marker-flag {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1.5px var(--range-hover);
+}
+
+/* Selected marker: override to orange (incl. per-marker color overrides)
+   so the selection is obvious against the default red. */
+.timeline-marker.selected {
+  --marker-color: #f59e0b !important;
+}
+
 .timeline-marker.selected .timeline-marker-flag {
   box-shadow: 0 0 0 1.5px var(--range-hover);
 }