diff --git a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_arranger.rs b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_arranger.rs
index f8755026..48ea51d6 100644
--- a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_arranger.rs
+++ b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_arranger.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ render!(|self: ArrangerTui|{
     let arranger_focused = self.arranger_focused();
     let border = Lozenge(Style::default().bg(TuiTheme::border_bg()).fg(TuiTheme::border_fg(arranger_focused)));
     col!([
-        TransportView::from(self),
+        TransportView::from((self, if let ArrangerFocus::Transport(_) = self.focus.inner() {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        })),
         col!([
             Tui::fixed_y(self.splits[0], lay!([
                 border.wrap(Tui::grow_y(1, Layers::new(move |add|{
diff --git a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_sequencer.rs b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_sequencer.rs
index 1862af0c..5b692cbb 100644
--- a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_sequencer.rs
+++ b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_sequencer.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ render!(|self: SequencerTui|{
     //col_up!([
         //Tui::max_y(2, SequencerStatusBar::from(self)),
         col!([
-            TransportView::from(self),
+            TransportView::from((self, if let SequencerFocus::Transport(_) = self.focus.inner() {
+                true
+            } else {
+                false
+            })),
             row!([
                 Tui::fixed_x(20, col!([
                     PhraseSelector::play_phrase(
diff --git a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_transport.rs b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_transport.rs
index 1237a88b..99ccfa40 100644
--- a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_transport.rs
+++ b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_transport.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::*;
-use crate::api::ClockCommand::{SetBpm, SetQuant, SetSync};
+use crate::api::ClockCommand::{Play, Pause, SetBpm, SetQuant, SetSync};
 use TransportCommand::{Focus, Clock};
+use FocusCommand::{Next, Prev};
 use KeyCode::{Enter, Left, Right, Char};
 
 /// Transport clock app.
@@ -54,9 +55,11 @@ impl Audio for TransportTui {
     }
 }
 
-render!(|self: TransportTui|TransportView::from(self));
+render!(|self: TransportTui|TransportView::from((self, true)));
 
 pub struct TransportView {
+    focused: bool,
+
     sr:  String,
     bpm: String,
     ppq: String,
@@ -70,14 +73,15 @@ pub struct TransportView {
     current_second: String,
 }
 
-impl<T: HasClock> From<&T> for TransportView {
-    fn from (state: &T) -> Self {
+impl<T: HasClock> From<(&T, bool)> for TransportView {
+    fn from ((state, focused): (&T, bool)) -> Self {
         let clock = state.clock();
         let sr  = format!("{:.1}k", clock.timebase.sr.get() / 1000.0);
         let bpm = format!("{:.3}", clock.timebase.bpm.get());
         let ppq = format!("{:.0}", clock.timebase.ppq.get());
         if let Some(started) = clock.started.read().unwrap().as_ref() {
             Self {
+                focused,
                 sr,
                 bpm,
                 ppq,
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ impl<T: HasClock> From<&T> for TransportView {
             }
         } else {
             Self {
+                focused,
                 sr,
                 bpm,
                 ppq,
@@ -113,9 +118,11 @@ render!(|self: TransportField<'a>|{
 render!(|self: TransportView|{
     let bg = TuiTheme::border_bg();
     let border_style = Style::default().bg(bg).fg(TuiTheme::border_fg(false));
-    lay!([
-        Tui::fill_x(Lozenge(border_style)),
-        Tui::outset_x(1, row!([
+    lay!(move|add|{
+        if self.focused {
+            add(&Tui::fill_x(Lozenge(border_style)))?;
+        }
+        add(&Tui::outset_x(1, row!([
             row!([
                 TransportField("SR ",  self.sr.as_str()),
                 " ",
@@ -138,8 +145,8 @@ render!(|self: TransportView|{
                     add(&col!([Tui::fg(Color::Rgb(255, 128, 0), "⏹ STOPPED "), ""]))
                 }
             }),
-        ]))
-    ])
+        ])))
+    })
 });
 
 /// Which item of the transport toolbar is focused
@@ -267,17 +274,17 @@ where
     T: TransportControl
 {
     Some(match input.event() {
-        key!(Left)  => Focus(FocusCommand::Prev),
-        key!(Right) => Focus(FocusCommand::Next),
+        key!(Left)  => Focus(Prev),
+        key!(Right) => Focus(Next),
         key!(Char(' ')) => Clock(if state.clock().is_stopped() {
-            ClockCommand::Play(None)
+            Play(None)
         } else {
-            ClockCommand::Pause(None)
+            Pause(None)
         }),
         key!(Shift-Char(' ')) => Clock(if state.clock().is_stopped() {
-            ClockCommand::Play(Some(0))
+            Play(Some(0))
         } else {
-            ClockCommand::Pause(Some(0))
+            Pause(Some(0))
         }),
         _ => match state.transport_focused().unwrap() {
             TransportFocus::Bpm => match input.event() {
@@ -311,16 +318,16 @@ where
             TransportFocus::PlayPause => match input.event() {
                 key!(Enter) => Clock(
                     if state.clock().is_stopped() {
-                        ClockCommand::Play(None)
+                        Play(None)
                     } else {
-                        ClockCommand::Pause(None)
+                        Pause(None)
                     }
                 ),
                 key!(Shift-Enter) => Clock(
                     if state.clock().is_stopped() {
-                        ClockCommand::Play(Some(0))
+                        Play(Some(0))
                     } else {
-                        ClockCommand::Pause(Some(0))
+                        Pause(Some(0))
                     }
                 ),
                 _ => return None,