diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/circle_black_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/circle_black_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2afe7d524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/circle_black_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<shape
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:shape="oval">
+
+    <solid
+        android:color="@color/circle_black_background"/>
+
+</shape>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/directory_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/directory_item.xml
index 8ae161578..f6d296e07 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/directory_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/directory_item.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
         android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
         android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
         android:layout_margin="@dimen/small_margin"
-        android:padding="@dimen/tiny_margin"
+        android:background="@drawable/circle_black_background"
+        android:padding="@dimen/small_margin"
         android:src="@drawable/ic_pin"/>
 
     <ImageView
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 0e4b00174..8cb25a2bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <resources>
     <color name="actionbar_menu_icon">#454545</color>
     <color name="crop_image_view_background">#BB000000</color>
+    <color name="circle_black_background">#66000000</color>
 
     <!-- Default colors -->
     <color name="default_text_color">@color/default_dark_theme_text_color</color>