Android activated item background indicator

activated_background.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item>
        <selector>
            <item android:state_activated="true">
                <color android:color="?attr/colorControlActivated" />
            </item>
        </selector>
    </item>

    <item android:drawable="?attr/selectableItemBackground" />

</layer-list>

Combine selectableItemBackground and android:activatedBackgroundIndicator to have touch feedback and activated (selected) indicator.

Apply the drawable in your theme:

<item name="android:activatedBackgroundIndicator">@drawable/activated_background</item>

Then in layout add android:background="?android:attr/activatedBackgroundIndicator".
Also works when inflating android.R.layout.simple_list_item_activated_1 or android.R.layout.simple_list_item_activated_2 in adapter.