diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/filemanager/render.rs b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/filemanager/render.rs
index 4a1425818a..25bd7444c4 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/filemanager/render.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/filemanager/render.rs
@@ -320,6 +320,21 @@ impl FileManager {
             return;
         }
 
+        if active && inner.width >= 3 {
+            let bar = Paragraph::new(Span::styled(
+                " ",
+                Style::default().bg(active_border_color),
+            ));
+            let mut bar_area = inner;
+            bar_area.width = 1;
+            frame.render_widget(bar, bar_area);
+        }
+        let inner = if active && inner.width >= 3 {
+            Rect::new(inner.x + 1, inner.y, inner.width - 1, inner.height)
+        } else {
+            inner
+        };
+
         let show_meta = inner.height >= 3;
         let show_footer = inner.height >= 2;
         let body_y = inner.y + u16::from(show_meta);