diff --git a/cdm.css b/cdm.css
index bcba40538..6fc5b0631 100644
--- a/cdm.css
+++ b/cdm.css
@@ -124,23 +124,23 @@ div.cdmHeader span.hlFeed {
 	font-style : italic;
 }
 
-div.cdmHeader {
+div.cdm.expanded .cdmHeader {
 	background : #EEF6FD;
 }
 
-div.Unread div.cdmHeader {
+div.cdm.expanded.Unread div.cdmHeader {
 	background : #DCECFB;
 }
 
-div.Unread.Selected div.cdmHeader, div.Selected div.cdmHeader {
+div.cdm.expanded.Unread.Selected div.cdmHeader, div.cdm.expanded.Selected div.cdmHeader {
 	background : #FFEA9E;
 }
 
-div.cdm.even.Unread, div.cdm.odd.Unread {
+div.cdm.expanded.even.Unread, div.cdm.expanded.odd.Unread {
 	background : white;
 }
 
-div.cdm.even, div.cdm.odd {
+div.cdm.expanded.even, div.cdm.expanded.odd {
 	background : #f9f9f9;
 }
 
diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 0d5d8c8a0..c464303c1 100644
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -517,7 +517,9 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 					$mouseover_attrs = "onmouseover='postMouseIn($id)'
 						onmouseout='postMouseOut($id)'";
 
-					$reply['content'] .= "<div class=\"cdm $class\"
+					$expanded_class = $expand_cdm ? "expanded" : "";
+
+					$reply['content'] .= "<div class=\"cdm $expanded_class $class\"
 						id=\"RROW-$id\" $mouseover_attrs'>";
 
 					$reply['content'] .= "<div class=\"cdmHeader\">";
diff --git a/js/viewfeed.js b/js/viewfeed.js
index 584fff574..2555215ce 100644
--- a/js/viewfeed.js
+++ b/js/viewfeed.js
@@ -1318,8 +1318,6 @@ function cdmCollapseArticle(event, id) {
 		var elem = $("CICD-" + id);
 
 		if (elem && row) {
-			row.removeClassName("Selected");
-
 			var collapse = $$("div#RROW-" + id +
 				" span[class='collapseBtn']")[0];
 
@@ -1344,6 +1342,8 @@ function cdmCollapseArticle(event, id) {
 function cdmExpandArticle(id) {
 	try {
 
+		console.log("cdmExpandArticle " + id);
+
 		hideAuxDlg();
 
 		var elem = $("CICD-" + getActiveArticleId());
@@ -1551,7 +1551,6 @@ function cdmClicked(event, id) {
 		if (!event.ctrlKey) {
 
 			if (!getInitParam("cdm_expanded")) {
-				if (event) Event.stop(event);
 				return cdmExpandArticle(id);
 			} else {
 
@@ -1658,7 +1657,10 @@ function markHeadline(id, marked) {
 			check.attr("checked", marked);
 		}
 
-		row.addClassName("Selected");
+		if (marked)
+			row.addClassName("Selected");
+		else
+			row.removeClassName("Selected");
 	}
 }