diff --git a/WebContent/base/osrm/OSRM.Marker.js b/WebContent/base/osrm/OSRM.Marker.js
index 6df6ffcfa..6c1501fea 100644
--- a/WebContent/base/osrm/OSRM.Marker.js
+++ b/WebContent/base/osrm/OSRM.Marker.js
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ show: function() {
 hide: function() {
 	OSRM.G.map.removeLayer(this.marker);
 	this.shown = false;
+	
+	// revert highlighted description
+	if( this.label == "highlight" )
+	if( this.description ) {
+		var desc = document.getElementById("description-"+this.description);
+		desc &&	(desc.className = "description-body-item");
+		this.description = null;
+	}
 },
 setPosition: function( position ) {
 	this.position = position;
diff --git a/WebContent/main.css b/WebContent/main.css
index 51569cbd8..c25deda89 100644
--- a/WebContent/main.css
+++ b/WebContent/main.css
@@ -393,11 +393,16 @@ html, body
 .description-body-item
 {
 	cursor:pointer;
-	color:#000000
+	color:#000000;
 }
 .description-body-item:hover
 {
-	color:#ff0000
+	color:#ff0000;
+}
+.description-body-item-selected
+{
+	cursor:pointer;
+	color:#ff00ff;
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
diff --git a/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js b/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js
index 2bc47b7d7..d56b50845 100644
--- a/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js
+++ b/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js
@@ -43,10 +43,13 @@ onMouseOverRouteDescription: function(lat, lng) {
 onMouseOutRouteDescription: function(lat, lng) {
 	OSRM.G.markers.hover.hide();	
 },
-onClickRouteDescription: function(lat, lng) {
+onClickRouteDescription: function(lat, lng, desc) {
 	OSRM.G.markers.highlight.setPosition( new L.LatLng(lat, lng) );
 	OSRM.G.markers.highlight.show();
 	OSRM.G.markers.highlight.centerView(OSRM.DEFAULTS.HIGHLIGHT_ZOOM_LEVEL);	
+	
+	OSRM.G.markers.highlight.description = desc;	
+	document.getElementById("description-"+desc).className = "description-body-item description-body-item-selected";
 },
 onClickCreateShortcut: function(src){
 	src += '&z='+ OSRM.G.map.getZoom() + '&center=' + OSRM.G.map.getCenter().lat.toFixed(6) + ',' + OSRM.G.map.getCenter().lng.toFixed(6);
@@ -94,6 +97,12 @@ show: function(response) {
 
 	// create GPX link
 	var gpx_link = '[<a class="route-link" onClick="document.location.href=\'' + OSRM.G.active_routing_server_url + query_string + '&output=gpx\';">'+OSRM.loc("GPX_FILE")+'</a>]';
+	
+	// check highlight marker to get id of corresponding description
+	// [works as changing language or metric does not remove the highlight marker!]	
+	var selected_description = null;
+	if( OSRM.G.markers.highlight.isShown() )
+		selected_description = OSRM.G.markers.highlight.description;
 		
 	// create route description
 	var positions = OSRM.G.route.getPositions();
@@ -112,8 +121,8 @@ show: function(response) {
 		
 		body += '<td class="description-body-items">';
 		var pos = positions[response.route_instructions[i][3]];
-		body += '<div id="description-'+i+'" class="description-body-item" ' +
-			'onclick="OSRM.RoutingDescription.onClickRouteDescription('+pos.lat.toFixed(6)+","+pos.lng.toFixed(6)+')" ' +
+		body += '<div id="description-'+i+'" class="description-body-item '+(selected_description==i ? "description-body-item-selected": "")+'" ' +
+			'onclick="OSRM.RoutingDescription.onClickRouteDescription('+pos.lat.toFixed(6)+","+pos.lng.toFixed(6)+","+i+')" ' +
 			'onmouseover="OSRM.RoutingDescription.onMouseOverRouteDescription('+pos.lat.toFixed(6)+","+pos.lng.toFixed(6)+')" ' +
 			'onmouseout="OSRM.RoutingDescription.onMouseOutRouteDescription('+pos.lat.toFixed(6)+","+pos.lng.toFixed(6)+')">';