diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringDelegate.java
index 6a73c8f22..18ea62fea 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringDelegate.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -47,10 +48,13 @@ public class ExpiringDelegate {
     private boolean m_haveTurnLocal = false;
     private long m_startSecs;
     private Runnable m_runnable = null;
+    private boolean m_selected;
+    private Drawable m_origDrawable;
     // these can be static as drawing's all in same thread.
     private static Rect s_rect;
     private static Paint s_paint;
     private static float[] s_points;
+    private static Drawable s_selDrawable;
 
     static {
         s_rect = new Rect();
@@ -58,12 +62,18 @@ public class ExpiringDelegate {
         s_paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);  
         s_paint.setStrokeWidth( 1 );
         s_points = new float[4*6];
+        s_selDrawable = new ColorDrawable( XWApp.SEL_COLOR );
     }
 
-    public ExpiringDelegate( Context context, View view, Handler handler )
+    public ExpiringDelegate( Context context, View view )
     {
         m_context = context;
         m_view = view;
+        m_origDrawable = view.getBackground();
+    }
+
+    public void setHandler( Handler handler )
+    {
         m_handler = handler;
     }
 
@@ -85,9 +95,22 @@ public class ExpiringDelegate {
         }
     }
 
+    public void setSelected( boolean selected )
+    {
+        m_selected = selected;
+        if ( selected ) {
+            m_origDrawable = m_view.getBackground();
+            m_view.setBackgroundDrawable( s_selDrawable );
+        } else {
+            m_view.setBackgroundDrawable( m_origDrawable );
+        }
+    }
+
     public void onDraw( Canvas canvas ) 
     {
-        if ( m_active && m_doFrame ) {
+        if ( m_selected ) {
+            // do nothing; the drawable's set already
+        } else if ( m_active && m_doFrame ) {
             Assert.assertTrue( 0 <= m_pct && m_pct <= 100 );
             m_view.getDrawingRect( s_rect );
             int width = s_rect.width();
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringLinearLayout.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringLinearLayout.java
index c3164eead..a3dfebf32 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringLinearLayout.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringLinearLayout.java
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public class ExpiringLinearLayout extends LinearLayout {
                         boolean haveTurnLocal, long startSecs )
     {
         if ( null == m_delegate ) {
-            m_delegate = new ExpiringDelegate( m_context, this, handler );
+            m_delegate = new ExpiringDelegate( m_context, this );
+            m_delegate.setHandler( handler );
         }
         m_delegate.configure( haveTurn, haveTurnLocal, startSecs );
     }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringTextView.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringTextView.java
index 98b508bac..0b5ed242c 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringTextView.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ExpiringTextView.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ package org.eehouse.android.xw4;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
-import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.widget.TextView;
@@ -30,14 +28,8 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 class ExpiringTextView extends TextView {
     private ExpiringDelegate m_delegate = null;
     private Context m_context;
-    private Drawable m_origDrawable;
-    private static Drawable s_selDrawable;
     protected boolean m_selected = false;
 
-    static {
-        s_selDrawable = new ColorDrawable( XWApp.SEL_COLOR );
-    }
-
     public ExpiringTextView( Context context, AttributeSet attrs )
     {
         super( context, attrs );
@@ -47,9 +39,9 @@ class ExpiringTextView extends TextView {
     public void setPct( Handler handler, boolean haveTurn, 
                         boolean haveTurnLocal, long startSecs )
     {
-        if ( null == m_delegate ) {
-            m_delegate = new ExpiringDelegate( m_context, this, handler );
-        }
+        ExpiringDelegate delegate = getDelegate();
+        delegate.setHandler( handler );
+
         setPct( haveTurn, haveTurnLocal, startSecs );
     }
 
@@ -64,12 +56,7 @@ class ExpiringTextView extends TextView {
     protected void toggleSelected()
     {
         m_selected = !m_selected;
-        if ( m_selected ) {
-            m_origDrawable = getBackground();
-            setBackgroundDrawable( s_selDrawable );
-        } else {
-            setBackgroundDrawable( m_origDrawable );
-        }
+        getDelegate().setSelected( m_selected );
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -80,4 +67,12 @@ class ExpiringTextView extends TextView {
             m_delegate.onDraw( canvas );
         }
     }
+
+    private ExpiringDelegate getDelegate()
+    {
+        if ( null == m_delegate ) {
+            m_delegate = new ExpiringDelegate( m_context, this );
+        }
+        return m_delegate;
+    }
 }