diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/CharacterStatController.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/CharacterStatController.cs
index 867a5866..26876e41 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/CharacterStatController.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/CharacterStatController.cs
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public static class CharacterStatController
                     return v.ToString();
                 });
 
-            row.OnClick = () => HandleRowClick(rowIndex, sel, rows, data, allRaise1, allRaise10);
+            row.OnClick = () => HandleRowClick(rowIndex, sel, rows, spriteResolve, data, allRaise1, allRaise10);
             rows.Add(row);
             y += RowHeight;
         }
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public static class CharacterStatController
                     };
                 });
 
-            row.OnClick = () => HandleRowClick(absIndex, sel, rows, data, allRaise1, allRaise10);
+            row.OnClick = () => HandleRowClick(absIndex, sel, rows, spriteResolve, data, allRaise1, allRaise10);
             rows.Add(row);
             y += RowHeight;
         }
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ public static class CharacterStatController
         int clickedIndex,
         int[] sel,
         List<UiClickablePanel> rows,
+        Func<uint, (uint handle, int w, int h)>? spriteResolve,
         Func<CharacterSheet> data,
         List<UiButton> allRaise1,
         List<UiButton> allRaise10)
@@ -465,8 +466,35 @@ public static class CharacterStatController
         Console.WriteLine($"[CharacterStat] Row click: index={clickedIndex} → selected={newSel} ({rowName})");
 
         // Update highlight on all rows.
+        // Retail uses sprite 0x06001397 (Button state 6 — the dark horizontal bars)
+        // for the selected row background. When spriteResolve is available, apply the
+        // sprite; otherwise fall back to the translucent gold tint.
+        const uint HighlightSprite = 0x06001397u;
         for (int i = 0; i < rows.Count; i++)
-            rows[i].BackgroundColor = (i == newSel) ? HighlightBg : Vector4.Zero;
+        {
+            var row = rows[i];
+            if (i == newSel)
+            {
+                if (spriteResolve is not null)
+                {
+                    row.BackgroundColor  = Vector4.Zero;
+                    row.BackgroundSprite = HighlightSprite;
+                    row.SpriteResolve    = spriteResolve;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    row.BackgroundColor  = HighlightBg;
+                    row.BackgroundSprite = 0u;
+                    row.SpriteResolve    = null;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                row.BackgroundColor  = Vector4.Zero;
+                row.BackgroundSprite = 0u;
+                row.SpriteResolve    = null;
+            }
+        }
 
         // Update raise buttons.
         RefreshRaiseButtons(newSel, data, allRaise1, allRaise10);
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiPanel.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiPanel.cs
index a6c3269d..a927ec57 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiPanel.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiPanel.cs
@@ -24,10 +24,28 @@ public class UiPanel : UiElement
 
     public float BorderThickness   { get; set; } = 1f;
 
+    /// <summary>Optional dat RenderSurface id for the panel background sprite, drawn
+    /// in place of (or alongside) <see cref="BackgroundColor"/>. 0 = none.
+    /// When set, the sprite is stretched to fill the panel rect.
+    /// Used by the attribute-list selected-row highlight (sprite 0x06001397 = Button state 6).</summary>
+    public uint BackgroundSprite { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>Resolves a dat RenderSurface id to (GL tex handle, pixel width, pixel height).
+    /// Required when <see cref="BackgroundSprite"/> is non-zero.</summary>
+    public Func<uint, (uint tex, int w, int h)>? SpriteResolve { get; set; }
+
     protected override void OnDraw(UiRenderContext ctx)
     {
-        if (BackgroundColor.W > 0f)
+        if (BackgroundSprite != 0 && SpriteResolve is { } sr)
+        {
+            var (tex, tw, th) = sr(BackgroundSprite);
+            if (tex != 0 && tw != 0 && th != 0)
+                ctx.DrawSprite(tex, 0, 0, Width, Height, 0, 0, Width / tw, Height / th, Vector4.One);
+        }
+        else if (BackgroundColor.W > 0f)
+        {
             ctx.DrawRect(0, 0, Width, Height, BackgroundColor);
+        }
 
         if (BorderColor.W > 0f && BorderThickness > 0f)
             ctx.DrawRectOutline(0, 0, Width, Height, BorderColor, BorderThickness);
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/CharacterStatControllerTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/CharacterStatControllerTests.cs
index a875878c..d0607b97 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/CharacterStatControllerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/CharacterStatControllerTests.cs
@@ -433,6 +433,45 @@ public class CharacterStatControllerTests
         Assert.Equal(0f, rows[2].BackgroundColor.W);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void RowClick_WithSpriteResolve_SelectedRowHasHighlightSprite()
+    {
+        // When spriteResolve is provided, the selected row must use sprite 0x06001397
+        // (retail Button-state-6 dark bar) instead of the translucent gold BackgroundColor.
+        var list   = new UiPanel();
+        var layout = Fake((CharacterStatController.ListBoxId, list));
+
+        // Minimal sprite resolver — returns a fake non-zero handle so UiPanel draws it.
+        static (uint, int, int) FakeResolve(uint id) => (1u, 32, 8);
+
+        CharacterStatController.Bind(layout, SampleData.SampleCharacter,
+            spriteResolve: FakeResolve);
+
+        var rows = list.Children.OfType<UiClickablePanel>().ToList();
+        rows[2].OnClick!();
+
+        Assert.Equal(0x06001397u, rows[2].BackgroundSprite);    // selected → sprite
+        Assert.Equal(0f,          rows[2].BackgroundColor.W);   // no tint
+        Assert.Equal(0u,          rows[0].BackgroundSprite);    // others cleared
+        Assert.Equal(0u,          rows[1].BackgroundSprite);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RowClick_WithSpriteResolve_Deselect_ClearsSprite()
+    {
+        var list   = new UiPanel();
+        var layout = Fake((CharacterStatController.ListBoxId, list));
+        static (uint, int, int) FakeResolve(uint id) => (1u, 32, 8);
+        CharacterStatController.Bind(layout, SampleData.SampleCharacter,
+            spriteResolve: FakeResolve);
+
+        var rows = list.Children.OfType<UiClickablePanel>().ToList();
+        rows[2].OnClick!();   // select
+        rows[2].OnClick!();   // deselect
+
+        Assert.Equal(0u, rows[2].BackgroundSprite);
+    }
+
     // ── Pass 2: Raise button affordability ───────────────────────────────────
 
     [Fact]