diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseListItem.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseListItem.tsx
index 5f43f8088fc3..b95865b37d02 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseListItem.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ import Icon from '@components/Icon';
 import * as Expensicons from '@components/Icon/Expensicons';
 import OfflineWithFeedback from '@components/OfflineWithFeedback';
 import PressableWithFeedback from '@components/Pressable/PressableWithFeedback';
-import useAnimatedHighlightStyle from '@hooks/useAnimatedHighlightStyle';
 import useHover from '@hooks/useHover';
 import {useMouseContext} from '@hooks/useMouseContext';
 import useSyncFocus from '@hooks/useSyncFocus';
 import useTheme from '@hooks/useTheme';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
-import variables from '@styles/variables';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import type {BaseListItemProps, ListItem} from './types';
 
@@ -18,6 +16,7 @@ function BaseListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
     item,
     pressableStyle,
     wrapperStyle,
+    pressableWrapperStyle,
     containerStyle,
     isDisabled = false,
     shouldPreventEnterKeySubmit = false,
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ function BaseListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
     onFocus = () => {},
     hoverStyle,
     onLongPressRow,
-    hasAnimateInHighlightStyle = false,
 }: BaseListItemProps<TItem>) {
     const theme = useTheme();
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
@@ -64,13 +62,6 @@ function BaseListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
         return rightHandSideComponent;
     };
 
-    const animatedHighlightStyle = useAnimatedHighlightStyle({
-        borderRadius: variables.componentBorderRadius,
-        shouldHighlight: item?.shouldAnimateInHighlight ?? false,
-        highlightColor: theme.messageHighlightBG,
-        backgroundColor: theme.highlightBG,
-    });
-
     return (
         <OfflineWithFeedback
             onClose={() => onDismissError(item)}
@@ -109,7 +100,7 @@ function BaseListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
                 onFocus={onFocus}
                 onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
                 tabIndex={item.tabIndex}
-                wrapperStyle={hasAnimateInHighlightStyle ? [styles.mh5, animatedHighlightStyle] : []}
+                wrapperStyle={pressableWrapperStyle}
             >
                 <View style={wrapperStyle}>
                     {typeof children === 'function' ? children(hovered) : children}
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/Search/ReportListItem.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/Search/ReportListItem.tsx
index ea36ba44ccca..9b6cf6045b17 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/Search/ReportListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/Search/ReportListItem.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ import BaseListItem from '@components/SelectionList/BaseListItem';
 import type {ListItem, ReportListItemProps, ReportListItemType, TransactionListItemType} from '@components/SelectionList/types';
 import Text from '@components/Text';
 import TextWithTooltip from '@components/TextWithTooltip';
+import useAnimatedHighlightStyle from '@hooks/useAnimatedHighlightStyle';
 import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
 import useStyleUtils from '@hooks/useStyleUtils';
+import useTheme from '@hooks/useTheme';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import * as CurrencyUtils from '@libs/CurrencyUtils';
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
+import variables from '@styles/variables';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
 import ActionCell from './ActionCell';
@@ -62,10 +65,18 @@ function ReportListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
 }: ReportListItemProps<TItem>) {
     const reportItem = item as unknown as ReportListItemType;
 
+    const theme = useTheme();
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const {isLargeScreenWidth} = useResponsiveLayout();
     const StyleUtils = useStyleUtils();
 
+    const animatedHighlightStyle = useAnimatedHighlightStyle({
+        borderRadius: variables.componentBorderRadius,
+        shouldHighlight: item?.shouldAnimateInHighlight ?? false,
+        highlightColor: theme.messageHighlightBG,
+        backgroundColor: theme.highlightBG,
+    });
+
     if (reportItem.transactions.length === 0) {
         return;
     }
@@ -143,7 +154,7 @@ function ReportListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
             onFocus={onFocus}
             shouldSyncFocus={shouldSyncFocus}
             hoverStyle={item.isSelected && styles.activeComponentBG}
-            hasAnimateInHighlightStyle
+            pressableWrapperStyle={[styles.mh5, animatedHighlightStyle]}
         >
             <View style={styles.flex1}>
                 {!isLargeScreenWidth && (
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/Search/TransactionListItem.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/Search/TransactionListItem.tsx
index 39172711516e..a9bbdf1d1a65 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/Search/TransactionListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/Search/TransactionListItem.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import BaseListItem from '@components/SelectionList/BaseListItem';
 import type {ListItem, TransactionListItemProps, TransactionListItemType} from '@components/SelectionList/types';
+import useAnimatedHighlightStyle from '@hooks/useAnimatedHighlightStyle';
 import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
+import useTheme from '@hooks/useTheme';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
+import variables from '@styles/variables';
 import TransactionListItemRow from './TransactionListItemRow';
 
 function TransactionListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ function TransactionListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
 }: TransactionListItemProps<TItem>) {
     const transactionItem = item as unknown as TransactionListItemType;
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
+    const theme = useTheme();
 
     const {isLargeScreenWidth} = useResponsiveLayout();
 
@@ -40,6 +44,13 @@ function TransactionListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
         isLargeScreenWidth ? {...styles.flexRow, ...styles.justifyContentBetween, ...styles.alignItemsCenter} : {...styles.flexColumn, ...styles.alignItemsStretch},
     ];
 
+    const animatedHighlightStyle = useAnimatedHighlightStyle({
+        borderRadius: variables.componentBorderRadius,
+        shouldHighlight: item?.shouldAnimateInHighlight ?? false,
+        highlightColor: theme.messageHighlightBG,
+        backgroundColor: theme.highlightBG,
+    });
+
     return (
         <BaseListItem
             item={item}
@@ -59,7 +70,7 @@ function TransactionListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
             onLongPressRow={onLongPressRow}
             shouldSyncFocus={shouldSyncFocus}
             hoverStyle={item.isSelected && styles.activeComponentBG}
-            hasAnimateInHighlightStyle
+            pressableWrapperStyle={[styles.mh5, animatedHighlightStyle]}
         >
             <TransactionListItemRow
                 item={transactionItem}
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts b/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
index 089a5ac5d99c..3ac48519c9c6 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
     TextStyle,
     ViewStyle,
 } from 'react-native';
+import type {AnimatedStyle} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import type {BrickRoad} from '@libs/WorkspacesSettingsUtils';
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-imports
 import type CursorStyles from '@styles/utils/cursor/types';
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ type CommonListItemProps<TItem extends ListItem> = {
     /** Styles for the pressable component */
     pressableStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
 
+    /** Styles for the pressable component wrapper view */
+    pressableWrapperStyle?: StyleProp<AnimatedStyle<ViewStyle>>;
+
     /** Styles for the wrapper view */
     wrapperStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
 
@@ -291,7 +295,6 @@ type BaseListItemProps<TItem extends ListItem> = CommonListItemProps<TItem> & {
     children?: ReactElement<ListItemProps<TItem>> | ((hovered: boolean) => ReactElement<ListItemProps<TItem>>);
     shouldSyncFocus?: boolean;
     hoverStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
-    hasAnimateInHighlightStyle?: boolean;
     /** Errors that this user may contain */
     shouldDisplayRBR?: boolean;
 };