Listview pains

How do I retain the blue "highlight" of an item in a listbox when the user double clicks in an empty area of the control?

for example:

I have only a few items in a listview, the selected one is shown with a blue highlight over it, when I double click in a clear area, the blue highlight vanishes, but the highlight rectangle remains. I want the blue highlight to be permanent, any ideas?

I don't know how to keep the selection active (blue) but if you set the HideSelection property to False then it will remain highlighted only it will be grey ... good luck