Ion-item doesn't get 'activated'

Ionic Framework ionic-v3
1

I’m using the latest version of ionic 2 (2.0.0-beta10), and the items in my list are not being highlighted as expected.
I found a similar issue, https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/6192, which was resolved on beta5.
There is nothing special on my list:

<ion-content>
  <ion-list>
    <ion-item *ngFor="let client of clients" (click)="selectClient(client)">
        <div>{{client.name}}</div>
    </ion-item>
  </ion-list>
</ion-content>

The issue happens no matter I wrap the client name in a DIV or not.
In Ionic 1, the item selected was modified by Ionic by adding “active” class. I’m supposing there is a similar behavior on Ionic 2, of course.
Thanks.

2

At least, I found out a way to trigger the behavior: wrap the item content in a button (like in the tutorial sample):

<ion-content>
  <ion-list>
    <button ion-item *ngFor="let client of clients" (click)="selectClient(client)">
        <div>{{client.name}}</div>
    </button>
  </ion-list>
</ion-content>