diff --git a/css/leptonChrome.css b/css/leptonChrome.css
index d5b3715..ccbf8ec 100644
--- a/css/leptonChrome.css
+++ b/css/leptonChrome.css
@@ -1420,6 +1420,7 @@
       /* or var(--lwt-sidebar-highlight-background-color)
            If this value is used, unset is required in the default theme.
         */
+      background-color: var(--menuitem-hover-background-color) !important;
     }
 
     /* Fallback background - Set to Legacy. It will be removed Next update
diff --git a/src/theme/_fully_color.scss b/src/theme/_fully_color.scss
index 3f230c7..fc20cf7 100644
--- a/src/theme/_fully_color.scss
+++ b/src/theme/_fully_color.scss
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ html#main-window menupopup:not(.in-menulist) {
     /* or var(--lwt-sidebar-highlight-background-color)
          If this value is used, unset is required in the default theme.
       */
+
+    background-color: var(--menuitem-hover-background-color) !important;
   }
 
   /* Fallback background - Set to Legacy. It will be removed Next update