diff --git a/web_src/css/base.css b/web_src/css/base.css
index 05ab0255e..a2cf4ba58 100644
--- a/web_src/css/base.css
+++ b/web_src/css/base.css
@@ -1222,6 +1222,10 @@ overflow-menu .ui.label {
   color: var(--color-label-text);
 }
 
+.ui.menu .active.item > .label {
+  background: var(--color-label-bg-alt, var(--color-label-bg));
+}
+
 .lines-blame-btn {
   padding: 0 0 0 5px;
   display: flex;
diff --git a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css
index a48d008f3..43d8428e9 100644
--- a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css
+++ b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css
@@ -225,9 +225,10 @@
   --color-nav-bg: var(--steel-900);
   --color-nav-hover-bg: var(--steel-600);
   --color-label-text: #fff;
-  --color-label-bg: #cacaca5b;
-  --color-label-hover-bg: #cacacaa0;
-  --color-label-active-bg: #cacacaff;
+  --color-label-bg: var(--steel-600);
+  --color-label-hover-bg: var(--steel-550);
+  --color-label-active-bg: var(--steel-500);
+  --color-label-bg-alt: var(--steel-550);
   --color-accent: var(--color-primary-light-1);
   --color-small-accent: var(--color-primary-light-5);
   --color-highlight-fg: var(--color-primary-light-4);
diff --git a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css
index 74d2cf3b8..858f61b95 100644
--- a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css
+++ b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
   --color-label-bg: #cacaca5b;
   --color-label-hover-bg: #cacacaa0;
   --color-label-active-bg: #cacacaff;
+  --color-label-bg-alt: #cacacaff;
   --color-accent: var(--color-primary-light-1);
   --color-small-accent: var(--color-primary-light-5);
   --color-highlight-fg: var(--color-primary-light-4);