diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss
index b23bea981..1d2e135b4 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_app-grid.scss
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ $app_grid_fg_color: #fff;
 }
 
 /* App Folders */
-.app-folder {
-  .overview-icon {
-  }
+.app-well-app.app-folder {
+  background-color: transparentize($osd_bg_color, 0.8);
+  border-radius: $base_border_radius + 4px; // same as %icon_tile
 }
 
 // expanded folder