diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-high-contrast.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell-high-contrast.css
index 265d2a516..6fa2a2fd8 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-high-contrast.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-high-contrast.css
@@ -392,9 +392,12 @@ StScrollBar {
       background-color: black;
       box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0px #0d0d0d;
       font-weight: bold; }
-    .popup-menu .popup-menu-item:hover {
+    .popup-menu .popup-menu-item:focus {
       background-color: #215d9c;
       color: #ffffff; }
+    .popup-menu .popup-menu-item:hover {
+      background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+      color: #fff; }
     .popup-menu .popup-menu-item:active {
       background-color: #1c5187;
       color: #ffffff; }
diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index b76ab4718..d0754c28e 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -392,9 +392,12 @@ StScrollBar {
       background-color: #343a3a;
       box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0px #282c2c;
       font-weight: bold; }
-    .popup-menu .popup-menu-item:hover {
+    .popup-menu .popup-menu-item:focus {
       background-color: #215d9c;
       color: #ffffff; }
+    .popup-menu .popup-menu-item:hover {
+      background-color: rgba(238, 238, 236, 0.1);
+      color: #eeeeec; }
     .popup-menu .popup-menu-item:active {
       background-color: #1c5187;
       color: #ffffff; }