diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
index 1a7c1a311..85af4aadd 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ StScrollBar {
   -barlevel-border-width: 1px;
   -slider-handle-radius: 8px;
   -slider-handle-border-width: 1px;
-  color: $fg_color; /* FIXME to match gtk, we'd need to style the border of the slider, not
+  -slider-handle-border-color: $borders_color;
+  color: $bg_color; /* FIXME to match gtk, we'd need to style the border of the slider, not
      the whole widget */
-  &:active {
-    color: $selected_bg_color; /* FIXME again, this should be border only */
-  }
+  &:hover { color: $_hover_bg_color; }
+  &:active { color: $_active_bg_color; }
 }
 
 /* Check Boxes */