diff --git a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css
index a2f0a82551..e3b031ed2e 100644
--- a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css
+++ b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
   --color-reaction-bg: #ffffff12;
   --color-reaction-active-bg: var(--color-primary-alpha-30);
   --color-nav-bg: var(--steel-900);
-  --color-nav-hover-bg: var(--steel-900);
+  --color-nav-hover-bg: var(--steel-600);
   --color-label-active-bg: #4c525e;
   --color-label-text: #fff;
   --color-accent: var(--color-primary-light-1);
diff --git a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css
index 0016f7f688..7fc09a7994 100644
--- a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css
+++ b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
   --color-reaction-bg: #0000000a;
   --color-reaction-active-bg: var(--color-primary-alpha-20);
   --color-nav-bg: var(--zinc-100);
-  --color-nav-hover-bg: var(--zinc-100);
+  --color-nav-hover-bg: var(--zinc-300);
   --color-label-active-bg: #4c525e;
   --color-accent: var(--color-primary-light-1);
   --color-small-accent: var(--color-primary-light-5);