diff --git a/rofi/theme.rasi b/rofi/theme.rasi
index 2fc50ac..8a765f9 100644
--- a/rofi/theme.rasi
+++ b/rofi/theme.rasi
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     background-alt: #4c5c68;
     separatorcolor: #4c5c68;
     border: #518386;
-    highlight: #343c41;
+    highlight: #518386;
+    highlight-background: #343c41;
     foreground: #93a1a1;
     normal-background: var(background);
     urgent-background: var(background);
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ element normal.active {
     text-color:       var(active-foreground);
 }
 element selected.normal {
-    background-color: var(highlight);
+    background-color: var(highlight-background);
     text-color:       var(selected-normal-foreground);
 }
 element selected.urgent {