diff --git a/themes/neue-dark-ui/buttons.less b/themes/neue-dark-ui/buttons.less
index 0a0b89dc8..69710370a 100644
--- a/themes/neue-dark-ui/buttons.less
+++ b/themes/neue-dark-ui/buttons.less
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     z-index: 1; // we want the selected button to behave like the :hover button; it's on top of the other buttons.
     color: @text-color-highlight;
     background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(darken(@button-background-selected-color, 5%), @button-background-selected-color);
+    &:hover {
+      background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(@button-background-selected-color, darken(@button-background-selected-color, 5%));
+    }
   }
 }