diff --git a/themes/atom-light-ui/status-bar.css b/themes/atom-light-ui/status-bar.css
index 201be6e28..145d90845 100644
--- a/themes/atom-light-ui/status-bar.css
+++ b/themes/atom-light-ui/status-bar.css
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@
 .status-bar .git-status.octicons.new-status-icon {
   color: #5293d8;
   display: inline-block;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+.status-bar .grammar-name:hover {
+  color: #000;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.2);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+}