diff --git a/browser/components/SideNavFilter.styl b/browser/components/SideNavFilter.styl
index 50417002..b857308f 100644
--- a/browser/components/SideNavFilter.styl
+++ b/browser/components/SideNavFilter.styl
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 
 .menu-button
   navButtonColor()
-  &:active
-    background-color alpha($ui-button--active-backgroundColor, 20%)
-    color $ui-text-color
-  &:hover
-    background-color alpha($ui-button--active-backgroundColor, 20%)
-    color $ui-text-color
   height 32px
   padding 0 15px
   font-size 12px
diff --git a/browser/components/StorageItem.styl b/browser/components/StorageItem.styl
index 24b58d64..8d6602bf 100644
--- a/browser/components/StorageItem.styl
+++ b/browser/components/StorageItem.styl
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     margin-top 0
   &:hover
     color $ui-text-color
-    background-color $ui-button--hover-backgroundColor
+    background-color alpha($ui-button--active-backgroundColor, 20%)
+    transition background-color 0.15s
   &:active
     color $ui-text-color
     background-color $ui-button--active-backgroundColor
diff --git a/browser/styles/index.styl b/browser/styles/index.styl
index da62c942..8452c8a2 100644
--- a/browser/styles/index.styl
+++ b/browser/styles/index.styl
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ navButtonColor()
   background-color transparent
   transition color background-color  0.15s
   &:hover
-    background-color $ui-button--hover-backgroundColor
+    background-color alpha($ui-button--active-backgroundColor, 20%)
   &:active, &:active:hover
-    background-color $ui-button--active-backgroundColor
+    background-color alpha($ui-button--active-backgroundColor, 20%)
     color $ui-button--active-color
 
 /**