diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index f2bfe5bc8a..fdc7b07faf 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ $event-redacted-fg-color: #606060;
 $event-redacted-border-color: #000000;
 
 $event-highlight-fg-color: $warning-color;
-$event-highlight-bg-color: $event-selected-color;
+$event-highlight-bg-color: #25271F;
 
 // event timestamp
 $event-timestamp-color: $text-secondary-color;