diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
index 9d52e40819..1aafa8da0e 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             position: relative;
             width: 24px;
             height: 24px;
-            border-radius: 32px;
+            border-radius: 8px;
 
             &::before {
                 content: '';
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ limitations under the License.
             }
         }
 
+        .mx_RoomSublist_auxButton:hover,
+        .mx_RoomSublist_menuButton:hover {
+            background: $roomlist-button-bg-color;
+        }
+
         // Hide the menu button by default
         .mx_RoomSublist_menuButton {
             visibility: hidden;