diff --git a/share/themes/Kali-Dark/gtk-3.0/gtk.css b/share/themes/Kali-Dark/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
index 9f0f63eb..a25be496 100644
--- a/share/themes/Kali-Dark/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
+++ b/share/themes/Kali-Dark/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
@@ -6174,7 +6174,7 @@ list.tweak-categories separator {
   box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
   padding: 7px 10px;
   margin: 0 5px; }
-  #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame, #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame iconview {
+  #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame, #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame iconview:not(:hover):not(:focus) {
     background: #1c1e25; }
   #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame treeview {
     background: transparent;
diff --git a/share/themes/Kali-Light/gtk-3.0/gtk-dark.css b/share/themes/Kali-Light/gtk-3.0/gtk-dark.css
index 9f0f63eb..a25be496 100644
--- a/share/themes/Kali-Light/gtk-3.0/gtk-dark.css
+++ b/share/themes/Kali-Light/gtk-3.0/gtk-dark.css
@@ -6174,7 +6174,7 @@ list.tweak-categories separator {
   box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
   padding: 7px 10px;
   margin: 0 5px; }
-  #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame, #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame iconview {
+  #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame, #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame iconview:not(:hover):not(:focus) {
     background: #1c1e25; }
   #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame treeview {
     background: transparent;
diff --git a/share/themes/Kali-Light/gtk-3.0/gtk.css b/share/themes/Kali-Light/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
index 4e1845e9..9df57a4d 100644
--- a/share/themes/Kali-Light/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
+++ b/share/themes/Kali-Light/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
@@ -6183,7 +6183,7 @@ list.tweak-categories separator {
   box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   padding: 7px 10px;
   margin: 0 5px; }
-  #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame, #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame iconview {
+  #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame, #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame iconview:not(:hover):not(:focus) {
     background: #ffffff; }
   #whiskermenu-window scrolledwindow.frame treeview {
     background: transparent;
diff --git a/src/themes/Kali/sass/gtk3/_applications.scss b/src/themes/Kali/sass/gtk3/_applications.scss
index 2f73f6cd..8bca45a3 100644
--- a/src/themes/Kali/sass/gtk3/_applications.scss
+++ b/src/themes/Kali/sass/gtk3/_applications.scss
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ list.tweak-categories separator {
     padding: 7px 10px;
     margin: 0 5px;
 
-    &, iconview {
+    &, iconview:not(:hover):not(:focus) {
       background: $_dark_bg;
     }